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1B108

Green Building and the Municipal Permit Process

November 28th

10 am - 4 pm, Tuesday

(Public Version Two: Saturday, Dec. 2nd)

LOCATION : TBA

Nanaimo / Cedar,

Vancouver Island

Instructor :

Stephanie Sanders

WORKSHOP SUMMARY

Welcome to Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process with Stephanie Sanders, a one-day workshop for Municipal staff, educators & committed home builders. This summary will appear in detail after we poll our sign-up group to find out what their specific interests are. We will outline classroom material, online resources and general information about the workshops below, as it becomes available. Please check back here.

WORKSHOP TIMES

Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process

10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov 28th

Brown Bag Lunch!

COST

Version One, Weekday Municipal staff & Builders: $60

Version Two, Weekend Public Workshop: $ 45

RELATED WORKSHOPS (that may interest you)- By Waiting List ONLY!

There is a 2nd version & time slot for Stephanie's 'Green' Workshops, geared more toward public attendance, on the weekend.

Option ONE: (as above)

Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process

(One-day Workshop for Municipal Planners, Educators & Developers )

10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov 28th, Brown Bag Lunch!

~ Stephanie Sanders

Option TWO:

Working through the Steps: Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process

(One-day Workshop for Home Builders and the general Public )

Bring your project plans and your Brown Bag Lunch!

9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday, Dec 2nd

~ Stephanie Sanders (10 – 5)

Consulting options to meet with Stephanie for a Mentor appointment…

6:30 – 9:30 pm M – F – Personal Consulting through pre-arranged appointments. (Separate hourly fee charged.)

Natural Building: Choices & Options - (Evening Workshop)

6:30 - 9:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 17th

~ Jan Steinman

Off the Grid Living (Six-day Intensive)

9 am – 9:30 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th – Friday, Nov 24th, varing class times

Brown Bag Lunch & Potluck suppers!

~ Mandala Kowal

Tales from Off the Grid… Living the Life (Full-Day Workshop)

9 – 5 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th, Brown Bag Lunch!

~ Mandala Kowal, Carol Wagner, Jan Steinman & guests

(9:00 - Students Welcome – Intern Facilitator / Greeting)

10 – 11:30 – Jan Steinman – Lifestyle Examples & Options - Overview

11:30 – 1:00 - Carol Wagner – Living the Dream – Reasons & Reflections

1:30 – 5:00 – Mandala Kowal – Self-reliance in the Sierra Madre Mountains

Mentor Consulting Opportunity, Living Off Grid (Public)

Separate Instructor Fees charge per hour.

7:30 – 9:30 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

{Book ahead – individual or small group for Jan, Carol or Mandala}

7:30 -

8:00 -

8:30 -

9:00 -

Design Skills for Natural Building: Planning the Elements of your Project (Half-day Workshop)

9 – 12:30 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

~ Jan Steinman (9:30 – 12:30)

Electrical Design for the Natural Building Enthusiast – (Half-day Workshop)

1 – 5 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

~ Jan Steinman (1 - 4)

Class Design Project Discussion (4 - 5)

Potluck – Social

5 – 7 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th - Potluck – Social / Mentor Consulting discussion opportunity (After dinner will be offered to the public as a paid service evening, through advance bookings for members of the community who may have local projects in progress or ideas to field test.)

Student-Run Project Design Sessions (Seven mornings, over three weeks)

10 am - 1 pm, Nov. 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30 & Dec. 7th

Grey Water & Plumbing for Natural Building

11:00 am – 5:00 pm - Sunday, Dec 10th

• Grey Water (11:00 – 2:00)

~ Carol Wagner

• Planning for Plumbing - Intro (2-5)

~ Jan Steinman

Student Project Development: Mentor Assessments/Guidance (Four sessions)

2 - 4 pm, Dec. 11, 12, 13, & 14th

Possible Student-Run Field Trip to Natural Building Site

TBA, Dec. 15th ???

OTHER DETAILS

Check back here for additional information, like student-posted hikes, discussion topics, design-team & study buddies, and teacher office hours or fee-for-service public consulting times.

Outside Resources

To be announced.