[Sdpg] Oct 27-28, Author of "New Strawbale Home" to speak in San Diego

[San Diego Permaculture Center & Economic Conversion Council]

Dear Friends of the San Diego Permaculture Center,

Please join us for a  Book Signing and free Slide Show featuring --

"THE NEW STRAWBALE HOME" with Catherine Wanek

Monday Oct. 27, 2003,
Reception 7 pm  Slide Show 7:30 pm
Room A2, US Int'l College of Business Alliant International University
10455 Pomerado Road  (Just east of I-15 in Scripps Ranch)
campus map at http://www.alliant.edu/images/sdmap.jpg
Info: David Bainbridge at 858-635-4616 or dbainbridge at alliant.edu

Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Reception 6pm, slide show 6:30 pm
NEW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 1249 F Street (downtown S.D.)
Info: Drew Hubbell 619-231-0446

Straw bale building has begun to enter the mainstream, with many
projects now underway in California, yet many people still wonder, what
does a strawbale house look like?  Catherine Wanek 's new book
"The New Strawbale Home" provides the answer --anything you want!  Innovative
architects & owner/builders are reinventing this century-old technology to
create thick-walled modern houses of surpassing beauty, that also save
energy and are healthy for the inhabitants and the environment.

This practical book compiles floor plans and images from forty cutting-edge
homes across North America, discussing varying climate considerations &
essential design details. Chapters include information on budget matters,
code compliance, siting & energy efficiency, structural systems, &
finishing touches. It also offers valuable insights & hindsights of
architects, contractors & owner/builders, and a extensive resource section.

Author, photographer and filmaker Catherine Wanek is a pioneer in the
strawbale movement. She published & edited The Last Straw Journal,
co-authored The Art of Natural Building, and produced & directed the video
series Building with Straw. She also helped co-found the non-profit
Builders Without Borders at www.strawbalecentral.com

The San Diego stop is part of a Southern California Book Tour organized by
the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (www.sbpermaculture.org) and
Cosponsored by Hopedance Magazine (www.hopedance.org), South Coast
Permaculture Guild, San Diego Permaculture Center, Ojai Permaculture Guild,
Central Coast Permaculture Guild, Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild, Occidental
Arts and Ecology Center, Livingreen Store Santa Barbara, The
Sustainability Project, Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club, Permaculture
Institute of Southern California, Earthflow Design Network
(www.earthflow.com), David Bainbridge, The League of California Homeowners,
Ecohome Network, LA Eco-village, CCAT (The Campus Center for Appropriate
Technology) & the Marsh Commons Arcata, Urban Permaculture Guild
(www.urbanpermacultureguild.org) and the SF Design
Museum  www.meandra.org/geninfo/visitorinfo.htm, New College of California
EcoDwelling Program, College of Architecture and Environmental
Design/Hearst Lecture Series SLO, Sustainable Building Council of San Luis
Obispo, NEW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE San Diego, The Oak Grove School Ojai,
Builders Booksource, Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom Tucson,
Arizona.