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What We Do
At GreenWeaver, we engage in consulting and education for sustainable building and community development by empowering clients with the knowledge, skills, technical information, artistry and confidence needed to elegantly weave these elements into their future. We work with individuals, design firms, builders, educational institutions and communities bringing creative, dynamic solutions, new ideas, expert consulting, and inspiration. Contact us to discuss how we can support your efforts, from your vision to your project details.
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Follow the 2nd St. LIFE Project on our Blog |
NEW Resources at the GreenWeaver Store |
The 2nd St. LIFE Project is an applied research project for sustainable, affordable residential design in cold climates. It is a great educational opportunity and model for design professionals, contractors, code officials and homeowners. The design creates a superinsulated, low impact high performance home on an infill lot in Carbondale, CO. Check for Upcoming Events, read the 2nd St. LIFE Project Blog, or contact us for internship and volunteer opportunities. |
Introducing our new Earthen Walls Make Your Own Clay Plaster Kit designed to launch beginners to professionals into exploring the richness and textures of clay wall finishes. Find this and other great resources to move you forward in sustainable building and living in our online store.
From the beauty of straw bale construction and tips on ecological
living to technical resources, we hope you'll find things that
help you weave a better path.
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GreenWeaver
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Tadelakt Lime Plaster Workshop Coming to 2nd St. LIFE project May 13-15th
Learn the art of Moroccan Tadelakt waterproof lime plaster finishes. This is a one-of-a-kind experience to learn the exacting process of this ancient waterproof lime plaster technique on two real shower enclosures at the 2nd St. LIFE Project!
Click here for more info and to register.
Limited to 10 participants!
GreenWeaver Featured by VISA as Innovative Business
GreenWeaver is honored and excited to be selected as one of five small businesses in the country to be named “innovative and raising the bar in their field” and featured in VISA’s goBIZ small business campaign. VISA made a “webumentary” featuring founder Laura Bartels which shares a bit about how she’s been working to improve ideas and practices in sustainable building and living, bringing harmony to the connection between people and nature. Click here to see the webumentary on Entrepreneur.com.
Feature Article in Earthzine Highlights the Role of Straw Bale Building in Supporting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Earthzine, an online journal dedicated to earth observation and global awareness recently featured an article highlighting the benefits of straw bale construction and the work of GreenWeaver, the Intertribal Council on Utility Policy and the Development Center for Appropriate Technology. Earthzine is a contribution of the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation (ICEO) in support of the Group on Earth Observations and its mission. GEO is an international organization with 71 member nations and the European Union established to foster the international collaboration for Earth observations and utilization of Earth information. Read the full article here.
New GreenWeaver Web Page for the S.A.F.E. Homes Initiative with Downloadable Resources
The Intertribal Council on Utility Policy is continuing to develop the Sustainable AFfordable Efficient Homes program, a Train the Trainers program for tribal colleges and universities. This
straw bale and efficient building program begun in 2008 has been offered
through the cooperation of the Sinte Gleska
University, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, United
Tribes Technical College, and the Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, along with GreenWeaver Inc., One World Design,
Development Center for Appropriate Technology and Straw and Timber Craftsmen. Go to the new S.A.F.E. Homes web page or contact us for more information.
The Climate
Project Debuts New Built Environment Presentation
For
the last years, Al Gore has trained volunteers from around the
globe to educate about climate change using The Inconvenient Truth
slideshow. Presenters are now being trained in sharing solutions
to climate change in addition. The
Climate Project assembled a committee to create a solutions
module about the relationship of the built environment and climate
change. Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver served on
this committee and helped to teach workshops at The Climate
Project's North American Summit in Nashville, TN in May. If you are interested in having a presentation in your community, sign up at the Climate Project website.
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StrawSense Moisture Sensor Systems Available in GreenWeaver's Online Store
StrawSense systems are simple to install
and use to monitor straw bale walls for the life of your building.
Systems available for new constructions and existing buildings. StrawSense systems have been used nationally
in residential, commercial, industrial and schools settings. Check
out the full description and download the brochure here.
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Straw
Bale Public Library Makes a Statement
in
Small Town
One of GreenWeaver's consulting projects, the
Naturita Public Library, is setting a new theme of sustainability
in the small town of Naturita, in southwest Colorado. A former
uranium mining town, Naturita will benefit from the much more
spacious and functional new library. But the town is also taking
note of the library's dedication to the use of straw bale construction,
earth and lime plasters, geothermal heating, and passive solar
design. Much credit goes to Paul Paladino, Director of the Montrose
Regional Library District for his vision, perseverance and energy
with this project.
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Earthquake
Testing Yields Impressive Results for Pakistani Straw Bale Design
On March 27th, a low-tech straw bale house design
designed by engineer Darcy Donovan and architect Martin Hammer
of the Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building Association
(PAKSBAB) withstood violent
shaking at the University of Nevada, Reno's Large Scale Structures
Laboratory. Follow this link
for details and to watch the video.
Follow this link
for media coverage on this testing program.
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Eco House Video Now on YouTube
See the 10 minute film that was just released telling the story of the Eco House exhibit built by the Builders
Without Borders team on the National Mall in Washington, DC
at the U.S.
Botanic Garden. Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver
Inc. participated in the design and construction of this loadbearing
straw bale building across from the U.S. Capitol along with a great
team of builders from around the country.
It was finally moved to a permanent site in Maryland in a well engineered
feat with a crane lifting its total weight of 7.5 tons onto the
waiting flatbed trailer. See the video of the move here.
Read the Press
Release
Read the Roll Call
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Congressional
Briefing Presentation Available
The influence of the first U.S. Congressional Briefing on Straw
Bale Construction held on June 20th, 2008 is still spreading. The
briefing was organized by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.
Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver Inc. presented along with Sandy Wiggins
of Consilience, LLC and immediate past chair of the United States
Green Building Council, Bob Gough of the Intertribal Council on
Utility Policy and David Eisenberg of the Development Center for
Appropriate Technology. Each of the presentations and the entire
audio file are available for download.
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Congressional Briefing Presentations |
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