Green Building Workshops

[Bruce Mast]

From: Build It Green [mailto:ad...@BuildItGreen.org]
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:21 AM
To: Build It Green
Subject: Green Building Workshops

 

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about the latest green building practices, products and technologies.  If you are a homeowner or building professional, we have informative workshops that will inspire and help you create healthier, more comfortable, and energy and resource-efficient homes that will sustain and enhance the quality of your life, your home, and the environment.

 

Green Building 101

Thursday, September 29

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Green Home Systems

Saturday, October 1

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Green Building 101

Thursday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location: Marin County Civic Center

3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael

Presenter: Marc Richmond

Fee:  $10. 

 

This workshop introduces basic concepts, techniques, products, and benefits for building or remodeling a green home. The workshop will illustrate how these concepts differ or are the same as conventional construction. Topics covered include energy and water conservation, selecting green materials, and indoor air quality issues.

 

The workshop will also provide ways to start thinking green and asking a builder the right questions to ultimately get a higher quality home.  Light refreshments served.

                              

 

 

Green Home Systems

Saturday, October 1, 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Location: Marin Community Foundation

5 Hamilton Landing, Suite 200, Novato

Presenters: Marc Richmond and Matt Golden

Fee:  $15. 

 

Your home is a system and all parts of it interact with each other. Homeowners depend heavily on a home’s systems and its components, such as heating, cooling, plumbing, water heating, and electrical. Most have little knowledge of how they operate or how they can easily be improved. 

 

This workshop introduces you to how they work, how you should operate them, how you can test them, and what basic improvements can be made. With this knowledge, you can reduce utility bills, improve indoor air quality, and save money while raising your home’s comfort and performance.  Continental breakfast served.

                           

 

 

Registration for all workshops is required.  For course descriptions and presenter bios, please visit www.BuildItGreen.org.