Living and Learning for Sustainability: 2008

Winter - Spring 2009: Sustainable Neighborhoods Organizing Meetings

Over the winter, a number of community leaders are organizing neighborhood conversations by residents to establish sustainable neighborhoods working groups, as part of local and global movements towards "the new localism."

While these projects build on the experience of community organizing efforts of the past generation, there are also significant differences of values, strategy and democratic process for this new generation of organizers.

To learn more about some of these efforts and to start or attend conversations please visit the Sustainable Neighborhoods website.

Sustainable Neighborhoods Organizing Workshop November 16, 2 PM 2008 @ Brickhouse

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY WITH PROCESS IN MIND.

The Brick House community center, in conjunction with a number of community partners and organizations, is hosting a workshop on neighborhood sustainability and urban ecovillage organizing

Sunday, November 16th
2pm
@ The Brick House
1101 S. 2nd Street, Louisville, Ky, 40208

John Baker, Clifton Community Council

Kelly Fowler, Metro United Way (invited)

Mark Isaacs, AIA, Legacy Homes (invited)

John Gilderbloom, Ph.D., Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, University of Louisville

Shameka Parry - Community Activist, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

David W. Silverman - Executive Director, Adena Institute

Jack Trawick, APA, Executive Director, Center for Neighborhoods

For more information: 502 619 4352
www.brickhouse.cc
www.sustainableneighborhoods.blogspot.com
www.centerforneighborhoods.org

(Organizational Info for Identification)

About the workshop:

We are moving towards ecological societies, with great opportunities to build a positive future:

Neighborhood democracy, renewable energy, real economic development, sustainable businesses, healthy local food, stronger families and social connections, and ways to act locally and globally everyday for a world that works for everyone.

What are your challenges in greening your neighborhood?
How are you and your neighbors crafting neighborhood sustainability?
How do we create urban ecovillages now?

This is an action-learning workshop, so we will have an opportunity to collaborate on real issues in Louisville neighborhoods. Participants will have the opportunity to work in groups on sustainability organizing and urban ecovillage planning for your block or neighborhood. Click Here to read more and RSVP

The workshop will highlight sustainability theory and organizing strategies, with brief case studies from Louisville and around the world, exploring the following questions and opportunities for action:

How have successful sustainable community organizers changed their neighborhoods for the better?
What are the challenges raised by the transition to sustainable societies?
How does sustainability organizing differ from and connect with traditional neighborhood organizing?
How do neighborhood ecovillages grow?
How do we measure our sustainability successes and failures?
How do we collaborate effectively and keep learning and action moving forward?
What resources are available to support neighborhoods moving towards sustainability?

Not only is this a discussion, it is a forum for all those who are interested, as well as a springboard for project-oriented groups to come together and actually achieve realistic goals.

Please attend, bring a friend or colleague, forward this announcement, and join us in exploring how to support community efforts to green our neighborhoods.

Free and open to the public.

Donations Welcome! Donations to the Sustainable Neighborhoods Workshop will go to support the sustainability efforts of Brickhouse and the Adena Institute.

Worldview Creation Spirituality Class

Meister Eckhart said, "Every creature is a word of God

and a book about God," capturing the essence of what contemporary theologian Matthew Fox has termed, "Creation Spirituality”.

Beginning Wednesday September 17, 2008, Sustainable Clift*n and partner community organizations will offer a free five week course exploring the Creation Spirituality tradition and its fourfold path. The class will be facilitated each Wednesday evening, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, by Rev. Todd F. Eklof, the minister at Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church. Rev. Eklof studied three years under Matthew Fox at the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, CA, is the Worldview chair on the Sustainable Clift*n Committee, and a local environmental activist.

The class is free and open to anyone in the Louisville area, but its size may become limited, so if you're interested in attending, please contact Rev. Eklof at 895-3189 or office@cliftonuu.org to register. The class will take place at Clifton UU Church, located at 2231 Payne Street. It's recommended, though not necessary, that you read "Original Blessing" and/or "Creation Spirituality" by Matthew Fox before the course begins.

