Come and check out this really cool way to develop a "green" house design! One of our members, Michiel VanderSommen, will not only explain aspects of "green" design but will give you an opportunity to "drive" his interactive software, a tool that provides context-sensitive education and options for each element of "green" residential design. For those who attended Michiel's Jan. 12 presentation, this is an "enhanced" version of that talk. More details below.
--Peter Kauber
Where: Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro; 373-2923
When: Wednesday, Feb 27th, 7PM
What: A New Home Design- Participants will interact with a new "green" home computer design developed by the presenter. Also there will be an explanation of green building systems by the presenter. This presentation will provide the general public with an overall understanding of what it means to make a house, located in the southeast, more energy efficient. Many aspects will be discussed and explained, such as insulation, natural cooling, lighting, heating and cooling. Michiel VanderSommen, who has a background in engineering, architecture, and the principles of green building, will conduct the presentation.
Melanie Buckingham, Environmental Resources Librarian
Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library
1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410
336-373-2923
http://www.greensborolibrary.org/
melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov
Friday, February 22, 2008
Learn about sustainable agriculture
The March 2008 Guilford Solar monthly program will be held on Saturday, March 8. Particulars are:
What: Guilford Solar Monthly Meeting.
When: 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
Where: Barn Kitchen Meeting Room, Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Rd., Greensboro, NC 27405.
Program: Sustainable Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future
Presenter: Philip Gillespie, Thunder Horse Sustainable Agriculture
Description (by presenter): "American agriculture is the most productive in the world. With advances in chemistry, biotechnology, and mechanization we produce food more cheaply and abundantly than any other producer. However, with 20% of America's imported fossil fuels going to agriculture in the form of motor fuels and petrochemicals, any oil shock can send food prices soaring. Is our method of agriculture really sustainable?"
What: Guilford Solar Monthly Meeting.
When: 10:00 - 11:30 AM, Saturday, March 8, 2008.
Where: Barn Kitchen Meeting Room, Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Rd., Greensboro, NC 27405.
Program: Sustainable Agriculture: Past, Present, and Future
Presenter: Philip Gillespie, Thunder Horse Sustainable Agriculture
Description (by presenter): "American agriculture is the most productive in the world. With advances in chemistry, biotechnology, and mechanization we produce food more cheaply and abundantly than any other producer. However, with 20% of America's imported fossil fuels going to agriculture in the form of motor fuels and petrochemicals, any oil shock can send food prices soaring. Is our method of agriculture really sustainable?"
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