GREEN BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR SELF-BUILDERS

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GREEN BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR SELF-BUILDERS

Do-it-yourself home builders can learn how to build green from architects,

craftsmen, or builders at environmental building schools. Some schools offer

eco-home tours; some organize lessons around specific budgets or material

constraints. Others rely on hands-on experience. [The Ecological Design

Education Network's Eco-Schools Directory] has details on 35 US building

schools <http://www.ecodesign.org/edi/eden>.

Yestermorrow Design School offers classes ranging from timber framing,

cabinetry, and rustic furniture to straw-bale construction and old-house

assessment. Classes at the Vermont school cost $250 to $1,450 and last two

days to two weeks [<http://www.yestermorrow.org>].

The Canelo Project in Arizona offers straw-bale and earthen-floor workshops

<http://www.deatech.com/canelo>. Solar Energy International in Colorado

offers

workshops on photovoltaic panel installation, solar home design, micro-hydro

power, wind power, solar cooking, and adobe, as well as online courses

<http://www.solarenergy.org>. And Fox Maple School of Traditional Building

in

Maine has classes on thatch, radiant heat systems, and timber framing

[<http://www.nxi.com/www/joinersquarterly>]. - E Magazine, Nov-Dec 98, p

44,

by Tracey C. Rembert.

EPA'S ENVIRONMENTALLY-PREFERABLE PURCHASING PROGRAM

Working to make the environment a consideration in federal purchasing.

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