Wednesday April 26 at 7:00 PM at South Coast Permaculture Guild Monthly Meeting
Slideshow/lecture Earthships with Christopher Danch of Sunbow Ecology Center
Community Environmental Council 930 Miramonte Dr.Santa Barbara
Light Refreshments and Food and Conversation at 6:30 PM regular monthly meeting
SCPG 962-2571 or sbpcnet@silcom.com
An Earthship is fully-integrated sustainable off-the-grid housing design that incorporates recycled and indigenous
building materials, thermal mass for temperature regulation, high insulation, passive ventilation system, rain water catchment and storage system, passive solar heating (both building and water), PV solar with
"designed down" electrical system, and constructed wetland systems for treatment of grey and black water. The design allows for some year-round food production both inside and outside the structure.

Sunbow Ecology Center is coordinating organization for a broad-based
coalition of organizations, groups and individuals working to gain building
code acceptance for Earthships components, starting with the rammed earth
tire wall construction method. We will be conducting ICBO-approved testing
and working with building officials around the state to allow people to
freely permit the construction of earthships. We will also work to ease the
permitting of the grey and black water treatment systems.
Sunbow Ecology Center is a nonprofit dedicated to fostering community
responsibility and promoting ecological restoration through hands-on
educational service project and wilderness learning expeditions. Our
mission is to enable people to take an active role in restoring
environmental and social health--personally, locally and globally.
Check out the Sunbow Ecology Center
Sunbow Ecology Center
P.O. Box 509
Ojai, CA 93024-0509
Tele: (805) 640-1037
Fax: (805) 640-8820
email: cdanch@sunbow.org
URL: www.sunbow.org