Eco-Sense Public Tour Oct 1st at 10am


Hey Everyone, the time has come (due to lots of requests) for another public tour.  We checked the weather for this weekend and all looks good for Saturday.

*** TOUR FULL***

Date: Saturday October 1, 2011

Time: 10am to noon (actually more like 12:30 or 1pm)

What: Tour of our home and all the systems starting right at the off-grid chicken coop, the root cellar, woodworking shop, food gardens, and of course our home and the solar technologies and energy efficiencies.  Check out our newest addition…our carbon neutral patio (almost) with new bread oven.

See this link for info sheet on our home.  Ok to bring your camera.
Only 20 spots available – PLEASE email to reserve your spot ASAP to avoid disappointment

Where:  3295 Compton road (Highlands).  See link for map and directions.

Cost:  $20 collected on tour day (cash or cheque)

Details: Please wear walking shoes.   There is lots of parking at the lower garden and we can all walk up the hill together.  There is parking up top for those with mobility challenges.  Please also note that our home is Fragrance Free, so please refrain from wearing scented products.  Much appreciated!  Also, for those with EMR, wifi, or other electrical sensitivities you should be fine in our home.

Thanks,

Ann and Gord

This weeks Eco-Sense blog post on Canadian Geographic


Blog title:  “The Talk”  For all of you that have been on an Eco-Sense tour you may remember the part of the tour where we all sit in the circle room and have “The Talk”…where we discuss Needs and Wants. This week on the Canadian Geographic Website we blog about the “Conversation on Conservation”. Check out the website to see a really neat photo of Gord pondering “The Talk”.

http://energydiet.canadiangeographic.ca/main/page/the-talk-2011-09-23-10-09-17

2 Amazing short videos to watch


Naomi Klein.  Right on…Awesome…WOW…Saying it like it is. LOVE IT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy-xDFZPmAk

Peak Moment Episode:  Awesome Video. The message is great. What takes us 3 hours in a tour to try and convey, this guy does in 30 minutes.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpm8J958N18&feature=share

 

 

A few photos from your average day at Eco-Sense


Just thought we would share a few photos from the last few days here.

Affordable, Sustainable Homes: Eco-Sense and the Future of Green Building


Here is link to the Cascadia report on Eco-Sense.  One year Research Project funded by a grant from Vancity and the Real Estate Foundation.  Gord and Ann have over 425 hours into this…250 of which was volunteer…we missed our summer.

Affordable, Sustainable Homes: Eco-Sense and the Future of Green Building  (Written for the public.)

Also a link to the Technical Report  which served as the basis for the Cascadia report.  Written by Gord Baird, Christina Goodvin of Goodvin Desgins, and Ann Baird.  Lots of graphs, tables, and building science analysis for the earthen walls in four seasons (temperature, humidity, dew point),  full technical analysis of sustainable energy systems (solar PV, Solar Thermal, wood gassification), full policy report, full water analysis (grey water, rain water harvesting, composting toilets, water balance tables, and more).

See research page on blog  for all the individual reports (water, solar PV, building code, wall performance, and energy comparison reports)