Community Sustainability & Ecovillage Design Education credits are available. If you would like to get Community Sustainability credit towards the UN Sustainable Settlements Design Certificate, please take a look at theProgram in Community Sustainability page of the Adena Center.

Please contact adena.center AT gmail.com or ask Rev Eklof for more information.

Learning and Sharing Scholarship Opportunity: Powers of the Universe Study Group

This class is being offered right here in Clifton (Clifton Neighborhood, Louisville, Ky, USA). It's a great opportunity to expand our awareness and knowledge of the Gaia Education, Worldview Domain.

Scholarships and a stipend are available through Sustainable Clifton.
Contact: johnbaker@bellsouth.net to sign-up. Participants in this study group will be awarded 24 Continuing Education Units toward certification in Ecovillage Design Education/Sustainable Settlements Certification.

Powers of the Universe Study Group

The Powers of the Universe with Brian Swimme
An exploration of the powers coursing through the Universe
and each of us

This 11 week study/process group based on Brian Swimme’s expansive teachings exploring the magnificent creativity of the universe and our opportunity to carry that creativity forward as we work to build a sustainable society.

Seamlessness, Centration,
Allurement, Emergence,
Homeostasis, Cataclysm,
Synergy, Transmutation,
Transformation, Interrelatedness,
Radiance

We will spend one evening exploring each of these amazing powers first through viewing Brian’s video presentation and then in a variety of processes ranging from reflection to ritual, from discussion to music, from art to journaling.

Facilitated by Marilyn Stoner and Mark Steiner

these sessions will be held at
James Lees Presbyterian Church
(1741 Frankfort Avenue at the corner of William Street)

Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
beginning August 19 (Sessions will meet on the following Tuesdays: 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28.

Suggested Donation $10 per session (Sustainable Clifton scholarships and stipend available)

To register or for more information contact marilynstoner@fastmail.fm (502) 456-1502 or mark@interfaithrelations.org (502) 583-3100

Sponsored by The Center for Interfaith Relations, Cultivating Connections and James Lees Presbyterian Church

Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His published work includes The Universe is a Green Dragon, The Universe Story (with Fr. Thomas Berry), and the Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. His other video series are Canticle to the Cosmos and Earth’s Imagination. His views on the human’s role in shaping the future of life on planet earth are featured on the website global-mindshift.org.

Planting for Hotter Times: Planting in Anticipation

"There's no doubt about it, the eart is getting hotter. Learn how landscaping with pre-colonial native plants can help avoid some of the potentially catastrophic consequences of peak oil and climate change. Some of the topics will include site analysis, designing your space, seed and plant choices, working around problem spots, water conservation strategies,
biodiversity enhancement techniques, rain gardens, permaculture, the importance of community organization and resources for further study.
Regardless of your age or experience level, this is a class you won't want to miss!"

Thursday, May 15
6:30 pm

Rainbow Blossom St. Matthews,

3738 Lexington Rd. Louisville, KY 40207, KY, USA,

502 896 0189

www.rainbowblossom.com

is located in one of the sister neighborhoods of the Sustainable Clifton project. Participants are encouraged to visit the event.

Please take a look at the event and program details at the links below if you are interested in participating in the Sustainability Studies Certification or participating in related community learning initiatives through affiliate projects such as Sustainable Clifton, Sustainable Louisville, Sustainable Business Network, Gaia Ecovillage Design Education and the Adena Center for Sustainability, Communications and Transformational Change.

www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
www.adenacenter.blogspot.com
www.sustainablebusinessnetworks.blogspot.com

Straw Bale Building Workshop (finishing) May 17-18

Straw Bale Building Workshop (finishing)

By Louisville-Green-Guide
On May 17th, 2008 the last stage of Jefferson Counties first straw
bale building will take place. this is the opportunity for anyone
interested in learning about, or just taking a look to see stage one
of what will be a community oriented building process in action. The
actual building workshop is complete, and the building has been
erected, but we will be adding the final layer of Earth Plastering on
Saturday the 17th, and having the christening party on Sunday the
18th, as well as watching a local artist paint the Mural inside the
building.
Party Hours are from 10am - 5pm both days.

