Overview:
The One-day Workshop costs $150.00 per person. All participants are required to sign a Waiver of Liability on the day of the workshop. The Workshop will be hosted by Barry J. Fuller.  Barry has conducted extensive research on papercrete, built & worked on a number of papercrete structures, and been employed as a consultant by large corporations and other organizations. Paper Palace One, the research structure he built himself, is located at the site of the workshop. Workshop sign-in begins at 8:15am. Workshop activities begin at 8:30am sharp and end when all questions are answered - usually 7-8 hours. There is a lunch break, but there are no restaurants in the immediate area. So bring your own morning coffee, snacks, drinks and lunch - unless you want to drive to lunch during the break. 

Workshop lecture topics include but are not limited to:
1.)      How to make forms.
2.)      How a tow mixer works.
3.)      How to make and install blocks and roof panels.
4.)      How to build and waterproof a paper roof.
5.)      How to install electrical and plumbing.
6.)      How to install windows and doors.
7.)      How to apply paper and cement finishes.
8.)      Mixes, mixing and costs.
9.)   Building codes and permits.
10.)  Extensive Q&A

Hands-on participation: 
1.)   All participants will assist in mixing papercrete - and making blocks and roof-panels. These are the basic skills necessary for constructing most papercrete structures. 

2.)  Additional hands-on activities, if any, will be determined by the needs of a current project.
See Current Projects.

In hot weather, dress for extended time in the sun. Bring writing materials and camera as well as water, sun block, eye protection, wide-brimmed or hard hat, work-shoes and rubber gloves for working with Portland cement.

Directions to the site:
The One-day Workshop and the Lecture/Tour (below) are conducted at the Pera Club, in Tempe, Arizona. The address of the Pera Club is One Continental Drive, Tempe Arizona 85281. The Pera Club is gated, private land with a guard shack. Admission is by invitation only.  The nearest large intersection is Scottsdale Road and Continental Drive. From that intersection drive west about one mile to the gate of the Pera Club located at 1 Continental Drive. Continue driving through the gate about 100 yards to the guard shack. After admission, turn south and drive about 300 yards to a parking lot surrounded by various buildings. Park as close to the south side of this lot as possible. On the southwest side of the parking lot is a very large, metal-roofed building with canvas sides - which may be open or closed. On the south side of this building is Paper Palace One. We meet at Paper Palace One at 8:15am. If you experience any problems with these directions or admission, call Barry on his cell - 480-560-9563.

Accommodations:
To find a hotel to your liking near the workshop site, go to Google Maps at http://maps.google.com/   At the top of the page,  click on “Find Businesses”.  This will divide the one long search box into two boxes side by side. In the right  box, replace  “Where e.g. poughkeepie” with “One Continental Drive, Tempe, Arizona”. (leave out the quotes)  In the left box, replace “What e.g. pizza” with “hotels”. (leave out the quotes). Click “Search Businesses”. This will bring up a list of hotels near the Pera Club on the left side of the page and bubbles on the map showing their locations. The green pointer is the location of the Pera Club. Consult the list or click on the bubbles for information about the hotels.

Enrollment :
Workshops are limited to ten participants and enrollment is accomplished by simply paying the enrollment fee. Please enroll as soon as possible to guarantee your place.  Payment may be made by Credit Card or PayPal by clicking on the "ADD TO CART" button below. You may pay for more than one person at a time, but please email us the names of all persons attending so that we can make packets and name tags for them. There are no discounts and all sales are final. If you send a check, it must be received at least one week before the workshop. Make it payable to MEDIAWORKS or Barry J. Fuller.  Late registration is by cash only. If you need any other information, contact Barry J. Fuller.

Total: $150.00

• Lecture/Tour -
  For those who cannot spend an entire day in a One-day Workshop, we offer a one-hour Lecture/Tour at Paper Palace One (see above directions) for $35.00 per person.   The Lecture/Tour can be scheduled for any weekday or Saturday (excluding national holidays) in Tempe, Arizona. All participants are required to sign a Waiver of Liability before participating in a lecture/ tour.