[Cob] Announcement: Advanced Natural Building & Building Science Workshop

[ANovelli at aol.com]

Hi from your friends at DCAT!

We have worked hard with the good folks at Solar Energy International to 
bring together this workshop on natural building, straw bale construction and 
building science. Having people like John Straube, Jeff Ruppert and Stephen Kanipe 
in the same workshop is a rare treat, giving us the chance to explore both 
the building science, engineering, and building codes sides of the discussion. 
All are exemplary in their fields, and we are lucky to have them, and of course 
DCAT will provide its uniique views and experience as well. We hope you will 
consider joining us!

We dug pretty deep into our email address books, so if this message gets 
crossposted or otherwise is sent to someplace unwanted, of course we will remove 
you. Just let us know!

Best wishes,
David Eisenberg and Tony Novelli
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In case you haven't heard about this, there is a great workshop planned 
June 21st -25th in beautiful Carbondale, Colorado. There's still room - 
in fact a little too much room, so if you're interested, please get in 
touch with SEI and sign up soon. It will be great fun and an excellent 
opportunity to explore in depth a wide range of subjects from basic 
building science to specific details related to designing and building 
durable, healthy, environmentally responsible structures. For more 
information please visit the Solar Energy International website at  
www.solarenergy.org 
 
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The Solar Energy International Advanced Natural Building & Building 
Science Workshop

Building professionals including architects, builders/contractors, 
engineers, building scientists, and code officials are invited to explore 
the new challenges inherent in natural house building systems. This 
workshop is for professionals in the green building, solar design and/or 
natural house building field. Participants will look at the design and 
construction details associated with the lessons learned, building 
science, hybrid solutions and the integrated design approach.

Topics will include:
- Hybrid Solutions
- Engineering for Natural Building
- Building Science
- Integrated Design
- Suggested Details
- Building Forensics and Testing

JUNE 21st - 25th
Carbondale, Colorado
Featured Guest Instructors:
- David Eisenberg from the Development Center for Appropriate Technology
- John Straube from the School of Architecture and Dept of Civil 
Engineering University of Waterloo
- Jeff Ruppert of Odisea, LLC in Boulder, Colorado
- Stephen Kanipe of the Aspen/Pitkin County Building Department

SOLAR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL (SEI)
PO Box 715 . Carbondale, CO 81623
tel: 970-963-8855 . fax: 970-963-8866
sei at solarenergy.org . www.solarenergy.org
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Tony Novelli
Assistant Director
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
P.O. Box 27513
Tucson, Arizona 85726-7513 USA
(520) 624-6628
(520) 798-3701 Fax
<A HREF="http://www.dcat.net">http://www.dcat.net</A>

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