One of the most common questions we get asked is “How do I learn how to build a tiny home?” A very superior answer would be the Yestermorrow School in Waitsfield, Vermont offering over 100 hands-on courses per year in design, construction, woodworking, and architectural craft including a variety of courses concentrating in sustainable design and green building. Yestermorrow is one of the only design/build schools in the country, teaching both design and construction skills. Hands-on courses are taught by top architects, builders, and craftspeople from across the country.
Here’s a partial list of classes:
- Greenhouse Design
- Renovation
- Sustainable Forestry: Harvest and Mill Your Own Lumber
- Powertools for Women
- Building a Three-Legged Stool
- Timber Framing
- Carpentry for Women
- Home Design for Net Zero Energy
- The Homeowner’s Owner’s Manual
- Home Design/Build
- Natural Building Certificate
- Concrete Countertops
- Electricity: Safe and Secure
- Biomimicry: Applying Life’s Principles in Sustainable Design
- Amazing Boxes
- Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design
- Traditional Handtool Chairmaking
- Intro to Tadelakt: Fine Finish Plaster
- Universal Design/Build
- How to GC Your Home
- Build an Earthen Oven
- Yurt Design/Build
- Architectural Freehand Drawing
- Strawbale Design/Build
- The Art of Stone
- Solar Electric Design and Installation
- Solar Hot Water Design and Installation
- Carve and Create Your Own Kitchenware
- Basic Carpentry
- Rethinking Water Infrastructure
- Design for Deconstruction and Reconstruction
- Hands-On Historic Preservation
- Renewable Energy for Homes
- Timber Framing
- Cabinets and Built-Ins
- Green Roof Design and Installation
- 35th Anniversary Innovative Homes Tour
- Tiny House Design/Build
For more information, visit Yestermorrow School at www.yestermorrow.org.
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