We request anyone attending RSVP to growinglouisvillegr...@gmail.com
www.enpoweredhome.com
www.growinglouisvillegreen.com

World Fair Trade Day, May 10: Artisan Visit@ Just Creations and Learning Opportunities through Adena and Open Learning

World Fair Trade Day:

ARTISAN VISIT
Saturday, May 10
(See learning opportunities, below)

This Fair Trade Day, Just Creations is excited to host Carlos Guerrero, a glass artisan from Chile. Carlos and his wife, Jessica Palacios, own the 'Oh What a Moon' jewelry workshop in Limache, Chile. Together they employ 10 artisans to create our bestselling line of glass jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets and barrettes (see picture to the right). This event will feature discussions on the benefits of Fair Trade for Carlos and the other artisans, as well as demonstrations of his craft.

In-store Demos - 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
_______________________________________
WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY

Everyday is Fair Trade Day at Just Creations, but once a year we mark World Fair Trade Day to celebrate the people who make our products. Fair Trade improves lives through:
- fair wages
- long term partnerships
- environmental stewardship
- democratic decision-making
- cultural connections

Thank you for your continued support!

Store Hours:

Monday - Saturday
10:00 am-6:00 pm

Just Creations
2722 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
502-897-7319

www.justcreations.org

The program above is eligible for Sustainability Learning continuing education credit. See http://sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com/2007/11/sustainability-certification.html

Just Creations is located in one of the sister neighborhoods of the Sustainable Clifton project. Participants are encouraged to visit the event.

Please take a look at the event and program details at the links below if you are interested in participating in the Sustainability Studies Certification or participating in related community learning initiatives through affiliate projects such as Sustainable Clifton, Sustainable Louisville, Sustainable Business Network, Gaia Ecovillage Design Education and the Adena Center for Sustainability, Communications and Transformational Change.

www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
www.adenacenter.blogspot.com
www.sustainablebusinessnetworks.blogspot.com

Green Alternatives for Louisville: From Straw Bale and Natural Building to Zoning Reform and Green Politics. A Lunch and Learn Event

What: Green Alternatives for Louisville:

From Straw Bale and Natural Building to Zoning Reform and Green Politics - A Lunch and Learn Event

When: Thursday, March 27, Noon to 2 PM.

Who: Matt Martin of Alternative Green Solutions

Where: Adena Center Louisville, KY

Campus Directions: I-71 Exit 2, Zorn Ave. @ River Rd behind BP to the Galen Buiding, Second Floor. (Map)

Cost: Free and open to the public. Donations welcome. $5 requested for a light lunch buffet.

Please RSVP: To 502 410-2786, communitybiz@yahoo.com

Or online at: http://www.webster.edu/louisville/CERegister.html

How can owners and builders successfully adopt low-cost natural building techniques such as straw bale?
What changes in state and local building and zoning law are needed to support straw bale and other natural building techniques? We'll get an up-date on the progress of these measures in the 2008 Kentucky legislative session.
What can citizens do to learn to work together for green and sustainable practices and politics in our community?

Matt Martin is the co-founder of Alternative Green Solutions, a green building and energy company, and Growing Louisville Green, a community networking project on green policy and practice.

Alternative Green Solutions is also sponsoring a series of hands-on straw bale building workshops in March and April, 2008. Participants in these workshops are eligible for continuing education credit though the Sustainability Studies program of the Adena Center. Students enrolled in the Adena Sustainability Studies Program will get scholarship support and are eligible for a 50% discount on the course cost. www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
Links:

www.enpoweredhome.com
www.growinglouisvillegreen.com
Sustainable Business Networks www.sustainablebusinessnetworks.blogspot.com
Adena Center www.adenacenter.blogspot.com

Interested in learning more about local sustainability? Join the conversation! Go to http://groups.google.com/group/sustainabilityeducation and sign up for regular news and discussion on how to "go green" in Louisville and beyond.

