Green Building Expo, Conference, Tour, Open House and more

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August 13-14, 20-21, Kingston NM. Natural Building Work Party. Gain hands-on experience helping with natural building techniques. Projects include straw-bale, cob and stone wall construction, earthen floor installation, natural clay plasters, working with wood. Learn about passive solar design, solar cooking, rainwater harvesting and composting toilets. Workshop leaders are natural builders from Austin, Texas: Frank Meyer, Sara Schmidt, Brad King and Aaron Ralls. Plus Derek Roff and Catherine Wanek, co-directors of Builders Without Borders, and Asher Gelbart of Green Energy Now. Fee: $60/day individual, $90/weekend; $90/day couple, $150/ weekend. Registration limited to 25. Proceeds will benefit Builders Without Borders, a non-profit organization. To register call Megan, 575.895.5652 or email cat@blackrangelodge.com

November 4-5, Preston, UK. 9th International Detail Design in Architecture Conference - Innovative Detailing: Materials and Construction Methods for a Low Carbon Future. University of Central Lancashire (UCLan),
www.uclan.ac.uk/detaildesign9

For hands-on workshops in solar electricity, passive solar heating, solar hot water, wind energy, home energy efficiency, green building, and natural building in Missouri, Colorado, and New York, log on to The Evergreen Institute at www.evergreeninstitute.org

Eco Design intern and professional training classes: www.SFIA.net

Everdale, farm and learning centre located near Erin, Ontario, offers events and hands-on workshops in sustainable living. The Workshop and Event Schedule from straw-bale construction and earthen and lime plastering to making your own biodiesel is available at www.everdale.org/workshops or contact <lynn@everdale.org>

Midwest Renewable Energy Association MREA offers workshops that cover a variety of topics in renewable energy. www.the-mrea.org

San Francisco Institute of Architecture Why not change your life and help change the world? Ecological design, green building, sustainable architecture...career skills, arts, crafts, and technology  All are welcome to enroll. Certificate and degree programs available. A selection of new weekend workshops and evening classes start January 2007 at San Francisco Institute of Architecture, Berkeley Institute of Ecological Design, Berkeley CA, 510.523.5174 <sfia@aol.com> <sfiaBerkeleyEco@aol.com> www.sfia.net

Solar Energy International
Visit www.solarenergy.org/workshops for a listing of Solar Energy International's Workshops for 2010. Or call 970.963.8855 or email <matthew@solarenergy.org>. Tuition discounts available on limited basis.

Solar Living Institute
A list of workshops on photovoltaics, off-grid systems, solar water heating, renewable energy, electric vehicles and biodiesel, sale and marketing, careers and opportunities, offered through Solar Living Institute can be found at www.solarliving.org/workshops or call 707.472.2450.

New Sustainability Class at College of Marin (Kentfield Campus). $74. Course
#8438. Register online (under "Contemporary Social Issues") www.marincommunityed.org or 415.883.3217. Sustainability: From Policies to Practice. Examines the concept, evolution and implementation of sustainability strategies and programs developed by individuals and organizations including government, business, ecological design, natural resources and environmental conservation groups. Discussion of ways in which you can personally take action and make decisions that will affect your own and the earth's health and well-being. The text, The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift (New Society Publishers, 2005) is available in the Kentfield Campus Bookstore and retails for $16.95. Andres Edwards, MA, founder of a firm specializing in green building and sustainability education programs for parks, towns and companies; has lectured and given seminars about sustainability topics at colleges, universities and conferences. Andres Edwards, EduTracks (www.edutracks.com) Author: "The Sustainability Revolution" (www.sustainabilityrevolution.com) 6 School St., Ste 170, Fairfax, CA 94930, 415.457.1171, fax 415.459.2014

 

 

 

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This listing of green building events, tours, conferences, workshops and training opportunities is compiled from information sent to The Last Straw Journal by individuals, groups and organizations. Send information about events, conferences, tours, workshops and hands-on training to: The Last Straw, PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706; <thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org> or call 402.483.5135.

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