ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION (ENVMT 22)

ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION (ENVMT 22) CODE: 44622
Strategies for energy and resource-efficient living

Instructor Team Contacts:
Leslie Geathers: nativearch@sbcglobal.net c. 510-292-7266
Bruce Douglas: lbdpe@sbcglobal.net
Robin Freeman: robinf5713@aol.com 213-3569

FALL 2009 SCHEDULE

Thursdays 6:30-8:50pm (9/10-12/3), and 3 Saturdays 9-4:20pm (9/12, 9/19, 10/3)
Environmental Center, Self Reliant House
Text: Natural Remodeling, for the Not-so- Green House, Venolia & Lerner, Lark Books


9/ 10: Introductions, instructors & students. Explanation of ongoing projects, class outline (hand out project outline/ expectations). Reading: Part I

9/12: Rain water garden installation. Trailer siding and water detail review. Natural Building class visits SRH

9/17: Living wall planting & irrigation, Project hand out. Reading: Part III, Chapter 7

9/19: EBMUD Trailer weatherization retrofit. Reading: Part II, Chapter 3

9/24: Intro to energy Reading: Part II, Chapter 5, Trailer details installation

10/1: Grey water: Guest Lecture. Reading: Part IV, Chapter 12

10/3: Raised bed construction/ and cover-crop seeding. Afternoon tour of local Eco complex. Part III, Chapter 8

10/8: Energy, solar energy, conservation

10/15: Straw bale construction, Guest Lecture

10/22: Passive Solar Design 1

10/29: Project check-in day

11/5: Passive Solar Design 2

11/12: PV Solar Design 1

11/19: PV Solar Design 2

11/26: Project check-in day

12/3: Final project presentations

You may take the class Credit/Non-Credit or for a letter grade based on:
55% Attendance, and discussion/participation
45% Projects