This Workshop qualifies for CEU credit for the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center. If you would like to apply for CEU credit for this course or for the Certificate in Sustainability, please contact adena.center@gmail.com
More Information: www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com

About the Living and Learning for Sustainability series

This event is sponsored by the Sustainable Business Networks project, helping to build the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies www.livingeconomies.org. Join us for Earth Week with Judy Wicks and the Second Annual Green and Local Business Conference, April 20 and 21, 2008!

Straw Bale Home Workshop

Green Go Construction-Straw Bale Building Workshop

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in learning more about Green Housing options

Architects, builders, sustainability educators, and green enthusiasts in general. Attendees with participate in all aspects of construction, but workload is designated around physical ability.

Session Activity Weekend Schedule:

One: March 29-30 Foundation and drainage

Two: April 5-6 Wall construction, door and window detail

Three: April 12-13 Roof construction and assembly

Four: April 19-20 Earth plaster and stucco

Cost $400 per person/ $500 per couple for entire workshop

$125 per single weekend/ $200 per couple

Foxhollow workshop upcoming in 2008

Location:

2700 Hillside Terrace

Louisville, KY 40206

*Spring follow up-" Design and interior finishing" to be announced

For more information:

http://www.enpoweredhome.com/Events.html

This Workshop qualifies for CEU credit for the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center. Students

participating in the Adena Sustainability Studies Program and partner community projects such as Sustainable Clift*n, Sustainable Business Networks and Sustainable Louisville are eligible for scholarship support for a 50% discount on the course cost. If you would like to apply for CEU credit for this course or for the Certificate in Sustainability, please contact adena.center@gmail.com

More Information: www.adenacenter.blogspot.com

Workshop preview co-sponsored by Sustainable Business Networks.

Sustainable City Series: Local Food & Agriculture

From the Urban Design Studio www.uds.louisville.edu

Sustainable City Series: Local Food & Agriculture

Local Food & Agriculture


Date & Time:	Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 06:00 PM — 08:30 PM
Location:	Glassworks 815 W Market Street Map Louisville, KY 40202

We are excited to present the next forum in our Sustainable City Series - Local Food & Agriculture. This event is sure to be a hit with foodies, farmers, health nuts, sustainability advocates and many others. We have a great lineup of speakers including: Susan Hamilton of Louisville Metro's Economic Development Department, Ivor Chodkowski owner of Grasshoppers and member of Community Farm Alliance, Bill Huston of Urban Fresh, and Chef Mark Williams - Executive Chef at Bourbon Street Cafe and local Slow Food movement advocate Slow Food Bluegrass.

Click here to register for this free event. Space is limited.

You can download the PDF version of the flyer and spread the word by clicking here .

Kentucky Green Energy Road Show, March-April 2008

Appalachia – Science in the Public Interest, the Kentucky Solar Partnership, and the Kentucky Solar Energy Society present:

The Kentucky Green Energy Roadshow 2008

Presenting Workshops on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Green Building

March 8 Morehead

March 29 London

April 5 Owensboro

April 12 Covington

Schedule for all events: 8:30am – 5:00 pm

To register visit: www.kysolar.org.

Topics Include:

* Green Building Design and Construction

*Energy Efficiency for the Home and Business

*Super-efficient Homes

*Passive Solar Design

*Solar Water Heating

*Solar PV/ Solar Electric Systems

*Wind

*Hydro

*Biomass

See www.kysolar.org for Registration Information, Fees, and Schedule of Events, or call 1-888-576-6527.

Presenting Sponsors:

Duke Energy

USDA – Rural Development

Major Sponsors:

Apricus Dealers of Kentucky

Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph

Sponsorships and Exhibitor Tables are still available. Contact Andy McDonald at 1-888-576-6527 to learn more.

Andy McDonald, Coordinator
Kentucky Solar Partnership,
Appalachia - Science in the Public Interest
2235 Gregory Woods Rd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-4562

Greening Our Neighborhoods & Businesses: From Design to Community

What: Greening Our Neighborhoods & Businesses: From Design to Community. A Lunch and Learn event.

When: Thursday, February 28, Noon to 2 PM.

