Interested in Sustainable Building?

Workshop For Builders Presented by

Johann Bernhardt
of the Building Biology and Ecology Institute (BBE)

Gain a BBE qualification
and help meet the growing demand for healthy and sustainable homes.

Saturday 21 st June 2008

Havelock North Community Centre

9:00am - 5:00pm

Course Details

Date & time:

Saturday, 21 June 2008, 9am - 5pm

Venue:

Havelock North Community Center

Course handout includes:

BBE Eco Building Products & Services Directory

Waitakere City's   'Eco-Friendly House' guidelines

Cost:

$250 per person - deposit: $100 to be paid to confirm booking

* limited number of scholarships available *

Payment to be made to:

Environment Centre Hawkes Bay

220 Russell Street

Hastings

(06) 870-4942

What to bring:

Pen and notepad

Morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch will be provided.

 

 

For more information on please contact Marion info@shbt.org.nz

Johann Bernhardt

(Bernhardt Architecture)

Cert. Building Biology and Ecology

ph/fax 09 479 3161

e-mail jobern@ihug.co.nz

Johann is a European-trained architect and building biologist. He has an architectural design practice in Auckland, specialising in healthy and ecological design. He also runs the Auckland branch of the BBE and is the editor of the newly released book A Deeper Shade of Green.

 

Course Schedule

Saturday 21 st June

9.00 - 9.45    Introduction

Why building sustainably?

What buildings consume

What buildings generate

Existing building practice

The Building Act and Code

Elements of sustainable building

10.00 - 10.45                                       Sustainable Design

Principles

The land, the rules and the concepts:

Materials, waste, energy, water and indoor climate

Passive solar design

11.00 - 12.00
Building systems and materials    Building Biology

Effects of materials on indoor climate

Existing and new buildings

Pollutants, health hazards

Ventilation

Insulation

Material options

12.00 - 1.00pm Lunch break

1.00 - 1.45
Building systems and materials    Building Ecology

Relationship between the building and the environment

renewable sources,

embodied energy and life-cycle assessment

Tropical timbers

BBE Eco-building products and services directory

2.00 - 2.45  
Energy efficiency and generation

Space heating, water heating and electricity needs

Efficiency options

Renewable energy generation options

3.00 - 3.45  
Water harvesting and efficient use

Drinking water

Storm water

Waste water

4.00 - 4.30                                 Waste reduction/elimination

Designing for deconstruction

Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Waste separation

Product stewardship

4.45 - 5.00                            Questions and outlook

Presentation of certificates