'GREEN HOUSE'

Consultations: Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2004
13.00-16.00, Free

Would you like some advice on how to make your home greener?

As part of the Organic Food Festival and Organic Week we are running 'Green House’, an opportunity to have a free 20 minute consultation with an Architect, Sustainable Energy Advisor, Green Self–Builder or Natural Decorator. Information leaflets, factsheets and green architecture books will be available in our shop.

Saturday 4 September 2004:
White Design Associates

The Centre for Sustainable Energy

Roger Redman – Green Self-Builder

Sunday 5 September 2004:
White Design Associates

The Centre for Sustainable Energy

The Natural Decorating Company

Michael Andrews – Green Re-Builder

Please contact the Architecture Centre to book a free consultation. Consultations will be available on the day subject to availability.

Profiles:
Michael Andrews:
TV producer, wildlife documentary maker and enthusiast for environmental issues – Michael has rebuilt a 1920’s corrugated-iron cabin in Cornwall. “Our aim in rebuilding was to repair, re-use, reduce consumption and recycle materials as much as possible, to buy locally and to reduce embodied energy and toxic materials – the cabin has a photovoltaic roof and solar water heater” Michael Andrews Eden project Spirng 2004 Newsletter.

The Centre for Sustainable Energy:
The Centre for Sustainable Energy is an independent charity, set up to advance sustainable energy policy and practice. They seek energy solutions that engage people and communities to meet real needs for both environmentally sound and affordable energy services.
Tel: 0117 9299950
www.cse.org.uk

The Natural Decorating Company:
This eco-friendly decorating company only uses natural paints and products. It aims to increase public awareness of the health and environmental issues surrounding home decoration.
Tel: 07161 451351

Roger Redman Green Self-Builder:
Roger Redman, a retired aeronautical research engineer, and his wife Jeannette, a retired nurse, have designed and built the Holcombe Passive House in Somerset. Their philosophy was to demonstrate passive house design, construction and operation, in the absence of specialist architects or environmental consultants.
www.swsustainablebuild.info

White Design Associates:
White Design is an architectural design practice specialising in the design of context sensitive, integrated low energy, low environmental impact buildings, both cost effectively and to the highest quality design.
www.white-design.co.uk

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