There are some very real challenges to creating a truly sustainable lifestyle. One of the big ones is our home. Your dwelling represents thousands of design decisions. Many of those have a very real impact on the environment. This isn’t something we could give much thought to even a few years ago. That is, you might have thought “there must be a better way!” but few green alternatives were available. When they were available, there were prohibitively expensive.
And now? While we still have a long way to go, things in this regard are much better. Many designers and problem solvers are applying themselves to coming up with green alternatives for home building and refitting.
If these are questions that concern you and you happen to be in the Los Angeles area this coming weekend, you might want to look in at Alt:Build 09. Admission is free on Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. And I love that, on their Web site, they say they’re going to have free valet bicycle parking available. That’s really walking the walk. More to the point, over 150 exhibitors will be on hand showing off the very latest in green alternatives for your home. Everything from straw bale home design, green alternatives to drywall, installations of living roofs, different types of solar systems, non-toxic paints and furniture, water conservation systems, environmental plumbing, sustainable landscaping... you get the idea: everything.
If these dates don’t work for you (and I’m already afraid they don’t work for me) keep October 2nd and 3rd in mind. Same location, same general thrust, but this time with a focus on the road for the 4th annual AltCar Expo and Conference.
Meanwhile, the Alt:Build 09 Web site is here.
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