Training Overview
over 13,930 people from 93 countries have been trained: 10,136 Indian trainees and 3,794 foreign trainees from 92 other countries.
Algeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea (South), Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, USA, Venezuela, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
Production of CSEB – 5 to 8 courses per year
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Theoretical classes |
 Production of blocks |
 Quality control |
Masonry with CSEB – 5 to 8 courses per year
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Bond pattern |
 Composite lintels |
 Rammed earth walls |
CSEB Intensive (CSEB Production + Masonry)
One-week course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
One-week course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Production of blocks |
 Course on stabilised rammed earth foundation |
 Building arches, vaults and domes |
Theory of Arches, Vaults, & Domes (AVD) – 3 courses per year
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or students
One-week course conducted for engineers or architects, technicians or students
Theoretical classes |
 Stability study with the funicular method |
 Stability study with the catenary method |
Building with Arches, Vaults, & Domes (AVD) – 3 courses per year
One-week course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
One-week course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Building arches |
 Building vaults |
 Building domes |
Building with Ferrocement – 2 courses per year
4-day course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
4-day course conducted for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Preparing chicken mesh |
 Laying the mesh |
 Casting a channel |
Bioclimatic Earth – 2 courses per year
2-week course in designing with earth in varied bioclimatic regions for architects and students of architecture
2-week course in designing with earth in varied bioclimatic regions for architects and students of architecture
Theory on earth & bioclimatic architecture and weather analysis |
 Practice methods and tools of analysis |
 design innovative earth architecture |
Awareness Programmes on Appropriate Building Technologies
From half a day to two-day programmes are conducted to students of architecture, architects or engineers and to project managers. Awareness programmes are also conducted in villages.
From half a day to two-day programmes are conducted to students of architecture, architects or engineers and to project managers. Awareness programmes are also conducted in villages.
Production and use of CSEB |
 Building arches, vaults and domes |
 Awareness in a village of Gujarat |
CSEB Technology for Earthquake Resistance
Two-week course for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Two-week course for engineers, architects, technicians or supervisors and masons or students
Theoretical classes |
 Production of hollow interlocking blocks |
 Construction of an earthquake resistant house |
Long-Term Training – Six to ten trainees per year
Conducted for students of architecture, professionals from India or abroad: The training duration varies from 6 months to 1 year.
Conducted for students of architecture, professionals from India or abroad: The training duration varies from 6 months to 1 year.
Architectural Design |
 Site Work |
 Special Research Projects |
PROGRAMMES SCHEDULED UPON REQUEST AT AUROVILLE EARTH INSTITUTE
Special courses can be organised upon request for organisations (GOs, NGOs), schools or individuals.
Special courses can be organised upon request for organisations (GOs, NGOs), schools or individuals.
