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If you would like to have your events/job postings listed on NESEA's Calendar of Events, please email your listing by the 15th of the month preceding your event. Please submit all event listings in the format you see below: include date, time, location, contact information and a brief summary - word documents are preferred. Please email all listings to nesea@nesea.org.

Managing the Integrative Design Process- Bill Reed
This will be an in-depth, hands-on workshop on how to produce cost-effective, elegant, sustainable design solutions for any project by utilizing an integrative design process.

May 9- Concord, NH

Solar Sales & Marketing: Making the Financial Case- Andy Black
This fast paced, interactive class packs in a huge amount of information for identifying your target markets, strategies for generating leads, setting up a sales organization, then closing sales with compelling presentations using the environmental, independence, or economic payback angle (depending on how your customer self identifies).

May 14- Philadelphia, PA
May 16- Hartford, CT

To register, click HERE
Please contact Susannah Herron at   sherron@nesea.org or 413-774-6051 x30

Yestermorrow Design/Build School Announces 2008 Natural Building Intensive Program

Warren, VT – Yestermorrow’s Natural Building Intensive is a comprehensive 11-week program that provides the opportunity to develop a range of natural building skills for owner-builders and aspiring professional natural builders alike. Students enrolled in the Summer 2008 program will help design and build a complete structure from start to finish- a workshop handcrafted from natural stone, straw, timber, and clay right down the road from Yestermorrow in Fayston, Vermont.

There are no prerequisites for entering the Natural Building Intensive program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling admissions basis through May 1, 2008. The program begins on May 10, 2008 and includes tuition for eleven classes, plus an additional 3 weeks of tutorials in between the classes covering all aspects of the building process. Tuition is $5,800 plus food and lodging, or $4,800 without the three tutorial weeks.

Yestermorrow’s Natural Building Intensive is a unique course of study that brings together a collaborative group of experienced and enthusiastic instructors with students in an in-depth, hands-on experience in natural building, from the design and planning stages through the finishing touches.

Courses in Yestermorrow’s 2008 Natural Building Intensive will include:

• ·        Introduction to Natural Building
• ·        Foundations
• ·        Stump to Sticker
• ·        Basic Carpentry
• .........Timberframing
• ·        Stone Masonry
• ·        Natural Wall Building
• ·        Super-Insulation
• ·        Natural Plasters and Finishes

A student had this to say about the 2007 Natural Building Intensive:  “It was wonderful. To see the whole building process was the most valuable part for me. The integration of materials was wonderful. I learned everything that I could from this program. A great immersion into the natural building world.”

Yestermorrow offers a number of scholarship opportunities for students. Our goal is to make our classes affordable for everyone who is interested. Residents of the State of Vermont may be eligible for assistance through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)

Non-Degree Grant Program. The application process takes two weeks to a month, and funds are limited. Please contact VSAC in Winooski, VT at 800-642-3177 for more information.

For more information about Yestermorrow’s Natural Building Intensive and application information, visit www.yestermorrow.org, or call 802-496-5545.

NESEA CHAPTER EVENT
May 17-18
Solar Water Heater Assembly Workshop
Harrington, Maine

During this two day workshop, we will build a new design of solar water heater collector developed in Nicaragua by Richard Komp and the Grupo Fenix.  This collector is made completely from parts you can buy at your local hardware store but is as efficient as commercial collectors costing hundreds of dollars.  We also will go over all the plumbing details of both thermosyphon and pumped solar water heater systems utilizing heat exchangers and designed for the below freezing climate of Maine. We will even build an all copper heat exchanger that uses ordinary plumbing parts.

Date, Time and Site: Saturday and Sunday, 17 -18 May, 2008, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  The workshop will be in Harrington, Maine at the SEADS workshop center in US Hwy,1.

Cost: $40 per day or $75 for the weekend, including lunches.  The solar water heaters cost $120 each to take home, but you don’t have to purchase one to take part in the workshop.

