solar hot tub

June 30-sat
Solar hot tub – on-site lecture on designing closed loop solar water heating systems for hot tubs. 9:30-12:30

$50 payable to instr. limit 12. Location: solarstudio

bottle wall workshop

July 7-Sat
Bottle wall wkshp- at the solarstudio, se pdx. Learn the art of building bottle walls and stucco mixes.
Bring your wine bottles! 9-4

$50 payable to instr. limit 10.

water collection 1

date TBA

Water catchment #1- install rainwater collection system with cistern in se pdx. Meet at solarstudio to carpool. Will discuss onsite calcs for rw collecting, cistern sizing, etc. 9-4

$75 payable to instr. No limit.

water collection 2

Aug 4-Sat
Water catchment #2 – install rainwater collection system in se pdx. Meet at solarstudio to carpool. Will discuss onsite calcs for rw collecting, cistern sizing, etc. 9-4

$75 payable to instr. No limit.

stucco wkshp

July 4 – Wed
Lime stucco wkshp – hands-on wkshp on site near Goldendale, Wa. Students need to supply workboots, gloves and lunch. Will include overview of stucco options for earth, strawbale, and cement walls. 9-4

$75 payable to instr. Meet at solarstudio to carpool.

photovoltaic wknd wkshp

Aug 11-12 wknd wkshp
PV Install. Sat lecture 9-4 at the solarstudio using suncharts, calc and sizing systems, components, storage, tax credits, incentives, and lots more. Sun will travel to site to install small system.

$150 payable to instr. Limit 12

simple solar 1

build w/ straw

water solutions

solar hot tub installation

strawbale workshop

bottle wall building workshop

Monday Night Series 1 -
Ecological Alternatives in Arch

Tuesday Night Series 2 -
Simple Solar

Wednesday Night Series 3 -
Water Solutions

Wkshp: Living Roofs

Wkshp: BottleWall Building

Wkshp: Cobbing 101

ecological architecture
syllabus

strawbale workshop

ecological architecture