Educational Events!

Seventh Generation Community Projects holds educational events on a variety of environmental topics. In 2009, we will be focusing on domestic solar hot water workshops and seminars on low-to-no cost ways of reducing your GHG emissions as part of a new project called Get Energy Smart!

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Upcoming Free Get Energy Smart! 2009 Events

Saturday November 7th, 2009, 3pm-3:45pm
Glebe Enviro Fair, St. Giles Presbyterian Church
174 First Avenue at Bank Street
Hosted by: Glebe Community Association

Wednesday November 11th, 2009--7pm-9pm (En français! )
Tucker House,
1731 Tucker Road, Rockland, Ontario, K4K 1K7
Hosted by: Maison Tucker House

Completed Get Energy Smart! 2009 Events

Wednesday September 16th, 2009--7pm-9pm
Montgomery Legion
330 Kent St, Ottawa, ON
Hosted by Centretown Citizen's Corporation

Wednesday September 30th, 2009--7pm-9pm
Kanata United Church,
33 Leacock Drive, Kanata, ON K2K 2B9
Hosted by Ecology Ottawa

Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 6pm and Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 4pm
Landsdowne Park
1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3W7
Hosted by CanEast Shows

Tuesday October 6th, 2009--7pm-9pm
St. Paul's University
Amphitheatre Rm 1124
223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4
Hosted by SLOE

Tuesday October 13th, 2009--7pm-9pm
Fisher Park Public School Cafeteria
250 Holland Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y
Hosted by: Westboro Community Association,
Hintonburg Community Association and Hampton-Iona Community Group

Saturday October 17th, 2009--10am-12pm
Fall Walking Tour of Green Homes and Sustainable Community Initiatives!
Meet at The Children's Garden in Robert Leggett Park (corner of Main St & Clegg St)
Hosted by SLOE and Ecology Ottawa

Tuesday October 20th, 2009--7pm-9pm
Arbor Gallery
36 Home, Vankleek Hill ON, K0B 1R0
Hosted by Arbor Gallery

Wednesday November 4th, 2009--7:30pm-9:30pm
Rockcliffe Park Community Hall,
380 Springfield Road, Ottawa, ON K1M 0K7
Hosted by: Rockliffe Park Environmental Committee
LEAF, and the Jane Thompson Organization

Send an email to sign-up to the Get Energy Smart! Network to find out about Future Events, Workshops and Program Updates!

Get Energy Smart! is a program that aims to inform the laymen about low-to-no cost ways of reducing your energy bills and GHG emissions! These workshops are FREE and hosted in different areas in the city in collaboration with the following community associations and local environmental groups:

Other Workshop Topics:

Seventh Generation Community Projects also conducts workshops on a variety of other topics. During 2008, we will conduct a workshop once 20 people have expressed interest in a topic. At this point, the workshop will be scheduled at the most convenient time and location. If you would like to attend a workshop, please complete the Information Form and you will be contacted with more details. If you would like to co-host a workshop, please contact seventhgeneration@tuckerhouse.ca.

The Healthy Home
We tend to take our own physical health for granted until something goes wrong. This is an important topic for people wanting to ensure that their own or their clients' living and working spaces are as healthy as possible. Come and explore in-depth issues and solutions for the home environment. Learn how certain indoor conditions can create or worsen health problems: allergies, asthma, head-aches, colds, flu, fatigue, chemical or environmental sensitivities, sick building syndrome, etc. Simple and practical information will allow you to better understand homes and their systems so that healthy changes can be made. Questions are encouraged! Handouts, visual aids and plenty of other resources will be on hand.

Time: 10am-4pm on a Saturday
Cost: $35 / $25 member

Introduction to Straw Bale Construction
A lecture and slide show covering the building process, energy efficiency and commonly asked questions.

Time: 10:00am-3:00pm on a Saturday
Cost: $35 / $25 member

Introduction to Green Energy
Interested in alternative energy sources? Want to go off the grid? Just want to reduce your hydro bill? Come learn about wind power, solar panels, passive solar design, micro hydro, wood heat, and energy conservation. Day lecture.

Time: 10am-4pm on a Saturday
Cost: $35 / $25 member

Simple Living Workshop
A participatory exploration of ways to simplify your life. Moving at an unprecedented speed physically, mentally and spiritually, we are "stuff-aholics" craving inner peace. With consciousness and creativity, come and clarify simple choices you can begin to integrate into your life immediately. Sarah Ban Breathnach, author of Simple Abundance says, you can be abundant and simple even though this seems ironic! Evening workshop.

Time: 7 - 9:30 pm on a weeknight event
Cost: $25 / $20 member