LEITRIM MAR21

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Alternatives to Fracking: ECO-BUILDING ON A SHOESTRING A presentation by Sheltermaker, Peter Cowman ‘A fundraiser for the Irish no fracking campaign’ Thursday March 21st 8.00pm - with tea, biscuits and tunes to follow! Community Centre, Leitrim Village How does one approach the question of low-cost eco-building design and construction? How can I avoid having a mortgage? What are the realities of self-building? What skills are needed? Can one study and build at the same time? What about planning issues? How easy is it to make electricity? These and many other questions will be...

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PORTLAOIS April 9th

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A SHELTERMAKER TOUR EVENT LEAF presents … In association with … The Sheltermaker Tour ECO-BUILDING ON A SHOESTRING Tuesday 9th April 7pm How does one approach the question of low-cost eco-building design and construction? What are the realities of self-building? How can one work and self-build at the same time? What about planning issues? How easy is it to make oneﰆs own electricity? These and many other questions will be answered in this presentation which will include illustrations of low-cost eco-buildings. Portlaoise Golf Club Reserve a place by emailing...

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KILDARE April 8th

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DOWNLOAD TOUR POSTER Monday April 8th 7pm Kildare Steiner School, Dunlavin, Co. Kildare CONTACT THE SCHOOL FOR FURTHER DETAILS ECO-BUILDING ON A SHOESTRING How does one approach the question of low-cost eco-building design and construction? What are the realities of self-building? How can one work and self-build at the same time? What about planning issues? How easy is it to make one’s own electricity? These and many other questions will be answered in this presentation which will include illustrations of low-cost...

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March 14 UCC

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DOWNLOAD TOUR POSTER FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THIS EVENT University College Cork 7.30pm Thursday March 14th 2013 Enquiries 076 602 6046 or, 086 10 22 400 email: sheltermaker@gmail.com ECO-BUILDING ON A SHOESTRING A Presentation by ‘Sheltermaker’ Peter Cowman How does one approach the question of low-cost eco-building design and construction? How can I avoid having a mortgage? What are the realities of self-building? What skills are needed? Can one study and build at the same time? What about planning issues? How easy is it to make electricity? These and many other questions will be...

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SheltermakerFeb13

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SHELTERMAKER’S MANUAL PUBLISHED Well here they are, my beautiful babies, weighing in at a healthy 560+645gms respectively, Volumes 1 & 2 of The Sheltermaker’s Manual! The books will launched at 7pm on March 15th at Sheelagh na Gig Bookshop & Cafe, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary Books are available at a discount direct from the Living Architecture Centre HERE PRESS RELEASE FROM PYTHON PRESS ON THE MANUAL AND TOUR .pdf to be freely downloaded and circulated to media Python Press have kindly agreed to make available the Introduction to the Sheltermaker’s...

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