Courses

Off-Grid Primer:  Sustainable Design & Construction Meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow. As we peer into society’s future, we - you and I, and our government—must avoid the impulse to live [...]

Permission to Build Meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow. As we peer into society’s future, we - you and I, and our government—must avoid the impulse to live only for today, [...]

Structure Appropriate & Holistic Design. Waste is a design flaw.

Heating & Cooling Buildings Keep the building warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Comfortable buildings with little to no utility bills and little to no use of fossil fuels. This increases both psychological and physiological comfort. [...]

There are many basic sources of electricity, and many of these forms can be delivered to living/business structures through grids: Solar (sun) energy Wind power Natural gas Coal Nuclear power Hydropower Biomass Geothermal Generators (gas, diesel, natural gas) Electricity can be [...]

Catch > Filter > Use > Drainage > Treatment > ReUse > Treatment Sustainable water management, where we explore the journey of capturing rainwater into cisterns, filtering and using in homes, and advancing through wastewater treatment [...]

Farm to Table Embark on a culinary journey with our Farm-to-Table course, savoring the flavors of locally sourced, sustainable cuisine. I believe that understanding where our food comes from and how it's grown is a fundamental [...]

Earthship Primer Putting Housing Back Into the Hands of the People As we peer into society’s future, we - you and I, and our government—must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our [...]