EarthWays Center
EathWays Center promotes sustainability through environmental education and improving the built environment

Coming Attractions!

Be sure to check our Calendar of Events for aditional details and happenings!

EarthWays Public Tour Days - Third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Guided tours begin at 11 a.m., noon, 1, and 2 p.m. $3 per person, free for Garden members and children under 12. No reservations needed for public tour weekends. Group tours for adults or youth require advance booking.

  

Net-Zero Home Energy Workshop

Alternative Building Workshop

FOR: Homeowners planning to build a new home or renovate an existing home
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14, 2010 (two-day course)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
HOSTED BY: EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden
WHERE: Commerce Bank Center for Science Education
4651 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis 63110
(Corner of Shaw and Kingshighway)
COST: $80 for Missouri Botanical Garden members,
$95 for non-members.
Discounts available for couples or homeowner attending with his or her builder. Call (314)577-9506 or email carol.baumann@mobot.org for discount.
Fee includes continental breakfast, hand-outs, and parking.

Learn ways to cut your home’s energy costs up to 50% in this practical, intensive workshop. Strategies for new and existing homes will address energy demand, passive-solar design and construction, implementing renewable energy systems, building and rehab costs, and more. Take on the challenging goal of designing/building or upgrading your home to reduce energy consumption and sustainably produce the energy your home consumes!

Day 1: Introduction to the concept and functions of a Net Zero Energy Home

Day 2: Specific strategies – instruction geared to address YOUR project!

Dan Chiras
Nationally-known energy expert Dan Chiras and his net-zero energy home. Photo: Evergreen Institute.

Taught by Dan Chiras, Ph.D., nationally noted author, energy expert and green building consultant. Dan has published over two dozen books on residential green building and renewable energy for homeowners. His articles appear in Mother Earth News, Home Power, Solar Today, and other publications. Dan has recently opened a training facility in Gerald, Missouri – the Evergreen Institute.

Evergreen Institute logo

This workshop’s special registration rates introduce the expertise and resources of Dan Chiras to St. Louis area homeowners and home builders. Take advantage of this exceptional learning opportunity to sustainably improve or plan your home!

Register online.
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