Join the DomeGaia crew for a 1-month workshop on the Big Island of Hawaii. This training is geared towards giving students a real focus getting the full experience of building with AirCrete by working on special projects.
Where: Kalapana, Big Island, Hawai'i
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The DomeGaia property is located on the famous oceanside Red Road in Kalapana. The local area has a variety of amazing things to do including lava-heated pools, volcanoes, snorkeling, weekly markets and more.
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Red Road
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What students can expect to learn
We've come a long ways since our first domes which were made of clay bricks and cinder blocks. Now we'll teach you how to build your own Dome home with AirCrete. AC is an amazing material that you can make yourself almost as easy as making pancake batter. Learn to build a low cost dome home that is fireproof, water resistant, termite proof, rot proof, insulated, eco friendly, non toxic and durable against the forces of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.
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Domegaia Facilitators
Hajjar Gibran
Founder/CEO
The son of an inventor, Hajjar Gibran’s youth passed building tree houses, hot rods and tiny homes. He was already a skilled designer/builder by the time he finished the engineering program at SDSU. He build his first passive solar home in Nova Scotia, where he won several awards from the Nova Scotia Design Council.
In the 80’s Hajjar founded Life Designs to support rainforest preservation. For over 10 years he designed and managed the production of responsibly harvested rainforest products to fund legal action that granted indigenous people ownership of over 25,000 acres of virgin rainforest.
After his beloved brother’s tragic death, Hajjar was inspired to follow his spiritual calling to author The Return of The Prophet. Hajjar’s award winning sequel to the spiritual classic The Prophet by his great uncle Kahlil Gibran was published in 2009 in more than 40 countries around the world.
While building The Gibran Center in Thailand, Hajjar developed an innovative way of building beautiful low cost AirCrete domes that has gained international recognition.
He founded Domegaia in 2014 to answer the global demand for his innovative low cost housing designs.
Founder/CEO
The son of an inventor, Hajjar Gibran’s youth passed building tree houses, hot rods and tiny homes. He was already a skilled designer/builder by the time he finished the engineering program at SDSU. He build his first passive solar home in Nova Scotia, where he won several awards from the Nova Scotia Design Council.
In the 80’s Hajjar founded Life Designs to support rainforest preservation. For over 10 years he designed and managed the production of responsibly harvested rainforest products to fund legal action that granted indigenous people ownership of over 25,000 acres of virgin rainforest.
After his beloved brother’s tragic death, Hajjar was inspired to follow his spiritual calling to author The Return of The Prophet. Hajjar’s award winning sequel to the spiritual classic The Prophet by his great uncle Kahlil Gibran was published in 2009 in more than 40 countries around the world.
While building The Gibran Center in Thailand, Hajjar developed an innovative way of building beautiful low cost AirCrete domes that has gained international recognition.
He founded Domegaia in 2014 to answer the global demand for his innovative low cost housing designs.
When: July 1-31, 2018
General Schedule
5 days a week training
2 days off
*PLEASE NOTE: We get a good amount of rain at the property and do our best with tarp and tent coverage on the worksite. Our style of teaching is free flowing but also to get structures built!
Lodging and Meals
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We do not provide lodging or meals on the property but we do provide a communal camp kitchen where you can store food and cook, a dining area, and bathrooms.
We recommend the following local options for lodging and meals: Lodging
Meals
Island Naturals, organic foods market in Pahoa
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Kalani Resort
Mackenzie State Recreation Area
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Cost:
1-Month Tuition |
1-Month Tuition & Lodging |
Alumni 1-Month Tuition |
Alumni 1-Month Tuition & Lodging |
2,000 |
3,000 |
1500 |
2500 |
per student |
per student |
per student |
per student |
1-month tuition |
1-month tuition |
Alumni discounted 1-month tuition *Only applies to people who have previously attended one of Domegaia's workshops |
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Lodging not included |
AirBnB lodging from June 30-August 1 (AirBnB listed above) |
Lodging not included |
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Food not included |
Food not included |
Food not included |
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30 students maximum
Final payments will be due June 1st.
Final payments will be due June 1st.
If you have any questions, contact us at info@domegaia.com.