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Solar Nova Scotia offers a practical, how-to course on designing and building solar shelter, including greenhouses, solaria, additions and especially solar homes. The course is intended for the general public and for those in design and construction. The main instructor is one of Canada's most experienced solar designer-builders, Don Roscoe.
The courses are offered on 2 Saturdays or 6 weekday evenings in Halifax, Windsor, Chester Basin or other locations. Chartered courses can be arranged for groups.
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- Solar Basics of active and passive, an affordable approach, and integrating the two.
- Climate Control for comfort and health, energy and the environment.
- Site Designing: working with nature, creating microclimates and integrating the shelter.
- Shelter Designing: bringing you, your needs, and your site together.
- Solar Construction: ground frost insulation, heat storage slabs, glazing types and mechanicals.
- Making It Happen: costing, controlling costs, contracting, doing it yourself, and case studies.
The course fee is $90 for individuals and $150 for couples, and includes a handout. The textbook, The Solar Shelter Manual, can be purchased at the beginning of the course if you don't already have one.
» Contact Us to Register or if you have any questions.
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The Canadian Solar Home Design Manual will help you understand how to get the most out of your site and building. It is the textbook for the Solar Shelter Course and it can be purchased before or at the course.
Here's an example of the kind of information in the manual; in this case, how you can build a passive solar home on a north-facing lot.
For a wealth of information on site selection, how to get the most out of your lot, and beautiful and energy-efficient house design, pick up a copy of the Canadian Solar Home Design Manual.
It's Available:
- Over the counter, by phone, or e-mail order, from P'lovers in Halifax at the Park Lane Mall on Spring Garden Road
- Over the counter, by phone, or e-mail order, from Atlantic News at Morris & Queen Streets in Halifax.
- In Wolfvile, at The Box Of Delights Bookshop, 466 Main Street.
- By mail from Solar Nova Scotia for $35.00 CDN + $10.00 S&H
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