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Host a workshop

Hire the Mojave Center to

build with you!

We are very ecstatic to begin hosting builds offsite of our Mojave Center location as a way to give back to our surrounding community and previous students that have taken workshops with us. Hosting builds off site allows us to keeping sharing the knowledge around natural building to communities beyond our own network, therefore continuing to share our mission of utilizing natural elements in our everyday lives for sustainable living & building.

Demand for domes is high!

Booking workshop domes for Spring 2027

We Organize:

Workshoppers, jobsite set up, material delievery & market workshop on our website which is open to the public.

We must be selective on:

desirable location for workshoppers to travel to and we need the host (you) to be competent and all hands on.

Investment:

Instructor pay - $550/day + travel

You cover all material costs

**Must attend a full dome workshop in person first. **

We need to make sure you know how to build & what it takes to host a group on your land.

Custom

Owner/Builder

Dome Workshops

We Organize:

Jobsite set up, material deliveries, leading workshop activities

You Organize:

Student commitment, Must have at least one on-site staff team member involved, approval from school or board.

Investment:

Instructor pay - $550/day + travel + lodging

You cover all material costs

Programs for Schools & Universities

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Hands-on Workshops

For Schools & University programs

For students age Kindergarten through Collegiate level

We are able to create individualized earth building programs for your school or community.

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What we can teach

Earthbag/Superadobe

Adobe Brick

Waddle & Daub (Stick building with Plasters)

Cob building

Rammed Earth

Clay plasters (Base & Finish)

Lime Plasters (Base & Finish)

What we can build

Benches

Garden Beds

Firepits

Demo Dome (not livable)

Saunas

Sculpture Playgrounds

Pizza Ovens

GARDEN BEDS

Estimate 3 - 4 days

Earthbag with Plasters

Starting at $2200 + Materials

FIREPIT & BENCHES

Estimate 3 - 5 days

Earthbag with Plasters

Starting at $2200 + Materials

DEMO DOMES

Estimate 5-8 days

Earthbag building only

with theory & lectures.

For high school & college aged students only.

Estimate another 3-4 days for basic plasterwork - no electricity or plumbing

Starting at $5000 + Materials

-Please contact at least 3-4 months before your desired workshop time for planning into our schedule

-If you are abroad, we may require a visit beforehand to make sure the project is feasible before commitment

-Please use general contact form below to contact. It goes directly to my email.

Contact + timeline

Contact

Owner/Builder

Breakdown

Building Sizes & Expectations

Our typical offsite workshops tend to be 7 days in length to achieve building a 10ft - 12ft diameter dome in the bagging & structural phase. This is the timeline for using a 14 or 15” wide earthbag.

*We can build larger sizes however each specific build will varying timelines and costs/workshop formats.

Estimated Timeline to Build

in the structural phase

(Bagging only no plasters):

10ft dome - 6 days

12ft dome - 7 days

14ft dome- 10 days

16ft dome - 14 days

10 & 8ft double dome - 10 days

Any workshop over 7 days will require “rest” days. We will need places for people to rest in isolation as being in social environments for long periods of time is exhausting. For longer workshops we require more comfortable living situations on-site rather than our 7 day "dome camp" structure.

If you are looking to combine more than 2 domes together this will need much more coordination and longer timelines. For example : a 5 dome complex can be built over the span of 5 different workshops. We recommend no more than one workshop a month.

All timeline estimates above are for the structural building phase only. This means the bagging portion/wall structure. Plasters, electrical, plumbing, doors, and window installation are not included in these timelines.

Day rate for host a Workshop format is $550 per day.

A 10ft dome takes 6 days of instructor coordination to compete.

Flights/Travel for instructors is to be covered and purchased by you.

You are responsible for purchasing all of the materials needed to build the dome: bag, cement, gravel, mixers, tools etc

Power & water must be on-site already.

A more detailed list is below!

We can assist in guidance of materials and where to purchase the bags from.

Pricing for all materials is location dependent

Investment

Pre-requisites:

To host a build on your land, we require you to attend a full dome workshop prior to hosting on your own land. This is so you know the building process, logistical undertaking required to host your own build, and the basic accommodations for workshoppers to be on your land.

Examples

Casita

Starting at $25,000

with finishes; plaster, doors, windows, basic electrical

For Bagging portion only - starting $18,000

10' + 8' diameter domes with hallway connection

Estimate 5 weeks for completion in two separate building phases

Prices are a starting estimate on what we would charge to build this on your property. Most of the cost is due to labor. Price estimates below include material cost and labor. Added design features such as window designs, door styles and interior details are add ons.

Mini Dome

Starting at $16,000

with finishes; plaster, doors, windows, basic electrical

Bagging portion only - starting $9,200

10' - 12' diameter dome

Estimate 2 weeks of time for completion in two seperate building phases

Grande Multi Dome

Starting at $55,000

with finishes; plaster, doors, windows, basic electrical

For bagging portion only - starting $42,000

3 domes varying from 10 - 15' diameter

(photos show 15' examples attached to other structures)

Estimate 3 -6 months for completion in 3 separate building phases

Firepit, Benches or Garden Beds

Starting at $2500

Includes earthbag building & finished in lime plasters

Estimate 4 days of building

Design
& coordination

We will draw up design plans & ideas with layouts to choose from.
A "rough budget" plan and materials price list will be sent over adjusted to your desired dome size & design.

Design

10' + 8' Art Studio Dome

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Materials LIst

10ft Diameter Dome Materials Price List Estimate:

Prices vary on location

The larger the dome, the more materials you will need.

-1/2 ton of 3/4" gravel (call local gravel yard : about $100)

-30 bags of 80lb concrete ($180 at $6/bag)

-14 or 15" Earthbag roll ($1200)

-will have plenty extra after build enough to build another dome.

- Barbed wire (qty 1 @ $140 )

- 12ft tall 1-1/2" Compass pole ($50)

-Wood for door forms ($100)

Wood for 2 window forms ($100)

-Mixer ($400)

-Water and Electricity Onsite

-Wheelbarrows, buckets, Shovels etc.

-1 instructors ($550/day for 8 days- $4400

(6 work days, 1 prep day, 1 clean up day )

Travel for instructors - $400

Food Cost for workshoppers - $1200

Chef Pay to cook - $900

Materials Estimate Total for building

a 10ft dome (no plasters) : $9170

We do not pull permits on dome workshops.
We can help assist in anyway we can by supplying the drawings and layout plans for an additional cost, but we will not pull the permit for you.
We tend to stick to under 120sqft builds (location dependent) so we don't have to pull permits and the dome is an accessory unit.
If you'd like to pull a permit you will need to hire a structural engineer for your permitting process.
Call your local building inspector/code enforcer for more permitting information.
We are mainly building in Cochise County or abroad and have been successful with permits. We have heard good things about Kane UT, Saguache CO, Taos NM, various parts of Texas, New Mexico & Alabama. You will have difficulty building anything large or permitted in San Bernardino County or Joshua Tree without stamped engineering plans.