Who:

Joan Pauly, National LEED- Neighborhood Design Committee: "Neighborhoods Taking the LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Neighborhood Design Standards"
John Baker, Co-Chair, Clifton Community Council and members of the Sustainable Clifton working group: "Weaving Neighborhood Living and Learning: Sustainability Design and Ecovillage Education"

Where: Adena Center Louisville, KY Campus
Directions: I-71 Exit 2, Zorn Ave. @ River Rd behind BP to the Galen Buiding, Second Floor. (Map)

Cost: Free and open to the public. Donations welcome. $10 requested for a light lunch buffet.

Please RSVP: To 502 410-2786 or communitybiz@yahoo.com

How can neighborhood residents and businesses go green?
How can local business associations and neighborhoods coalitions get ahead of the curve to take advantage of the new standards and opportunities in sustainability?
How do we plan for successful green futures?
What can individuals do in our own backyard and with our neighbors and local retailers, to create green neighborhoods now?

LEED - ND is the primary green neighborhood planning standard of the US Green Building Council. The Gaia Education Ecovillage Design program is the principal learning curriculum of the UN Institute for Training and Research. In Louisville, the Clifton neighborhood has committed to exploring these approaches to moving towards sustainability, and other neighborhoods are discussing similar strategies. Join us in a discussion with LEED and neighborhood leaders in discussing opportunities for neighbors and businesses to "go green."

Links:

LEED-ND/ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Neighborhood Design
Sustainable Clifton
Joan Pauly
Gaia Education: Ecovillage Design Education
Sustainable Business Networks
Adena Center

Interested in learning more about local sustainability? Join the conversation! Go to http://groups.google.com/group/sustainabilityeducation
and sign up for regular news and discussion on how to "go green" in Louisville and beyond.

This Workshop qualifies for CEU credit for the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center. If you would like to apply for CEU credit for this course or for the Certificate in Sustainability, please contact adena.center@gmail.com
More Information: www.sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com

About the Living and Learning for Sustainability series

This event is sponsored by the Sustainable Business Networks project, helping to build the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Join us for Earth Week with Judy Wicks and the Second Annual Green and Local Business Conference, April 20 and 21, 2008!

Beyond Recycling: Community Ecologies and Sustainable Business

Sustainability Lunch and Learn:

Community Ecologies & Sustainable Business

Jim Shields

of Commonwealth Computer Recycling with

KY Pollution Prevention & Sustainable Business Networks

Thursday,

1/24/08

12-2 pm

Join us for a light buffet

Workshop and Lunch Fee: $10.00

(Low income waiver available.)

Adena Center, Louisville, KY

Galen Building, 2nd Floor, Zorn Ave. and River Rd., Louisville, KY, USA

What can our households, companies or community organizations do now to go beyond recycling?
How do neighborhoods and local business networks work together to create community ecologies?
What is the economy of scale of effort needed for entire neighborhoods and communities to profitably undertake total recycling, and go beyond to sustainable materials and energy economies?

Jim Shields is a leader in the recycling industry, who has chosen to "give back" by pioneering recycling services which are certified throughout the local and global recycling supply chain. Sustainable Business Networks is creating learning partnerships for green and local living economies.

Links:

www.recyclelouisville.com

www.kppc.org

www.sustainablebusinessnetworks.blogspot.com

Please RSVP to 502 410-2786 or communitybiz@yahoo.com

To learn more: http://adenacenter.blogspot.com

About the Living and Learning for Sustainability series

This program qualifies for CEU credit in the Program in Community Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center

The Program in Community Sustainability Studies is a Learning and Living Partner with the Clift*n Community as a Gaia Education provider. The Gaia Education program is designed to facilitate our acquiring the knowledge and the ability to take action for sustainability. Learning and Living is supported by Gaia Education and is based on the Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum - an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.

Please download a printable poster about this event, and put it up at your office, community center or coffee shop. Thanks! Please also forward this announcement to a friend by clicking on the envelope icon below.

Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World

Corporate Social Responsibility book signing:

Stirring It Up with Gary Hirshberg

Friday, January 25th @ 2:30 PM

Metro United Way, 334 E. Broadway

(via Carol Besse and Sustainability Forum - Thanks)

Carmichael’s Bookstore is pleased to host a talk and book-signing by Gary Hirshberg, CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm and author of the new book

Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World.

