Straw Bale & Sustainable Building session

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Straw Bale & Sustainable Building
with author & teacher Chris Magwood
Wednesday March 1
Multi Purpose Room - Student Life Centre, UW
12pm

New homes and commercial buildings can achieve remarkable energy efficiency, use environmentally friendly materials and renewable energies and still be built for the same cost as conventional construction. Come learn how!
Straw bale building author and teacher Chris Magwood will be giving a talk and slide show to discuss how sustainable building strategies can and have been implemented across Ontario.
Magwood is the author of three books on straw bale building, and is part of a group of builders whose explorations of sustainable building techniques have helped make Ontario a world leader in the design and construction of buildings that are highly energy efficient, healthy for occupants and tread lightly on the planet. It doesn't hurt that many of these buildings are also uniquely beautiful, as his slide show will demonstrate.
After 10 years as a professional builder, Magwood is now dedicated to teaching the art and science of sustainable building to others. As the professor of Fleming College's new Sustainable Building program, he helps groups of students design and construct full-size buildings that are on the leading edge of energy and environmental performance. The first project completed by the students was the 4Cs Food Bank and Thrift Store in downtown Haliburton, and this will be among the buildings featured in the presentation.
Photo by Chris\nJohnston.\n\nMagwood\'s latest book, More Straw Bale\nBuilding (New Society Publishers) is a completely revised and updated\nedition of the book Straw Bale Building, which has sold over 20,000\ncopies and has become a standard resource for builders across North\nAmerica. Copies of the book will be available at the\npresentation.\n\nIf you would like to learn more about straw\nbale and sustainable building, this is a perfect opportunity to see\npictures, learn about costs and construction and have your questions\nanswered by an expert.

The Food Bank and Thrift Store in downtown Haliburton is an example of good sustainable building practice. It was constructed by students at Fleming College, and uses straw bale walls, earth plasters, earth floors and passive and active solar components. Photo by Chris Johnston.
Magwood's latest book, More Straw Bale Building (New Society Publishers) is a completely revised and updated edition of the book Straw Bale Building, which has sold over 20,000 copies and has become a standard resource for builders across North America. Copies of the book will be available at the presentation.
If you would like to learn more about straw bale and sustainable building, this is a perfect opportunity to see pictures, learn about costs and construction and have your questions answered by an expert.