Creating the Sustainable Home - A One Day Workshop

Saturday March 6, 2010 · hosted by Ecohaus in Downtown Seattle

Introduction  ·  Instructors   ·  Schedule and Fees  ·  How to Register

Introduction

Learn about the smart decisions that can help you protect and enhance your single biggest investment–your house. Discover how understanding sustainability and sensible green design can help you make prudent, well-informed choices, whether you are buying a house or building one, planning a major remodel, or looking for the perfect lot.

What the Workshop Covers:

• Goals of sustainability and solutions through sensible green design
• Green materials, products, and systems for residential use
• Energy saving solutions
• Smart design and planning
• Premium costs and payback periods
• Measuring the conservation impact of design choices: LEED and BuiltGreen

Benefits:

You will gain the skills and knowledge you need to make informed decisions and avoid costly or time-consuming mistakes in planning or maintaining your own house.

Who Should Register:

Level: All experience levels

• New or long-time home owners
• Individuals planning to buy or build a home, add to one, or undertake a major remodel
• Real estate agents
• Developers and commercial architects who want to learn about residential architecture

If you have questions about your eligibility for this program, give us a call at 888-469-6499.

Instructors

Bill Zimmerman
Lecturer, UW College of Built Environments

Zimmerman teaches residential architecture to graduate and undergraduate students as well as homeowners. He has also taught graduate design studios and served as the adviser on many graduate thesis committees. Zimmerman is a member of the Department of Architecture Professional Advisory Council, and has served as its chairman.

A registered architect in Washington and California, Zimmerman has had a private practice since 1977, specializing in custom residential architecture. His work has received broad recognition in publications such as Pacific Magazine, Sunset Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens.

Bruce Donnally
Principal, Donnallyarchitects

Donnally has taught and lectured at the University of Washington, and has been a frequent guest critic there as well as at Yale and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Department of Architecture Professional Advisory Council, and has served as its chairman.

Donnally is the principal owner and founder of the firm of Donnallyarchitects. He earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Virginia, and his master's degree from Yale University. During his 20 years of practice, he has designed and managed projects with a number of nationally recognized firms; his work has been recognized with both regional and national design awards; he has also written for Arcade, the journal for architecture and design in the Pacific Northwest.

Schedule and Fees

Saturday, March 6, 2010; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., hosted by Ecohaus in downtown Seattle; $195 + $35 registration fees includes box lunch. Please note: this workshop is no charge to students enrolled in the House as Architecture Integrated Course Sequence Program. 7 CEUs. Instructors: Bruce Donnally and Bill Zimmerman.

How to Register

Course registration # 104204

• By telephone: Register using VISA or MasterCard by calling 206-897-8939 or 1-800-506-1325, Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m–5 p.m.
• Online: (Note: Online registration will be made available for this course in Fall of 2009.)
  
  
• By mail or fax: Print and mail or fax a registration form.
  
  
• In person:
  
  
  • UW Extension, University District, Seattle
    (Administrative offices for UW Educational Outreach)
    4311 - 11th Ave. NE (see map)

    Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

    Parking: Free visitor parking is available in the building garage (entrance on 11th Ave. NE), in stalls marked "UW Educational Outreach."