Central Puget Sound
2000
Jan - ICFs & SIPs. - Come learn about alternative structural building systems - Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF's) and Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). Panel presentation will feature Tom St Louis of TR Strong Building Systems; Donna Shirey of Enercept and Doug Bennion of Primier Building Systems. Following the meeting we will organize a tour of the Enercept factory on Sat Jan 29th.
Feb - Getting Rid of and Finding Reusable Building Materials - Did you know there is a thriving reusable building materials industry in Seattle? Join us and meet representatives of three companies that salvage and resell building materials. Learn what they do and how you can do more to salvage and reuse building materials yourself. Learn what materials are available and what can be profitable salvaged from a demolition. We will also cover the history of the salavge building material market and its future potential.
Guild members and others involved in the reuseable building materials industry are encouraged to join us and bring flyers for our "info table" (no diplays, please) and participate in our discussion.
Mar 22- Interior Finishes - Learn whats available in interior finish materials from the staff of the Environmental Home Store. The focus will be on healthy sustainable materials.
Apr 26 - Radiant Heating System - Radiant heating systems have come back in popularity, especially in healthy "Green" houses. Learn what they are, how they work and what the advantages of them are. Presented by Advanced Radiant systems.
May 24 - Bamboo - Architect Darrel DeBoer will convince you that bamboo is the strongest structural building material available. Recent innovations in joinery, preservation and code approval will soon allow structural use of bamboo even without a structural engineer's stamp. His slides will show what has been built in South America, Asia, and the U.S. as well as what we have to look forward to. There will be discussions on the nature of the plant, species selection, harvest, joinery and truss design.
Darrel comes to us from the bay area and has an extensive background in building with Bamboo. He has given hands on workshops, taught classes, and written a chapter in a new book on alternative building systems.
June 28 - Permeable Pavements and Urban Streams - After a storm, do you ever notice water running off your driveway and rushing down the street or alley to a storm drain? Do you understand why that is a problem for urban streams and salmon? Do you want to know what you can do about it? Come hear Dr. Derek Booth, Director of the UW's Center for Urban Water Resources Management talk about permeable pavements and how they can help urban streams. Then learn about permeable paving products available from Guild Member Mutual Materials that can get your residential or light commercial project started making a difference.
July 26- The King/Snohomish Built Green Program - Join us for a special preview of Seattle's new BUILT GREEN(TM) green building program. This market-based certification program for green homes,offered by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, in cooperation with King County, Snohomish County, and the city of Seattle, will encourage builders to build and homeowners to choose high performance homes. The program is designed around four major components: indoor air quality, energy efficiency, materials selection, and site selection and development. This is your opportunity to learn about the program before the public introduction this fall. At that time info will be available at www.mba- ks.com/builtgreen.
Aug 23 - EcoRoofs - Speaker: Tom Liptan, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
What's that? Up on the roof? Is that an Eco-roof?! Turning your roof into planting space might sound like a recipe for disaster but "eco-roofs" are actually light-weight, waterproof, low-maintenance roof systems of vegetation and soil. Moreover, they mitigate stormwater, improve air quality, increase evapo-transpiration, conserve energy, buffer noise, and provide habitat. Many local governments, like the City of Portland, are taking a look at eco-roofs to address water and habitat issues in urban environments. Come learn more about eco-roofs, Portland's experiences, and plans for an upcoming workshop.
Sept 22-24 - Bamboo Workshop
Sept 27- Alternative Construction - Don Stephens, long time solar and alternative construction designer from the Spokane Chapter will speak about using the earth for seasonal heat storage. His system using a vertical crawl space and high density strawbale walls is logging impressive results. Come learn more..
Oct 25- Small house Design - Guild member and architect, Ross Chapin and his partner, Jim Stoules will talk about their project building a community of eight small homes in Langley. The emphasis of these homes is on better instead of bigger, by focuing on thoughtful design, by using durable materials and fine craftmanship. A summary of these homes appears in Fine Homebuilding magazine spring/summer 2000 #131, pg 65. Part of this article is available on-line at www.taunton.c om/ fh/houses2000/Bungalow.htm or look at www.rosschapin.com for more info on their small house design work.
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