Hempcrete Build - Internship & Workshop

Kia Ora, my name is Tyson and I have lived here at the Tui Community for 19 years. I am building a 30 square metre sleepout with hempcrete and will be offering a working internship for 2 weeks to learn to do this with me.

Who will you be learning from?  Before coming to Tui I was traveling/biking/wwoofing around Europe and North Africa for about 6 years. I gained lots of alternative building techniques experiences but only a few days at a time while woofing. I was on a mission to gain the knowledge and experience to one day build my own house. When I came back to NZ I wanted to be part of a project from start to finish to learn all that was involved. I found a 4 month earth building internship here at Tui and never left. Since then I’ve gained a few more building skills,…