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EcoHouse Tour

Date:
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Time:
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Carrie
Email:
Phone:
510-548-2220 x239
Location Details:
EcoHouse
1305 Hopkins St
Berkeley, CA

Tour the Ecology Center's environmentally friendly demonstration site. Learn about a broad-spectrum of simple improvements that can be made to green an urban home. The tour includes: Berkeley's first city-permitted wetland / greywater system, solar panels, on-demand and solar water heater, water saving fixtures, natural and recycled building materials, rainwater cistern and water catchment strategies, ducks in the city, a living roof garden, organic permaculture gardening, native drought tolerant plants, mushroom cultivation, and more. Note: The interior of the home is not included on the tour. MUST call to register by 10/2/09 for either the 10am or the 1pm tour. Please specify when registering if ASL interpretation is requested, (at least 10 working days in advance).
Tours begin at 10am and at 1pm.
$15 general, $10 EC members, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Added to the calendar on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 5:34PM
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