The event will be held on Friday, January 25th from 2:30 to 4 PM in the Community Room at Metro United Way’s office, 334 East Broadway. It is co-sponsored by Metro United Way, Community Farm Alliance, and Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods.

Stonyfield Farm began in 1983 as a seven-cow operation and has grown into a $330 million company and the world’s largest maker of organic yogurt. The company has achieved double-digit revenue growth and excellent profits each year for the past two decades while adopting sustainable methods that reduce environmental costs and rebalance the planet’s natural systems. Through re-use and recycling, Stonyfield prevents hundreds of tons of materials from reaching landfills and incinerators each year. They also collect their recyclable cups and turn them into useful products, like toothbrushes and razors.

Some of Stonyfield Farm’s unique efforts that are outlined in his book

include using organic ingredients that are environmentally friendly even if it means higher costs, and promoting environmental awareness and activism on two million yogurt lids per week to spread the word about important green issues including climate change. In Stirring It Up, Hirshberg demonstrates how any business can follow suit and help save the planet while achieving higher growth and better profits. Throughout the book, he uses examples from his own experience and from companies like Patagonia, Timberland, and Newman's Own to provide readers with information connecting what they consume with the world they inhabit, empowering the average shopper to look beyond the check-out line and toward a sustainable, greener future. In keeping with his principles, each

copy of Stirring It Up is made of recycled paper composed of 100% post-consumer waste.

The event is free and open to the public. Please call Carmichael’s at 896-6950 for more information on the event.

Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farm January 16-18, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Shari Hawley, Conference Publicity Coordinator

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (Southern SAWG)

5008 Cross Ridge Ct

Woodstock, GA 30188

678-494-0696

ssawg_conf@bellsouth.net

website: www.ssawg.org

SOUTHERN SAWG CONFERENCE TO THREE-PEAT IN LOUISVILLE

The Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms conference returns to Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, January 16-19, 2008.

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (Southern SAWG) holds its seventeenth annual conference in Louisville, Ky., January 16-19, 2008 in the beautiful downtown Galt House Hotel and Suites.

Joel Salatin, this year’s keynote speaker, will address the entire gathering at the Saturday evening Taste of Kentucky Dinner on the topic “Healing the Planet, One Plate at a Time.” Earlier in the schedule Wendell Berry, Kentucky farmer and renowned author, will be part of a conversation on the necessary work of sustainable agriculture.

The conference attracts over 1,200 farmers and advocates working toward sustainable food systems in the South. The two full days of regular conference sessions start a half day earlier this year on Friday morning with even more practical sessions from which to choose.

The day and a half of pre-conference offerings begin on Wednesday at noon and include; eight intensive short courses, five field trips and five new hands-on activities. Then, on Friday morning, the conference begins and includes 62 practical sessions to choose from. This year we’ll also offer twenty U-Pick networking meetings for sharing and learning from each other. Plus, visit the exhibit hall and meet vendors whose products and services provide support to producers.

The conference sessions will cover sustainable production for horticulture and livestock producers, direct marketing strategies, business management, farm policy issues, and community food systems. The thing that sets the Southern SAWG Conference apart from others is the focus on PRACTICAL information. This is obtained though sessions led by presenters with real experience and through the tremendous networking that is possible when 1,200 of the South’s most innovative practitioners in sustainable agriculture are together at this event.

The complete conference schedule is available at www.ssawg.org or call 678-494-0696 to request a brochure.

Join us in the Bluegrass State for the always PRACTICAL Southern SAWG conference!

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Inc. (Southern SAWG) is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 1991 to promote sustainable agriculture in the southern United States.

