The Ontario Natural Building Coalition hosted the Annual Natural Building Conference and AGM on March 28 and 29, 2015 at Camp Kawartha near Lakefield ON. The conference featured many national and international Natural Building experts and attracted close to 80 participants from across North America. ONBC President Frank Tettemer welcomes everyone to the conference Terrell Wong presents Building Permit Success -Alternative Solutions Some of the great raffle prizes Professional displays attracted much interest Kyle Holzhueter and Mike Henry whip up a batch of earthen plaster Kyle Holzhueter demonstrates a Japanese plastering technique Mike McGahern presented Up to Date Approach to Off-Grid Design Participants in the Passive House panel discussion Break out session discussion | Chris Magwood presented Ten Ways to Build with Bales-Advantages and Disadvantages Saturday Night Jam - Jim Gleason, Denis Drouin, Tina Therrien Always time to catch up with old friends Jammin' - Jim Gleason, Denis Drouin, Dawson Willsey Board members- Frank Tettemer, Jen Feigin, Mike Henry, Tim Krahn and Ross Elliot at the AGM Anna Wolfson filled everyone with inspiration with her presentation, Creative Place Making with Natural Material and Processes Delicious food all weekend long Women in Construction panel, Anna Wolfson, Melinda Zytaruk, Sarah Seitz, Sylvia Cook, Terrell Wong and Jen Feigin are introduced to the audience by board member Kristi Mahy Youngest participant, Lee and his mom Melinda |