EcoHouse
EcoHouse is a demonstration home and garden located in a North Berkeley residential neighborhood. Classes, workshops, and tours of the house and garden are designed to teach people from all walks of life how to make their living space more healthy, harmonious, nontoxic, productive, energy and water efficient, carbon neutral, and ecologically friendly. EcoHouse demonstrates ecological ways of living that are accessible and affordable to people of all ages, ethnic/racial backgrounds, and income levels.
To register for a class or tour, or get more information about EcoHouse, contact the Ecology Center:
| EMAIL: | ecohouse@ecologycenter.org |
| PHONE: | 510-548-2220 x242 |
| MAIL: | Attn: EcoHouse Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite H Berkeley, CA 94702 |
Upcoming EcoHouse Classes and Tours
| 6/9/2012 | Composting for Renters |
| 6/23/2012 | Greywater, Rainwater Catchment, Earthworks Tour at the EcoHouse |
EcoHouse Features
Ecohouse has solar panels, an on-demand water heater, water-saving fixtures, natural and recycled building materials, natural linoleum floors, salvaged kitchen cabinets, bamboo kitchen countertops, a graywater and wetland system, a rainwater cistern, a strawbale and rammed earth shed, a living roof vegetable garden, an organic permaculture garden, native drought tolerant plants, mushrooms, and more!
Click here to view a PDF of EcoHouse home and garden features, and some of the educational activities that have occurred at EcoHouse.
