Sustainable House Design & Construction

Sun 19 October 2008 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre - Cnr Science Rd & Campus Dr, UWS Hawkesbury Campus, Richmond
Sydney
NSW
2753
0419 416 551
$85 - $45 EarthCare Membership ($5 Membership Fee)

This course will be presented by Irish Eco-architect Peter Cowman, director of the Living Architecture Centre (http://www.livingarchitecturecentre.com)

Some of the topics to be covered include:

  • Turning your ideas into reality
  •  What sustainability really means
  • Designing your own home
  • Avoiding the dreaded mortage
  • Drawing and model-making
  • Creating a healthy living environment
  • Passive Solar Design
  • Materials and construction
  • Working at home
  • Growing food and fuel
  • Owner building
  • Drainage systems
  • Alternative energy
  • Invisible architecture
  • Costing
  • Living your architecture