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Please come back and visit our new website in the near future!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
House + Earth, 1214 West 6th Street, Austin, Texas, 78703 (map)
Join us to discuss the ins and outs of financing natural building.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from a local lender, appraiser and Realtor about the purchase and financing process of natural building construction. This will be a myth-dispelling, educational discussion about the purchase and financing process in today’s financing world.
Panelists include:
♦ Gretchen Janzow, Realtor, EcoBroker, RealtyAustin
♦ Ben Morton, VP, Loan Officer, ViewPoint Mortgage
♦ Bob Ward, Ward Appraisal Service
This presentation is free an open to the public. (DBL is a volunteer-run organization, and optional donations at the door are always appreciated.) No RSVP required. For more details, email us via “Contact Us” or call Scott Clay at 512-689-1149.
Our series on natural building continues. Watch for details on these upcoming presentations:
June 20 – Natural Building: Design Process
July 18 – Natural Building: The Construction Phase
 Sunday, June 3, 2012, 10 am – 6 pm
Austin, Texas and beyond
Visit ten beautiful projects that illustrate thoughtful passive solar design, careful construction, and the latest green technology. Learn from the homeowners and the professionals that saving energy need not be difficult or expensive. This is the 16th annual Cool House Tour and is sponsored by our friends at Texas Solar Energy Society and Austin Energy Green Building.
Tickets are $20 and available online now or at Treehouse (south) and Zinger Hardware (north) on May 10. For details, visit the Cool House Tour page on the TXSES website.
 
 Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9, 2012
Bastrop Convention Center, Bastrop, Texas
The Green Expo will feature more than 50 speakers and panels and demonstrations, including Howard Garrett (“The Dirt Doctor”) from Dallas. Friday will focus on issues for professionals, such as city planners, architects and green builders but the public is invited to attend. Saturday will be a fun-filled atmosphere featuring live music, lots of kids’ show and tell demonstrations, indoor and outdoor exhibits featuring alternative energy (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.) and more.
Design~Build~Live and our Bastrop fire rebuilding program, Earthen Love, will have a booth at the Expo. Please come by and visit us while you are there.
For more information, visit the Heart of Texas website.
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