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greening your home

John was the instructor for a recently completed SBCC Adult Education class called "Greening Your Home". More than thirty colleagues joined John in nine weekly sessions to present examples of how to apply ecological principles to living spaces and gardens. The class was attended by more than ninety students who learned how to upgrade their homes or apartments using healthy, resource-efficient, environmentally-friendly techniques, materials and furnishings.

To learn more, read the class outline.

jdk in the news

John was recently interviewed by the Ventura County Star for an article on sustainability and the recent surge of popularity for Green Building.

Read the entire article.

recently completed projects

under construction

Two residential remodels on the Mesa are currently under construction. They both have energy efficiency upgrades including new high performance windows. One of them was the first project to be approved through the "Built Green, Santa Barbara" program at the City of Santa Barbara.

Visit www.builtgreensb.org to learn more about "Built Green, Santa Barbara."

on the boards

Presently on the boards are several remodels, a new downtown residence, a mountain retreat and a senior housing project. The remodels range from a master bath upgrade to a whole house remodel and energy efficiency upgrade. The downtown residence conveniently located near the courthouse will be energy efficient and environmentally-friendly. The mountain retreat will be sited for passive solar gain, to preserve existing oak trees and powered by an off-grid photovoltaic system. The in-town 82 unit senior housing project will include solar water heating and photo-voltaics to increase energy efficiency to 20% beyond state requirements.