Saturday, September 20, 2008,  9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Rowe Sanctuary/Ian Nicholson Audubon Center, Gibbon, Nebraska

Classroom presentation and discussion will be of interest to the homeowner,
owner/builder, homebuilder, contractor, architect, engineer, codes official,
developer and realtor.

Topics covered include site selection, building placement, space
utilization, buying and storing bales, preparing bales for stacking,
preparing walls for coating, types of coatings, installation of electrical
and plumbing lines, natural ventilation, foundations, roofs, load-bearing
and post-and-beam structures, interior walls, techniques and tips, codes and
regulations, insurance and financing.

Handouts and information resources, slide show of buildings, display of
books and publications.

$40 per person. Please bring a brown bag lunch and beverage.
For more information and to pre-register, call 402.483.5135 or send email to <info@lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com>

                

Building the Natural Way Workshop offers information about solar and wind energy systems, green building products and materials, and straw-bale construction.