Solar Photovoltaic Workshops

WhenJan 16 – 18 2008

WhereUniversity of Louisville Shelby Campus

DescriptionJanuary 16-18, Wednesday-Friday, 2008: Solar Photovoltaic Workshops at the University of Louisville. The Kentucky Solar Partnership and theUniversity of Louisville are offering a series of workshops on Solar Photovoltaics at the University of Louisville’s Shelby Campus. The workshops qualify for CEU coursework from the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center
Three separate workshops oriented towards different audiences are being offered:January 16 – 17: Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics For Electrical Contractors, Solar Installers, and Building Design ProfessionalsJanuary 18 : Solar PV Electrical Code Primer For Code Officials, Installers, Inspectors, and Building ProfessionalsJanuary 18 : Introduction to Solar PV For ConsumersTo Register: Pre-registration is required. Registration forms can be downloaded from the link below. A limited number of scholarships are available based on financial need. Please call to inquire.For more information, please call the Kentucky Solar Partnership at 1-888-576-6527.

Download Registration Form:
Details:

Solar Photovoltaic Workshops at the University of Louisville, January 16-18

The Kentucky Solar Partnership and the University of Louisville are offering a series of workshops on Solar Photovoltaics at the University of Louisville’s Shelby Campus. Three separate workshops oriented towards different audiences

are being offered. The workshops qualify for CEU coursework from the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center.

Instructor Chris LaForge is a Systems Manager with Great Northern Solar in Port Wing, Wisconsin. Chris has taught PV system design and installation for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association since 1993 and offers contractor trainings throughout the Unites States. He has been a NABCAP certified PV installer since 2004 and is a certified PV Instructor with the Institute for Sustainable Power (ISP) since 2003.

January 16 – 17 : Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics
For Electrical Contractors, Solar Installers, and Building Design Professionals
8:00 am – 5:00 pm, $170
Location: University of Louisville Shelby Campus
Founders Union Building, Rm. 218AParticipants in this two-day workshop will gain a basic understanding of solar electric (photovoltaic) design and installation principles. They will learn about how PV works, the four PV system types, how to describe and identify components, the best applications and limitations of each system type, defining the solar window, energy efficiency and load estimates, PV mounting types, the basics of site assessment tools, safety, battery connections, and basic line drawings. Hands-on activities will include basic installation techniques.
Registration includes lunch. AIA members will be able to submit self-reporting forms for Continuing Education Units. Other professionals and the public will be able to submit forms for Certificates of Course Completion and Continuing Education Units in Sustainability Studies from the Adena Center at Webster University.

January 18 : Solar PV Electrical Code Primer
For Code Officials, Installers, Inspectors, and Building Professionals
8:00 am – 12:00 pm, $40

Location: University of Louisville Shelby CampusBurhans Hall, Rm. 207
This course presents an in-depth analysis of issues for PV systems relating to NEC Section 690. Code issues in PV system design and specification will be covered as well as issues concerning product requirements, wiring, grounding and labeling. PV equipment will be on-hand. AIA members will be able to submit self-reporting forms for Continuing Education Units. Other professionals and the public will be able to submit forms for Certificates of Course Completion and Continuing Education Units in Sustainability Studies from the Adena Center at Webster University.

January 18 : Introduction to Solar PV
For Consumers

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm, $25

Location: University of Louisville Shelby Campus
Burhans Hall, Rm. 207
This workshop will introduce consumers to the basic principles of solar photovoltaics, including the different system types, choosing the right applications and systems, energy efficiency and load management, and basic components. Participants will learn about trends in the solar PV industry and how to combine energy efficiency and conservation efforts with PV system design, to achieve the most economical and effective PV installation. PV equipment will be on-hand. Professionals and the public will be able to submit forms for Certificates of Course Completion and Continuing Education Units in Sustainability Studies from the Aden Center at Webster University.

Sustainability Studies: The workshops qualify for CEU coursework in the Program in Sustainability Studies of the Adena Center. Sustainability Continuing Education Credit and course Certificates of Completion are available. For more information on the Program in Sustainability Studies, please contactadena@webster.edu, call 502 410 2786 or see: http://sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com/2007/11/sustainability-certification.html

To Register: Pre-registration is required. Registration forms can be downloaded from the link below. A limited number of scholarships are available based on financial need. Please call to inquire.

Please make checks payable to ASPI

and mail registration forms to:

Jessa Turner c/o ASPI

50 Lair St.

Mt. Vernon, KY 40456

For more information, please call the Kentucky Solar Partnership at 1-888-576-6527.

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