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Workshop - Build Your Own Solar Space Heater

Dec 2008 3
Wed 6:00 PM
Location
The EcoLounge- at Carolina Biofuels

1404 Angier Ave
Durham, NC 27701
919-957-1505

How to find us
"EcoLounge is in rear of Bldg. I"

Estimated attendance
 40  people attended.
4.00 4.007

Who organized?
Sandy Smith-Nonini

Come join Steve and Rebekah Hren, authors of The Carbon-Free Home, in a workshop, with slides, on how to build your own, affordable solar air heater, which can be mounted on a roof or wall. These boxes, which come in a variety of designs, save energy in winter and many models have a rapid payback.

$5/rec. donation; free for unemployed or students

Drinks provided, potluck on munchies, BYOB

(We now have a heater in EcoLounge - but need to build us one of these solar babies; there's a vent to the (flat) roof right over our meeting space!)

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  • Sandy Smith-Nonini
    Posted Nov 24, 2008 12:03 PM
    Sandy Smith-Nonini
    Assistant Organizer
    Hi T: No, Steve is making a set of slides - I also asked them to bring materials or partially-built heater if they had it for demo, but not sure what they have at hand. I wish we were building one at present -- Maybe soon! A group of us is meeting this afternoon about doing a Green Job/Entrepreneurship training grant -- w/ 2 other NGOs -- so a core team on this is moving ahead! See you 12/3! SS
  • T
    Posted Nov 20, 2008 6:18 PM
    T
    so, Sandy, will we be building... on the roof... in the dark? should we bring headlights and work gloves?
  • Liane
    Posted Nov 16, 2008 3:27 PM
    Liane
    I already have an evening commitment. Very sorry to miss this one.

Who attended?

  • 40 attendees
    • Pete (+1 guest)
      “ Good presentation on a very worthwhile 'technology'. ”
    • “ Was helpful to hear from Steve & Rebekah on their experiences installing pre-made solar heat units, and suggestions for parts and design for DIY. We are tentatively planning a 2nd more "hands-on" workshop to actually build one (and install in EcoLounge!). But Steve wants to experiment w/ a prototype first, so likely dates are early Feb. Stay tuned for detail. If you want to join the team to participate on that project email me, so I can consult w/ you on timing - scsmith @ email.unc.edu. ”
    • “ keep these kind of workshops coming. great presentation thanks for doing this. ”
    • “ Stephen and Rebekah are great role models for living sustainably. They provided excellent information, clear pictures of systems and installations; the next step is a hands-on workshop to actually build one so we're not so cold at the Eco-Lounge!!. ”
    • “ Useful. Helps with brainstorming potential solutions for heating. ”
    • “ As near as I could tell, 1404 Angier Ave is a vacant lot. I could find nothing in the area that looked like anything was going on - just borded up houses and an old church. I called the phone number on the event but no answer. Sorry to have missed it. ”
    • “ The program was an elementary pass of solar stuff. However it did not address building a solar space heater. I was a bit disappointed at that. Did meet interesting folks and pick up a couple of hopefully relivant url's. A sign up list was taken as a basis for a list serve on solar space heater 'building'. ”
    • Brian Rosa (+1 guest)
    • Robin (+2 guests)
    • Ben
    • T
    • Mike S. (+1 guest)
    • Cathy S (+1 guest)
    • wolfclan (+4 guests)
    • Lauren (+1 guest)
    • Betsy Newlon (+2 guests)