EcoHouse Tour: Climate Action & Adaptation, 8/16/15

EcoHouse Tour: Climate Action & Adaptation, 8/16/15
How can using recycled cardboard boxes restore the soil in your yard and allow you to grow a thriving, toxin-free garden? How can a roof filter air pollution, help prevent flooding, and reduce the need for heating and air conditioning? Find out the answers to these questions as you explore the inspiring EcoHouse demonstration site… Read more »

EcoHouse Drought Strategy Tour, 4/6/14

EcoHouse Drought Strategy Tour, 4/6/14
California’s severe drought reminds us it’s time to get serious about water conservation. Get the information and inspiration you need at our tour of the EcoHouse, Sunday, April 6th, from 10 – 1 PM. Join us for an in-depth slide show and presentation on water ecology and innovative water recycling solutions. Learn ways to turn… Read more »

EcoHouse Tour: Climate Action and Adaptation – FULL

EcoHouse Tour: Climate Action and Adaptation - FULL
After a little winter rest, we’re kicking off 2014 with a climate tour of the EcoHouse on Sunday, January 19th. EcoHouse events are being planned throughout the rest of the year, and there’s an easy way to be in the know for our upcoming classes and tours there. Click “Subscribe” on any page on our… Read more »

EcoHouse Living Roof Is Featured in Berkeleyside

EcoHouse Living Roof Is Featured in Berkeleyside
Berkeleyside put out a list of “Berkeley’s secret rooftop gardens,” which includes the EcoHouse garden shed living roof. While some of the rooftops listed by Berkeleyside are not accessible to the public, you check out the EcoHouse garden roof up close by attending one of our tours. Look out for an upcoming Ecological Design, or… Read more »

EcoHouse Tour This Sunday, 6/30/13: Create Water-Saving Features in Your Yard

EcoHouse Tour This Sunday, 6/30/13: Create Water-Saving Features in Your Yard
Concerned about drought? Summer is a great time for setting your yard up to be a water-saving site with greywater systems, rainwater catchment, earthworks, and appropriate landscaping choices. At this Sunday’s tour, you’ll learn about greywater design and take a tour of the EcoHouse systems–the first permitted residential constructed wetland/greywater system in California and the… Read more »