Rebuilding Sustainable Neighborhoods conference this Fri, Sat 1/13-14

[KamaAina]

Sounds like lots of intriguing and progressive stuff going on. Obviously I can't make it (wrong time zone), so it'd be sweet if some NOLA-area DUers could attend in my stead.

http://www.rebuildinglouisianacoalition.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&Itemid=&agid=29&year=2006&month=01&day=13

Rebuilding Sustainable Neighborhoods Conference
by Rolufs
Hits : 19 From Friday, January 13 2006 - 4:00am
To Saturday, January 14 2006 - 4:30pm
Every day

Rebuilding Sustainable Neighborhoods Conference
13th and 14th January, 9 - 4:30
Fair Grinds Cofeehouse (upstairs)
3133 Ponce de Leon
Off Esplanade near the old Whole Foods

Day 1 Friday, January 13, 2006
Morning Speaker
Christopher Faust: Thermal energy for heating and cooling
Loretta Pyles: Neighborhood organization
Mary Howell: Justice system
Marty Rowland: Urban governance - transparency and accountability
James Uschold: Eminent domain

12:00 - 1:30
Catered lunch

1:30 - 4:00 pm
Panel - Neighborhoods Speak

Day 2 Saturday, January 14, 2006
Morning Speakers
George Reith: Sustainable building practices
Forest Bradley-Wright: Green rebuilding
Marty Rowland: EPA's New Revitalization Initiative - SMARTe and restoration of contaminated properties

11:30 - 1:00 Catered lunch

1:15 - 1:45 Panel: Speakers from yesterday and today take questions
1:45 - 4:00 Panel: Neighborhoods Speak

[Kolesar]

1. that's great

Funny is that I came to this forum today to see if there is any energy-efficient rebuilding going on. We are both from out of state!

I believe that wonderful homes can be built with scant heat gain from the summer sun and solar hot water heaters to take away that energy demand. Correctly-positioned windows could passively heat the house. Good luck to all of you.