Booklets & Reports
We are all about sharing knowledge and our experiences. Here you find our informative booklets on how to build with bio-construction. We hope you like it.
Guides from building workshops
During the workshops 2017-2018, 6 experimental buildings were constructed. Each represents a different technique and organisation. The guide gives documentation from the workshop, the building technique and how the social building was structured.
#1 Design and Build with Compressed Earth Blocks
Design and Build with Compressed Earth Blocks, a 4 week building course, in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal. During the workshop we built a prototype for artists in residence at Oficinas da Cerâmica e da Terra, a research department from Oficinas do Convento ONG.
#2 Design and Build with Wattle-and-Daub and Light Earth
Design and Build with Wattle-and-Daub and Light Earth, a four weeks workshop in Casaprota, Italy. During the workshop we colonized an abandoned concrete-skeleton using natural building techniques and aiming at revitalising it as a venue for community gatherings and small events.
#3 Design and Build with Cordwood
Design and Build with Cordwood, a 4 weeks building workshop in Östertälje, Sweden. During this workshop we built a cordwood building to suit the needs of the newly established social enterprise Eko-Odlarna. They cultivate organic produce on a small plot of land on the outskirts of Östertälje.
Design and Build with Canes, a 4 week building workshop in Colleserola Natural Park , Spain. During this workshop we built an external covered space of 30mq to be used for cultural meetings and for theoretic classes during CanyaViva’s courses cane construction.
The Learn BIØN – A Handbook Guide for Hands-On Learning from the Building Impact Zero Network was made during our first Erasmus+ project LearnBIØN.
Here we collectively wrote down the common ground for the network, our principals. Our aim is to share knowledge, practices and experiences, in order to contribute to the built environment and to our communities.
Our common principals
#7 Self Building in the Social Field
The purpose of this guide is to enable anyone interested in self-construction to prepare for a future project: as an organizer, participant, beneficiary, neighbour, or decision-maker, in full awareness that material and humans play here in constant interaction.
#6 Design and Build with 0km, Local and Recycled Materials
Design and Build with Ø km (local and recycled materials), a 4 week building workshop in Milan, Italy. During this workshop we built with recycled materials and low tech building methods to suit the needs of the Casa Chiaravalle community.
#5 Design and Build with Rammed Earth
During this workshop we built a small rammed earth library to suit the needs of the local community in Valverde de Burguillos, a small village located in Extremadura, Spain.
Follow-up Reports
During 2020-2022 we revisited our buildings from 2016-2018, and evaluated the work. How has the natural materials aged, how is the community using the structures and are there other key learnings made from our experiments? Download and read out insights.
Learning-by-building as a tool to interact with communities – lessons learned from a European training program. Stefan Pollak, Ak0
Bi0n Timeline 2015-2019, 2019-2022
A graphic timeline of all activities from Bi0n, produced for the exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden.
Conference program
