Join the FREE "Design your first Earthen Tiny House" Challenge

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We are facing a housing shortage and the costs of building are rising. Many of us also simply enjoy the concept of downsizing, living with less and using less resources. Small is beautiful, and there is a particular kind of satisfaction in designing (and then building) a small living space from local, natural materials! 


This training is for anyone interested in designing their (first?) earthen tiny house, in a community of like-minded people, with professional support. It will cover all relevant design steps for both timber-earth hybrids, as well as full earth construction. You will walk away with a great first design, a solid understanding how things are put together, and a realistic idea of how to make your tiny home dream come true!

During this FREE 5-day event you will get...

Light Earth Infill and Lime Plaster

Daily Trainings via FB LIVE

There will be a daily 30-minute LIVE training, that will take you through all the relevant design steps:


  • Wall systems 
  • Functional floor plans
  • Structural & Passive Solar Design 
  • Construction Details
  • Working Drawings 
  • Quantities & Logistics
  • Building Standards 
  • Legal Considerations
Pallet building with Earthen Plaster

Support in FB group

Every day you will get to one task, which builds on what you learn in the training. We aim to explain things on simple terms and support you, so you don't have to have prior building or design skills.


However, if you are a building or permaculture professional interested in natural materials, we guarantee that this training has enough depth to be of value to you as well, and you can just take things further in the time we share.

Solid Earth Building

Opportunity to grow

This training will be FREE for the duration of the challenge. Participants will have the opportunity to enter their tiny house plan and completed work steps into a draw at the end of the week, to win attendance to our online 3-month earthbuilding program (which includes 1 year of mentorship).


The winning design will be made available open source, so that we can grow the natural tiny house movement and make things just that little bit easier for people.

Hi! We are Verena and Scott...

Verena Maeder and Scott Davidson


With over 200+ completed natural building projects since 2002 and many years of teaching experience in NZ and abroad, Solid Earth Ltd is one of the most experienced natural building companies and the longest standing Adobe Brick manufacturer in Aotearoa NZ.

Our focus is on creating beautiful, healthy living spaces that have minimal environmental footprint. We take pride in our state-of-the-art workmanship, extensive research and innovation in the field, as well as our contribution towards the NZ Earth Building Standards. 

Verena has a background in architectural design and Scott is a carpenter. They have been running online trainings since 2020.

JOIN THE CHALLENGE/TRAINING

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Get the Challenge Replay for FREE until 10 February 2024.

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