2023 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATURAL BUILDING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE VIEWS

Below you will find two different views of our schedule.  The Schedule Legend defines what the color coding represents.

The Timetable View is colorfully grouped by the type of event.  Each event shows the Tile, the Presentation Time, the location and the Organizer/Speaker.  Click on the Tile for a detailed description of  each presentation.  You may also use the filter to narrow down the conference events by Location, Organizer, Speaker or by Label (event type).

The Agenda View is an easier format to see what time each event will be presented.  Click on the Tile for a description of each presentation.  

SCHEDULE LEGEND

Mingling

Registration, breaks, and networking with conference sponsors and vendors

Locations of Mingling

- Main Entrance
- Atrium
- Festival Hall
- Outside

Main Stage

Keynote speakers presentations

Locations of Main Stage

- Festival Hall
(Gymnasium)

Breakout Sessions

Presentations on various topics. There will be several taking place at one time. Choose which one you would like to attend.

Locations of Breakout Sessions

- Festival Hall
- Music Room
- 8th Grade Room

Workshops

Hands on interaction with materials and techniques.

Locations of Workshops

- 2 backyard areas on the West side of Festival Hall

SCHEDULE - TIMETABLE VIEW

Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:45 am
Shining Mountain Waldorf: Festival Hall
Natural Building Alliance

Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Shining Mountain Waldorf: Festival Hall
Natural Building Alliance
Sunday

Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:45 am
Shining Mountain Waldorf: Festival Hall
Natural Building Alliance

Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Shining Mountain Waldorf: Festival Hall
Natural Building Alliance
Monday

SCHEDULE - AGENDA VIEW

Friday Oct 20
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

2023 RMNBC Home Tour

Saturday Oct 21
8:00 am - 8:45 am

Breakfast

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Designing and Building with Material Health

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beyond the Footprint – Integrating with the Outdoors

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mud, Sweat and Years

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Running a Sustainable Plastering Business (Part 1)

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Sponsors and Vendors – Saturday

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Carbon and Chemicals in Our Built Environment

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Heating the Rock Battery

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Natural Plasterer’s Guild

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Running a Sustainable Plastering Jobsite (Part 2)

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Regenerative Solutions for Building Habitat

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Scaling Up Prefab Straw Panels

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Pitfalls and Opportunities in the World of Building Science

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Hempcrete Balls of Fun!

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Carbon Storing Buildings: Straw as a Climate Justice Solution

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Crafting Business: Lessons From A Straw Bale Building Professional

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sustainable (Re)Building in Post-Earthquake Nepal

Sunday Oct 22
8:00 am - 8:45 am

Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Evolution of Sustainable Building Materials

10:30 am - 11:30 am

The Palletable Cobin

10:30 am - 11:30 pm

Media Matters: A Roundtable Discussion with The Last Straw Journal

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Sponsors and Vendors – Sunday

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

StraBlocs : Bridging Natural and Conventional

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Cordwood 101: The Basics of Cordwood Masonry

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Intro to Pallet-Cob Construction (Part 2)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Spiritual Nature of Dwellings

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Natural Building Codes In the USA – Update and Overview

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

First Nation Hemp Development

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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