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

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2009
July 23-26, Crestone CO. Solar Heating and Natural Building Design Workshop. Learn innovative 21st century Solar and Natural Building technologies. Instructor: Paul Shippee. Sponsor: Crestone Solar School. For details and to register, go to www.crestonesolarschool.com.

July 24-26, John Day OR. 11th Annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair. Admission includes over 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy (RE) and sustainable living topics. In-depth pre-fair workshops will cover renewable energy technology and natural building. Fifty exhibitors show tools for energy independence and lifestyle self-reliance, including solar, wind and agricultural resources. Keynote speaker Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution, will inspire you to view human-powered transportation as a healthy alternative. Fee: $5 per adult per day; discounts available. For more information contact: Jennifer Barker,
SolWest/EORenew, PO Box 485, Canyon City, OR 97820; 541.575.3633 <info@solwest.org>
www.solwest.org

August 23-26 Crestone CO. Solar Heating and Natural Building Design Workshop. Learn innovative 21st century Solar and Natural Building technologies. Instructor: Paul Shippee. Sponsor: Crestone Solar School. For details and to register, go to www.crestonesolarschool.com.

September 7, Zanesville OH. Ohio Green Living Fayre. Admission $5 per person; free parking.
40 workshops on green energy (How can you apply for those PV rebates?), healthy lifestyles (natural herbs and such), alternative construction (straw bale, passive solar, water catching), and sustainable living (with a special emphasis on how to live green in the city and suburbs). Find out more at http://ohiogreenliving.org/

Oct 14-16, San Francisco CA. Photovoltaic Design for Engineers & Designers: Producing PV Design Documents. Covers the design of grid-tied PV systems mounted on or near buildings. Workshop for design professionals on skills needed to produce high quality PV system designs, feasibility reports, drawings and specifications that are currently in high demand by architectural design teams, engineering firms, developers, and discerning property owners. Instructors: High Sun Engineering. Certified for 21 hours of NABCEP continuing education credit. Fee: $985. Register at http://sunengineer.com/workshops.htm. Call Christina Manansala, 707.869.9391
for more information.

Solar Install Course 2009 - four day course. Some of the topics covered: Solar Energy Perspective and PV Applications, Designing for Efficiency, Solar Site Analysis, Basics of Electricity, Series and Parallel Connections, Mounting Techniques and Hardware, The PV Effect, Types of Modules, Module Specifications, and more. $500 fee includes food and lodging or $350 instruction without accommodations. Students receive Photovoltaics: Design and Installation. To register: Send us your name, email address, and phone number, along with a $50 deposit (or pay in full) to Ecovillage Training Center, PO Box 90, Summertown, TN 38483. Alternatively, we can process your payment over the phone with your VISA or Mastercard. We charge a 3% processing fee on all credit card transactions.

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 2007.

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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