Alex T writes, “Just back from the 18th annual Crestone Energy fair and green home tour has me excited for Buena Vista’s Sustainability Showcase scheduled for the 27th of September. The Crestone Fair was full of the color and character that Colorado residents have come to expect from Crestonians. The home tour that we attended showcased a newer style of strawbale building with tensioned post and beam contruction - the bales were placed under the beams between the posts and and the beams were wrapped with compression straps, tensioned down onto the bales, compressing them to encourage cohesion and longevity of their R40+ insulation value. The house illustrated in the picture is an example of a cordwood structure using locally sourced beetle kill trees, mortar and decorative glass as the filler between radial post and beam construction. This is a truly unique and beautiful house (More photos to come) All in all a fascinating tour lead by knowlegable and approachable guides. A big thank you to the people who opened their homes and their heads to educate us about their alternative building methods.

Closer to home, CMC is hosting and Facilitating Buena Vista’s Sustainability Showcase at the Orpheum Theater this month. Speakers ranging from Authors to Politicians to Activists will join the conversation with locals on September 27th including,

“Randy Udall, “one of the nation’s leading activists in promoting energy sustainability.”
Quint Redmond, “an expert in the utilization of the land use concept, ‘Agriburbia,’ which integrates food production as an integral element in the community design, social network and financial viability of the neighborhood.”
Michael Callahan, founder of PowerMundo, a Social and Sustainable Business in Renewable Energy, and manager of the first silver certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) recreation center in Boulder. ”

Check out their site for more information and we will see you there. As the date approaches, we will likely have more specific ideas to share and discuss at ChannelBV. So stay tuned!

For more events like these, the Colorado Renewable Energy Society has a great calendar.

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