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Ontario Natural Building Conference & AGM 2023

  • 15 Apr 2023
  • 8:00 AM
  • 16 Apr 2023
  • 4:00 PM
  • Camp Kawartha, 1010 Birchview Rd, Lakefield ON

Registration

  • 2 nights accommodation and meals
  • 1 night accommodation and meals
  • includes lunch and dinner
  • includes lunch and dinner
  • 2 nights accommodation and meals
  • 1 night accommodation and meals
  • includes lunch and dinner
  • includes lunch and dinner
  • Includes -Professional membership, ads, conference entries and many other benefits. Contact us for details.
  • Includes -Professional membership, ads, conference entries and many other benefits. Contact us for details.
  • INCLUDES
    -Professional membership, ads, conference entries and many other benefits. Contact us for details.
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To register, click on the REGISTER button, located below the fees listing on the left side of this page.

Ontario Natural Building Conference & AGM  April 15 and 16, 2023

We invite you to join us for two days of Natural Building presentations and learning on April 15 and 16, 2023, at our annual Natural Building Conference. Like previous years, there will be a variety of workshops, round table discussions, and presentations on a variety of topics of interest to builders and potential owner-builders.

This conference is a great opportunity to connect with others in the natural building community who we don't often get the chance to meet up with. Tasty libations and a music jam on Saturday evening will give everyone time to mix and mingle both personally and professionally!

The Ontario Natural Building Coalitions’ Annual General Meeting of members will take place at 1:30pm on Saturday April 15th, followed by further educational and social events. 

Accommodation is available from Friday night (Friday night check-ins from 5 - 9pm) through to Sunday, and super delicious and healthy meals are included. (Note: No dinner on Friday night.) (Most food allergies can be accommodated)

Accommodation is rustic "Indoor Camping Style" in cabins of 6 or more people. Bedding and towels are not provided. Washroom and shower facilities are available, in a central washroom building. You must bring your own sleeping bag, pillow and/or bedding, towels etc. 

 To register, click on the REGISTER button, located below the fees listing on the left side of this page.
PLEASE NOTE: Registering early helps the kitchen staff plan our delicious meals!

For Ride Shares, go to our Facebook Ride Share Page and coordinate a ride with others.

Location
Camp Kawartha  / Outdoor Education Centre
1010 Birchview Road
Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Directions and map


 Schedule - Saturday

8:00 - 9:00 am  Registration (please arrive early, so you can check-in, find your cabin etc., and not miss any of the conference!
9:30 am   Welcome and Housekeeping - Tim Krahn, ONBC Professional Member

9:45 am - 11:00 Presentation - Carolyn Moss of ‘HOMES TO ZERO’ presenting  ‘Accelerating Home Retrofits’ & Kim Degenkolb  and Daniel Hall of ‘Collaborative Architecture’ presenting ‘Carbon as Currency’- Rotary Hall

11:00-11:15 am - Coffee break 

11:15-12:15 am - Presentation - Colin MacDougall, Professor Department of Civil Engineering Queen’s University, presenting  ‘Mycelium Insulation & Structural Applications’ -  Rotary Hall

12:30-1:30 pm - Dining Hall - Lunch  - Raffle tickets on sale

1:30 - 2:30 pm - ONBC Annual General Meeting - Rotary Hall

2:30-2:45 pm - Coffee Break - buy your raffle tickets!

2:45-4:00 pm - Break Out Sessions:  Ben Polley of ‘Evolve’ presenting ‘Business as an Ecosystem’ - Rotary Hall

AND: Deirdre McGahern and Miles Johnston- Join Straworks for a tour of the new strawbale Health Centre - meet outside Rotary Hall

Raffle tickets on sale

4:00 -11:00 pm   BaleHeart Bar opens with wines, cider and craft beers.

6:00 pm  Dinner - Raffle tickets on sale.

7:30 pm   Slide Show of Recent Natural Buildings

"5x5" Slide Show- photos and stories from over a dozen contributors (send your five photos to ckeetch@webhart.net before April 4)

8:30 pm   Socializing and musical mayhem. Bring your instrument and join the Jam Session!

11:00 pm Last call at the bar.

              Sunday

              8:00 - 9:00am - Breakfast

              9:30- 10:45 am -Presentation rotary hall

              Michal Bartko (National Research Canada), Terrell Wong (Stone’s Throw Design) and Tim Krahn (Building Alternatives) presenting

              "Codes, Policies and Funding @ Federal, Provincial & Municipal Levels"

              10:45- 11:00 am - Coffee Break

              11:00 am -12:15 pm - Break Out Sessions: 

              ONBC - ‘Growing the Natural Building movement in Ontario’ -Rotary Hall 

              AND: Members Choice  - Learning Centre 

              12:30-1:30 pm Lunch - Last chance for raffle tickets!

              1:30 - 2:15 pm - Fun-Raising Raffle Draw - ONBC Board Members

              4:00 pm - Closing Remarks and Safe Travels

              PLEASE NOTE: Registering early, helps the kitchen staff plan our delicious meals!


               To register, click on the REGISTER button, located below the fees listing, on the left side of this page.

              Members will receive member pricing by logging in with your email address and password using the two boxes at the top of every page of this website. 

              Non-members can obtain member pricing, by becoming a new member before registering.


              Display Tables

              There will be opportunity for free display tables (2’ – 4’ space only) for our Professional Members as well as presentation boards of current work to display.


              Also, if you have a current straw bale or natural building you would like to show in our slide show, please send 2 – 5 photos to Cheryl Keetch by April 3. 613-633-3557


              Please contact us if you would like to become a sponsor of this year's conference.

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