The place of never ending education to humanity, teaching the basis of simple living, living close to nature & sustainable technologies. It is quite hard for anyone to even realize how they fit in perfectly with nature.
Day Two: Mr. Ayyappan explained the procedures of how the entire unit functions. And then we had our hands on workshop, building a rammed earth wall, producing CSEB blocks, constructing arches and domes in the production yard. The theory of the procedures was explained and we all were engaged in the execution of the various techniques.
To respect our Mother Earth, while using its natural resources to build a sustainable future.
Day One: Mr. Ayyappan, of Auroville Earth Institute has more than 25 years’ experience working with compressed earth blocks. He guided us through the Earth Institute Lab, where the preliminary lessons of identification of the soil, description on its constituents & soil identification techniques by merely touching it were conducted.
This was followed by presentation sessions through Mr.Satprem, Director and Founder of the Auroville Earth Institute. He presented the mission, activities, R & D’s in and around Auroville. We were introduced to CSEB (Compressed Stabilized Earth Block). Projects with CSEB were shown and later on the economics of production of CSEB was also presented. In the afternoon session we were introduced to research carried out in the earth institute premises. An outdoor visit to the CSEB project Vikas apartments with Ar. Lara who explain the various construction techniques, waste water treatment and water reservoir at the community center.
Day Two: Mr. Ayyappan explained the procedures of how the entire unit functions. And then we had our hands on workshop, building a rammed earth wall, producing CSEB blocks, constructing arches and domes in the production yard. The theory of the procedures was explained and we all were engaged in the execution of the various techniques. 
We were all finally happy to see our works come into shape through common effort. We could actually mark this time as ever remembered in our calendar, and not just a day. We all returned back with full satisfaction & got something to take back in our life not only construction & technology, but to sit back and enjoy the joys of nature. To me more than technical, going philosophical, we got to know how to mix the thoughts & work giving priority to link the ancestral tradition of raw earth building with the modern technology of stabilized earth with simplicity & purity in life.
To respect our Mother Earth, while using its natural resources to build a sustainable future.
