Speed Date A Sustainable Designer 12pm and 2pm
Ever wanted a quick sit down with a sustainable designer to ask some poignant questions? Need some insight on an upcoming project? Would you benefit from some direction by a seasoned professional in the realm of sustainable built environments? Come down and sign up for a Speed Date with either Brett Aylen, architect with TS4 Living, or Ken Long, sustainability consultant with Dsquared Consulting. Come in earlier than the time slots above to sign up for a spot!
12pm - Brett Aylen from TS4 Living
2pm - Ken Long from Dsquared Consulting
SATURDAY MINI-EXPO
10th September, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Come along for a day of Sustainable House immersion! South Australian suppliers of sustainable materials, products & technologies will be in attendance, as well as designers and assessors. Topical panel sessions will be spread through out the day and kid's activities will be available so enjoy the day with the whole family! Gold Coin donation garners entry and a chance to win a Blower Door Testing and Thermography assessment of your home valued at up to $500, kindly donated by Sustainability House!
The Depot Collective Cafe is open onsite for your food and coffee needs 7:30am - 3:00pm and Whistling Kite Wines will be on hand with wine tasting and sales. Self guided tours of The Joinery site will also be available so you can explore this wonderful collaborative community space and learn more about the sustainable retrofits made to the site.
SCHEDULE
10:30am // Opening
11:00am // Seminar #1 - Co-housing
12:00pm // "Date a Sustainable Designer" - Brett Aylen, TS4 Living
1:00pm // Panel Session Seminar #2 - Net-Zero Energy
2:00pm // "Date a Sustainable Designer" - Ken Long, Dsquared Consulting
3:00pm // Seminar #3 - Growing Your Own Food
4:30pm // Close
ADELAIDE SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE
Learn about the natural environment and how to live more sustainably in your own home. The Adelaide Sustainability Centre will be opening up for us on the Saturday and will be offering:
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Build an Emu Wren Kite (free)
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Bee hotel building kits ($10)
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Self guided tours of The Joinery
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Information on sustainable living
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Information on the natural environment in Adelaide
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Biodiversity display
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Water harvesting display
SEMINARS
Informative sessions to find out more about sustainable living and ask questions of experts.
Seminar #2 1pm Getting to Net Zero Energy Building
***Panel Session***
The State Government of South Australia and Adelaide City Council made clear in 2015 their bold plans to make the City of Adelaide the world’s first Carbon Neutral city. One part of approaching this ambitious goal could be through encouraging the construction of net zero energy buildings.
A net zero energy building produces enough renewable energy to meet its own annual energy consumption requirements. Such buildings rely on exceptional energy conservation and on-site renewable generation to meet all of their heating, cooling and electricity needs, but also come with the advantages of having very little (or no) energy bills and exceptional thermal comfort.
Join our Panel for a discussion of how we approach this feat. Make sure to bring your own questions as they will be happy to answer any questions!
Panel will feature representatives from Solar Quotes, Lumen Studio and Sustainability House.
Seminar #1 11am Co-Housing in Adelaide
Co-housing is a type of intentional community composed of private homes supplemented by extensive common facilities. The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents - groups of people who have intentionally chosen this style of living as they want to have a sense of community and more interaction with their neighbours.
Can co-housing help us deliver on a range of social and environmental objectives, including low carbon living, ageing in place and affordable housing? The Adelaide Co-housing group is aiming to facilitate a co-housing project to answer that question locally.
Join Elle and Ed for an informative session on how co-housing can be a more convenient, practical, economical, healthy, interesting, and social way of living.
Seminar #3 3pm Seeds, Growing Food & Gardens
Need tips on how to plan for your garden when designing your property? Join Amelia for some insights on plant selection and use of natives in garden design.
Amelia will also give us insight into the upcoming Seed Freedom Food Festival, a fantastic Adelaide event and resource celebrating, informing & inspiring South Australia on all things ORGANIC, LOCAL, GROWN & SEED SAVING!