Designing Our Green Homes and Communities

In a world of peak oil, rapidly rising energy and material prices, and increasing climate protection measures, it is essential that our homes and communities change as quickly as possible. Designing Our Green Homes and Communities is one of four classes in the permaculture design certificate course, and is open to anyone who has completed An Introduction to Permaculture and Basics of Permaculture. This set of courses, which takes place over four weekends and five days, begins with an informative guided tour of two energy efficient green homes.  One is an affordable new one and the other is retrofitted to reduce fossil energy use. We discuss climate control, building new ecohouses, and retrofitting old ones. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit is available.

NOTE:  This is one of the four permaculture courses that lead to a permaculture designer's certificate.  Introduction to Permaculture and Basics of Permaculture classes are a prerequisite to this class.

The Permaculture Guild Of Houston teachers in this class include Bill Hancock, Diana Liga, Shawn McFarland, Dr. Bob Randall, MC Swearingen, Jennifer Walker, Cas & Gita Van Woerden, and guest teacher Kirby Fry.

For more information about these classes, visit the Permaculture Classes Description page.

Price: Total package of five classes $240 members ($220 plus $20 for materials & lunch at Animal Farm) $349 non-members ($329 plus $20 for materials & lunch at Animal Farm) Bring a sack lunch to the classes at Urban Harvest.

Location: All classes are at Urban Harvest unless otherwise shown.  The Sunday class meets at Animal Farm Permaculture Center, approximately two hours west of Houston.

To register: Call Urban Harvest at 713-880-5540 during our office hours, 11am-6pm M-F. Please register at least three business days before the class. Pre-registration is required for this class.