For more information: Phone 297-483-2764 or 207-497-2204, Sunwatt@juno.com or seads@maineline.net

May 28, 2008 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Solar Electric Design 101 Workshop
Alternative Energy Store
Hudson, MA

Summary of Event

This is a half-day course with academic lectures and technology demonstrations interspersed throughout giving participants some
understanding of actual system components. Participants will learn about the basics of Photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy systems, the importance of energy efficiency and how to determine the feasibility and system size requirements of a PV installation. Attendees will learn the nuts and boltsof photovoltaic technology and the variety of ways to use solar electricity to power their home or business. No prior knowledge of PV is needed, the workshop is designed to deliver first-tier knowledge of practical solar power.
 
Lecture topics include:

    * Basics of electricity and photovoltaics
    * Equipment selection and system components
    * Site analysis
    * System sizing
    * Energy efficiency

For more information visit http://workshops.altenergystore.com/ or call (877) 878-4060.

May 29-30, 2008
The Climate Change Think Tank
Mullins Sport Center
UMASS - Amherst, MA

US Congressman John M. Olver, Chair, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation Subcommittee is the Keynote Speaker at Noon on the 29th. Among the substantial list of presenting companies are Booz Allen Hamilton, SunEthanol and Quixote Corporation. For two days, global experts from academia, government and industry will explore one of the most urgent issues of our time climate change and transportation. This program will address transportations apparent negative impact on our climate; the ways that climate change, in turn, poses serious problems for transportation infrastructure, particularly along coastal roadways, and the possible solutions.

Experts from all over North American will discuss the issue of how transportation is affecting global warming, and what solutions are available within the technology and planning spheres. The media mainly focuses on congestion pricing and/or Cafe standards, but misses the more mundane solutions to mitigating greenhouse gases that are the cause of global warming -- things like signal timing for street lights. There is little focus on the danger global warming poses to highway/road infrastructures, particularly along coastal roads. This is the "looming disaster" outlined in recent government reports.

Speakers are from government, academia and industry. See www.h3bmedia.com and/or www.ecs.umass.edu/umtc/climatechange_may08.shtml for more information.

Or call Amy Zuckerman at 413-253-4124

June 1, 2008, 7:30 pm
LexGWAC Speaker Series
Cary Memorial Hall
Lexington,MA

Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition to present an evening with NASA Climate Scientist Dr. James Hansen together with author Dr. Mark Bowen, speaking about the most recent findings on global warming and government attempts at censorship.

On Sunday, June 1, at 7:30 PM, the Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition (LexGWAC) will host a talk by James Hansen, Director of NASA'S Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University in New York City and world renowned climate scientist.
He will be joined by local author Mark Bowen, who wrote the newly released book "Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr.
James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming."

Dr. Hansen will speak about his latest findings and the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the next couple of years or face the consequences of a very different climate. Hansen's efforts to speak openly about the importance of reducing greenhouse gases was impeded by political appointees at NASA, who attempted to censor or alter Hansen's reports and writings.
Bowen's book, "Censoring Science" will be available for sale and signing after the talk.

The talk will be held at Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington. A contribution of $5 per person is requested, to help defray the cost of bringing top-level climate change researchers and policy-makers to this area. Seating will be limited, so early arrival is
recommended.

For more information about this event or GWAC , go to www.lexgwac.org or email info@lexgwac.org

June 5-6 , 2008
Solar Electric Design 102 Workshop
Alternative Energy Store
Hudson, MA

Summary of Event

This two-day workshop will build upon the introductory concepts presented in the 'Introduction to Solar Electric Systems' workshop by exploring in greater depth everything involved in PV system design and installation.Academic and hands-on mini labs will be interspersed throughout, giving participants some practical experience working with actual system components. This course requires Solar Electric Design 101 or equivalent. Please contact the Alternative Energy Store to discuss your addmission to the course.

Lecture topics include:

* Electricity/PV Review
* In-depth equipment selection and system component interaction
* Component wiring and basic system evaluation
* Basic over-current protection selection and sizing (breakers,
fuses)
In depth site analysis
* In depth system sizing-grid-tied and off-grid
* Installation and component safety
* Energy efficiency analysis/strategies

For more information visit http://workshops.altenergystore.com/   or call
(877) 878-4060.

