AGENDA

 

DATE  2/26/2010

 

7:00 AM TO 7:30 AM REGISTRATION - COFFEE

 

7:30 AM TO 9:00 AM GUIDED WALKING TOUR AROUND A STRAW BALE HOME, A RAMMED EARTH HOME, SITE LANDSCAPE PASSIVE WATERING AND TOUR THROUGH THE NICHOLS MIXED-USE RESIDENCE/OFFICE

 

9:00  TO 9:30 MORNING SNACKS

 

9:30 TO 10:30 FIRST SESSION: WATER CONSERVATION

                 -The water/energy bond (Embodied Energy in Water)

                 - Tucson's Historic Water Conservation Land Use Code

-How Civano reduces potable water consumption up to 60% compared to average local homes

 

10:30 TO 10:45 BREAK

 

10:45 TO 11:00 A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS

 

11:00 TO 12:00 SESSION TWO: EMBODIED ENERGY

                 -Energy in materials

                 -Life cycle costs (energy modeling)

                 -Embodied energy + Life cycle costs

 

12:00 TO 1:00 NETWORKING AND LUNCH

                 -Café D’Auria

 

1:00 TO 2:00 SESSION THREE: OUR GREEN FUTURE

                 -Energy Code History and Projection

                 -What will a code home look like in 30 years?

 

2:00 ADJOURN

 

-Optional special site/home tour for workshop attendees

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