School for Designing a Society

Ecological Construction Symposium

Passive House Architecture and Permaculture Design

October 13-15, 2006
in Urbana, IL

The School for Designing a Society, the Ecological Construction Laboratory, and the Urbana Permaculture Project invite you to a three-day symposium. Discussions on experiments in ecological construction, and design criteria.

We have entered the era of "sustainable" pop. Even the President George Bush says the word "sustainable" now. Sustainability of what system? This symposium is a forum for presenting original projects or design criteria related to ecological design. Booked presenters currently include:

Peter Bane	Permaculture Activist magazine
Kat Klingenberg	Ecological Construction Laboratory
Rob Scott	Urbana Permaculture Project
Julie Vogel	New Prairie Construction
Bill Bagby	Green Island Ecovillage and Flatland Hydroponics
Danielle Chynoweth	Urbana City Council and School for Designing a Society
Todd Rusk	Rainwater catchment and filtration in Urbana
Ben&Kate Lubchansky	Urbana's Backyard Chicken Effort

You're welcome to peruse the 2004 Symposium, or mine the 2005 program (.pdf) for information.

Registration will cost $25 for non-professionals and $100 for professionals for the 3-day symposium, and out-of-town guests will be invited to stay in the Historic Lincoln Hotel which is next door to all of the symposium events.

You can download a flyer for the event here. You can direct questions about the symposium here.

You can register by mailing a $25 or $100 check to:
Tuition: PleaseEcological Construction Symposium
Tuition: PleaseSchool for Designing a Society
Tuition: Please122 Franklin St.
Tuition: PleaseUrbana, IL 61801

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