Symposium Infomration:
The keynote speaker will be Nicky Gavron, deputy mayor of London 2004-2008, responsible for that city's radical and innovative environmental programs.

Other speakers at the symposia include architects, engineers and policy makers from Europe and the North America.  Each symposium concludes with a discussion led by local political leaders, developers and advocates discussing how to translate the case studies into the context of city, state and regional government for New England.

Please go to www.architects.org/massimpact for further information and to register.

June 11-19, 2008 - 9 -6 daily
Permaculture Design Certicate Course
Plowshare Farm
Greenfield, NH

Presented by DickPierceDesigns@gmail.com; hosted at Plowshare Farm Location: Greenfield, NH
   
Permaculture Design Certificate Course - Join Dick Pierce, New England native, and a great crew of local experts/practitioners - gardeners, farmers, organic, biodynamic, Green/natural builders, land/timber managers, small/coop businesses, renewable energy folks - in scenic, small-farm, self-reliant Southern NH for this 9day residential Permaculture Design course. For old pro's to beginners, tenured land owners to those just starting out, professionals, students, teachers, parents, retirees - learn Permaculture design principles, see them in operation, talk with folks who live on/care for the land, create a professional design for your own place/property, join a great, like-minded group of people for a wonderful experience.   For more information check www.permie.us or contact Jenny at JNazak@yahoo.com or Dick at DickPierceDesigns@gmail

We are putting the 4th Annual Sustainable Energy Summit together and are lining up a fantastic program to make the case that "Ownership
Matters". It's going to be held at the University of Massachusetts Campus Center on June 20-21. David Morris of the Institute for Self Reliance who has been described by Bill Moyers as one of the "nation's most innovative thinkers" will be the keynote speaker and we'll have several exciting tracks with dozens of workshops on …

• Sustainable Green Housing Options
• Working with Town Energy Committees
• Helping Businesses Deal with Rising Energy Costs
• Sustainable Energy for Farms
• New Developments in Renewable Energy Research … and much more.

Mt. Washington ALternative Energy Day is an exhibition for consumers looking to reduce their energy use and carbon footprint featuring alternative energy experts and vendors. The highlight of the event is the Alternative Vehicle Regatta, which is inventors and owners of alternative vehicles showing and demonstrating their vehicles on the Mt. Washington Auto Road.  The event website is
www. MWAED.com.

CET’s professional engineer will present the “nuts and bolts” of small-scale wind, including sizing and siting of systems for homes, farms and businesses, energy efficiency measures and available financial incentives. On Tuesday, June 24, at the Cummington Community House, 33 Main St. in Cummington, MA. Check-in is at 6:00 p.m., workshop is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Pre-registration recommended: (413) 586-7350 x 25 or tomasin@cetonline.org.  Check www.cetonline.org/Events for more info.  This workshop is co-sponsored by the Hilltown Sustainability Group.

Edward Mazria FAIA, an internationally recognized architect with a long and distinguished career, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Integrated Design/Integrated Development (IDID) Conference held at Plymouth State University.

The IDID conference is presented by The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Environmental Guild, The Jordan Institute, Grante State Landscape Architects, and the Center for the Environment at Plymouth State University. The Conference brings together architects, landscape architects, engineers, developers, contractors, real estate brokers, bankers, building owners, and others to open communications between the disciplines and to promote environmentally responsible, economically compelling design and development.

Mazria's architecture and planning projects span over a thirty-year period and each employs a cutting-edge environmental approach to its design. In 2002, he founded Architecture 2030, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, established in response to the global-warming crisis. 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the US and global Building Sector from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the global-warming crisis. The goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the global-warming-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed. For information on Architecture 2030, go to: http://www.architecture2030.org.

For information on the IDID Conference go to: http://www.aianh.org/idid.asp.

Northeast Sustainable Energy Job Board

The Job Board has moved to its new home, http://www.nesea.org/involved/jobs.html.