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Environment & Community Praxis -- 10th Anniversary (1998-2008)
'Let us design to make the world work for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.''You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.'
~ R. Buckminster Fuller (1980)
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'I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.'
~ Michael Jordan
former NBA player
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Welcome to our web portal -- and thank you for helping extend our 11 years of innovation for Social Work and sustainable communities! We collaborate on design projects that engage people and connect systems in service of livable, healthy homes, schools, and communities. Interests in social work for social change, food security, rainwater harvesting, renewable energy systems, organic recycling & composting, communications, (to name a few) are often pursued. Go here for more details. Our solar home and .11 acre (5000 sf) city lot offers a variety of urban permaculture design and sustainable home features. We host individual and small group visits, weekend workshops, and extended courses on permaculture and ecological design. Email us for more information.
And, our home is also the 2nd in Washington State to use the super-efficient, zero-emission Hallowell Acadia All-Climate Heat Pump. Go here for info. BTW, here is our solar oven (via the Solar Oven Society).
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Affordable Solar in Seattle how?
improved energy efficiency + 520 watts of PV power + 450 amp hr battery bank + 12VDC & 1000-watt AC inverter = electricity for home appliances ~ as of July, 2009, How did we do it? Want to use solar energy? |
Cities Can Save the Earth
International Permaculture Conference and Convergence (IPC 9)--AFRICA