Transition Towns Whangarei Steering Group wish to invite you to the ‘Sustainable Home’s Expo’ it is facilitating at NorthTec’s Raumanga Campus, Gate 1, Raumanga Valley Road, on the 26th September 9am - 4pm.
The ‘Sustainable Homes Expo’ has been designed to show-case practical information to help people make choices about what technology best meets their sustainable building and/or retrofit needs and introduce local suppliers of this technology to consumers. The Sustainable Homes Expo will include information on building design and materials; retrofit options; hot water systems; insulation; energy solutions; water conservation and sewerage solutions. There will be exhibits, speakers, demonstrations, vendors, product buyers and a whole lot of sharing and fun. Entrance will be free to both suppliers and public although a koha will be appreciated.
It looks like we will catch a fine window in the weather.
Transition Town will be putting on seven seminars at the Sustainable Homes Expo. These are free to the public and will consist of presentations, panel discussions and question and answer sessions. They are:
Whoa to Go - Building a sustainable home from the ground up. 9.00 am.
This will focus on those who are interested in building their own sustainable home. This will cover things that people should consider when purchasing property, site design, architecture, summary of building materials and technologies, building consent and compliance issues.
Material Success: What to use when building your sustainable home 10.00am
This will cover a variety of sustainable building materials and technology including strawbale, rammed earth, mudbrick, and non toxic building materials.
The ins and out of Insulation 11.00am
This will cover the variety of insulation options available to both those seeking to add insulation to existing homes and those intending to build their own.
How to make your home more sustainable 12.00pm
This is aimed at those that want to make their existing homes more sustainable including cheap and easy things renters can do. This will cover solar hot water systems, insulation, double glazing, secondary glazing, hot water cylinder wraps etc.
Getting into hot water: Sustainable hot water systems 1.00pm
This is aimed at both those interested in building and those seeking to retrofit their current house. It will cover the various types of hot water systems available, including solar and wetbacks, as well as costs, pros and cons.
Renewable energy 2.00pm
This will look at alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, water and issues with each including storage, batteries and being off grid.
What to do with poo: Sewerage and water conservation 3.00pm
This will cover a variety of sustainable sewerage systems, rain water harvesting, grey water capture and other water conservation options
The exhibitors can be viewed here.
We look forward to seeing you on the day.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Saunders
Whangarei Transition Towns Steering Group
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