The various courses held in Auroville aim to introduce and promote the technology of stabilised earth to build with.

The AURAM equipment

for earth construction and the technologies taught have been developed by the Auroville Earth Institute.

SCHEDULED COURSES
Month

Dates

Details

CSEB

Design

9 to 14

CSEB

Intensive

16th to 21st
13th to 18th
20th to 25th
1st to 6th
8th to 13th
15th to 20th
6th to 11th

AVD

Training courses are restricted to 30 people and a written

confirmation should be obtained before sending persons to attend a
course.

Special

CSEB

Intensive
Production
Masonry
Ferrocement
Theory
Masonry
Design

13th to 18th

CSEB

Intensive

AVD

Intensive
Production
Masonry
Theory
Masonry
Ferrocement
Theory
Masonry

Trainees should bring working clothes for the masonry, production

and intensive courses.

2nd to 7th
th

February

April
June

July

th

September

December

CSEB = Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks

AVD = Arches, Vaults and Domes

Category
th

th

20 to 25
31st/08 to 5th
7th to 12th
14th to 19th
21st to 26th
30th/11 to 5th
7th to 12th
14th to 19th

CSEB

AVD

CSEB
AVD
Special
AVD

All classes are conducted in English.

Note that the courses are very intensive and that any lecture missed
will be detrimental to the trainee.
A certificate will be issued at the end of every week and manuals will
be given.

Extra training courses can be organised upon request (all listed plus
earthquake resistance week).
Minimum of 12 trainees are required, otherwise the course is
cancelled.

COURSES CONTENT AND DETAILS

Course type

Content

Details

Eligibility

Theory (2 days)
Practice (4 days)

Everybody

Hands on (6 days)

Everybody

CSEB Intensive(1)

How to produce CSEBs with Auram press

3000, set up a unit and select a good soil.
How to use earth to build foundations, walls,
columns, beams, arches...
Combination of CSEB Production & Masonry

CSEB Design

How to design a building with CSEB

AVD Masonry

Stability study of arches, vaults and domes

in CSEB.
Building arches, vaults and domes

Theory and practice & hands on

Theory (3 days)
Practice (3 days studio)
Theory (2 days)
Practice (4 days)
Hands on (6 days)

AVD Intensive(1)

Combination of AVD Theory & Masonry

Theory and practice & hands on

Ferrocement

How to cast various Ferro-cement items

Hands on (6 days)

Everybody
Architect background. AutoCAD
basics are required.
Minimum of knowledge in
mathematics and geometry
Everybody
Minimum of knowledge in
mathematics and geometry
Everybody

CSEB Production
CSEB Masonry

AVD Theory

(1)

Intensive weeks are a combination of a two week program, so everything cannot be taught into one week.
For more course content details, please visit our website: http://www.earth-auroville.com/training_dates_and_info_en.php and choose
desirable course from the sidebar.

FEES FOR ONE WEEK

The course fee for one week is Rs. 13,000 (Rs. 6,500 for Students). Please provide proof of schooling if paying the reduced student fees.
The fees include the training expenses, manuals, documentation, all materials, boarding and lodging. The boarding & lodging is in
simple dormitories, in the Auroville Earth Institute premises, for 15 men and 5 women.
Auroshilpam, Auroville 605 101, TN INDIA
Email: training@earth-auroville.com

Tel: +91 (0) 413-262 3064 / 262 3330

Fax: +91 (0) 413 262 2886

Web site: http://www.earth-auroville.com