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The Art of Sustainable Living Week 4: Building Materials and Indoor Air Quality

Instructor - Richard Reep, LEED-AP

Workshop Series:  The Art of Sustainable Living

Join us for an informative and empowering series of workshops to discuss and analyze sustainable living, and apply concepts to one’s own lifestyle.

 Instructor:  Richard T. Reep, LEED-AP

Workshops are offered as individual classes for $25, or enjoy the entire series for $125.  Students will be provided valuable, practical information to integrate into their daily lives.  Must pre-register as course is limited to 15 students.


Workshop 4:  Building Materials and Indoor Air Quality

Students will complete the workshop with ways to understand their own shopping habits, how to increase recycled content in items they purchase, and how to improve their indoor air quality.  Students will explore recycling, sustainable materials on the market today, waste management, and what chemicals are regulated to improve indoor air quality.

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  • Goals/Learning Objectives:

    • Understand what renewable materials are and how they are available

    • Understand principles of regional materials

    • Understanding recycling, reusing materials, and what certified wood is

    • Understand volatile organic chemicals (VOC) and how to analyze VOC content

    • Green Label, Green Seal programs

  • Workshop: Using their own residences, students will analyze their existing buildings and how materials are used. Any additions and/or renovations being contemplated can also be used as a basis for analysis. Bringing in photos of their property, students will be able to analyze items such as:

    • Recyling tips and tricks

    • Ways to shop for recycled, renewable, and reused materials

    • Ways to shop for materials without VOC content



Students taking these workshops will gain an understanding of sustainability related to landscape, architecture, and interior design, both for their own residences and for their community.

Each workshop explores a different question, and the workshops can be taken individually or as an entire class series.




Sunday, Feb. 28th, 2010, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Florida School of Holistic Living Main Campus, Orlando $25 for individual workshop or $125 for six week series

$25.00
Call 407-595-3731 or email us for more info.

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