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Upcoming Courses and Presentations May 8-9, 2009 - Build It With Bales Workshop, Solar Energy International, Carbondale, CO May 14-16, 2009 - Built Environment and Climate Change Workshop, The Climate Project North American Summit, Nashville, TN May 16-17, 2009 - Presentation, Chicago Green Festival, Chicago, IL May 29-31, 2009 - Designing and Building with Natural Materials Course, Univ. of CO, Boulder, CO June 7-13, 2009 - Sustainabilty in Housing: Intro to Straw Bale Bldg Tribal Trainers Course, United Tribes Technical College, Bismark, ND June 8-9, 2009 - Presentation, Energy Efficient Tribal Straw Bale Housing Symposium, Bismarck, ND June 25, 2009 - Presentation, USDA Conference, Murdo, SD July 20-16, 2009 - Straw Bale Construction Tribal Trainers Lab Course, Sinte Gleska University, Mission, SD July 26- August 1, 2009 - Natural Building Colloquium East, PeaceWeavers, Bath, NY August, 3-8, 2009 - Natural Plasters and Finishes Tribal Trainers Lab Course, Sinte Glesak University, Mission, SD August 18-19, 2009 - Presentation, Energy Efficient Tribal Housing Symposium, Montana (Exact location TBD) August 31- Sept. 4, 2009 - Straw Bale Construction and Natural Plasters Workshop, Solar Energy International, Paonia, CO Sept 18-20, 2009 - Natural Plasters and Finishes Course, Univ. of CO, Boulder, CO Please check back- More events still to be added |
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Support Expands for 2009 Tribal Train the Trainers Straw Bale Building Program The Straw Bale Building Certificate program begun in 2008 is now offered through the cooperation of the Intertribal COUP, Sinte Gleska University, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, United Tribes Technical College, and the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, along with GreenWeaver Inc., One World Design, and Development Center for Appropriate Technology. The courses are designed for tribal college instructors and involve hands on learning through construction of the "Buffalo House" Demonstration on the Sinte Gleska University Campus. They will be taught by Laura Bartels of Green Weaver with Dusty Symanksi of Straw and Timber Craftmen of Gunnison, CO as assistant instructor. Read more about the program here. Download the course schedule here. Contact us for course enrollment information. |
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The Climate Project Debuts New Built Environment Presentation, GreenWeaver Assists, Becomes TCP Presenter For the last years, Al Gore has trained volunteers from around the globe to educate about climate change using The Inconvenient Truth slideshow. Presenters are now being trained in sharing solutions to climate change in addition. The Climate Project assembled a committee to create a solutions module about the relationship of the built environment and climate change. Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver served as a volunteer
on this committee and will help to teach workshops at The
Climate Project's North American Summit in Nashville, TN in May. She welcomes officially becoming
a TCP presenter
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Come Join the Fun at Chicago's Green Festival May 16-17, 2009 "Celebrating what’s working in our communities, the Chicago Green Festival™, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, showcases more than 350 diverse local and national green businesses. More than 150 renowned speakers appear for insightful panel discussions and presentations." Sunday at noon, Laura Bartels will will present a talk on "Building Community Solutions for Native Nations" with lessons for all communities.
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VISA to Feature Straw Bale Building and GreenWeaver Inc. in Ad Campaign Straw bale building must be reaching some kind of critical mass when VISA decides to feature it in ads. GreenWeaver Inc. was contacted by TBWA\CHIAT\DAY of LA after being chosen as one of five small business to participate in VISA's goBIZ campaign which features small, innovative businesses that are raising the bar in their field. More details to come, but so far, we applaud the ad agency for their dedication to representing GreenWeaver and straw bale building authentically.
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New StrawSense Moisture Sensor System Brochure Available
GreenWeaver has updated the brochure for StrawSense moisture sensor systems. StrawSense systems are simple to install and use to monitor straw bale walls for the life of the building. StrawSense systems have been used nationally in residential, commercial, industrial and schools settings. Check out the new details with photos and pricing. Contact us or ordering information and questions.
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Straw Bale Public Library Makes a Statement in Small Town One of GreenWeaver's consulting projects, the Naturita Public Library, is setting a new theme of sustainability in the small town of Naturita, in southwest Colorado. A former uranium mining town, Naturita will benefit from the much more spacious and functional new library. But the town is also taking note of the library's dedication to the use of straw bale construction, earth and lime plasters, geothermal heating, and passive solar design. Much credit goes to Paul Paladino, Director of the Montrose Regional Library District for his vision, perseverance and energy with this project.
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Earthquake Testing Yields Impressive Results for Pakistani Straw Bale Design On March 27th, a low-tech straw bale house design designed by engineer Darcy Donovan and architect Martin Hammer of the Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building Association (PAKSBAB) withstood violent shaking at the University of Nevada, Reno's Large Scale Structures Laboratory. Follow this link for details and to watch the video.
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Eco House Moves to New Site in Maryland The Eco House exhibit built by the Builders Without Borders team on the National Mall in Washington, DC at the U.S. Botanic Garden stayed on display for an extended 10 months. It was finally moved to a permanent site in Maryland in a well engineered feat with a crane lifting its total weight of 7.5 tons onto the waiting flatbed trailer. See the video of the move here created by builder Eric Hempstead. Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver Inc. participated in the design and construction of this loadbearing straw bale building across from the U.S. Capitol along with a great team of builders from around the country. |
Congressional Briefing Presentation Available The influence of the first U.S. Congressional Briefing on Straw Bale Construction held on June 20th, 2008 is still spreading. The briefing was organized by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver Inc. presented along with Sandy Wiggins of Consilience, LLC and immediate past chair of the United States Green Building Council, Bob Gough of the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy and David Eisenberg of the Development Center for Appropriate Technology. Each of the presentations and the entire audio file are available for download. |
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