Sustainable Community - Know how workshop

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• Background

• Why you should attend

• Programme

• Venue

• Terms & conditions + BOOKING

• Testimonials & Feedback

• Publications available for sale during event

• Presenters/guides/facilitators

Background

The Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) is an innovative residential sustainable development in the village of Hockerton near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. The architects were Professor Brenda Vale and Dr Robert Vale, whose own ground-breaking home in Southwell provided much of the inspiration and know-how for this project. It was completed in September 1998 after three years of planning and 18 months of construction. They have been designed as one of the first zero energy residential systems in the UK reducing life cycle energy to a minimum and are amongst the most energy efficient, purpose built dwellings in Europe. Maximum use of benign, organic and recycled materials has been made in the construction and the development is designed to be, to a large extent, self-sufficient. The houses are earth covered and have passive solar heating without a space heating system. Wind turbines and photovoltaics provide all of the energy required to run the homes and a community building. The water and sewage system is self-contained. Since completion in 1998 Hockerton Housing Project has established itself as an exemplar of sustainable development locally and nationally, providing a unique 'real-life' experience of living sustainably. 

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Why you should attend

This event will be of particular interest to those interested in setting up, facilitating or joining a sustainable community. This includes individuals or groups with an interest in sustainable living/lifestyles, self-builders, landowners, and planners.

The workshop will enable you to: 

• Discover how you can have low impact housing without loss of amenity
• Understand current  thinking on planning and what local authorities are doing to promote sustainable developments – How to get planning permission!
• Learn the pitfalls from a group that’s actually done it
• Dissolve some of the fears and apprehensions about communities
• Discuss ideas and plans that you have with experts in low energy housing, renewable energy systems and social structures
• Write a realistic action plan to further your ideas

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Programme

This programme is only a guide with approximate timings. HHP reserves the right to vary the programme

Attendance at this event is limited to 15 delegates, to ensure a truly interactive and worthwhile event for all participants

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Venue- Sustainable Resource Centre (SRC)

To meet the growing need from visitors, a new learning resource centre has recently been completed, the Sustainable Resource Centre (SRC).

The new facilities include a:

·        A dedicated audio-visual room

·        Seminar facilities

·        Permanent exhibitions.

The building itself has been built to similar high environmental standards as the homes, including meeting autonomous, zero heating and zero CO₂ standards.

 “The SRC will be an inspirational centre and act as regional catalyst for sustainable action, offering improved facilities and more extensive activities for a wide range of interest groups.”

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Terms and Conditions

Cost

• Students                                                                                   = £42 (inclusive of VAT)

• Individuals, and non-VAT registered organisations                          = £50 (inclusive of VAT)

• Businesses, local authorities and VAT registered organisations         = £50 + VAT = £58.75

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the HHP publication – ‘The Sustainable Community – wit details of access’ worth £7.50.

Your booking will be confirmed once payment has been received. Bookings must be accompanied by a cheque payable to ‘HHP Trading Ltd’. Directions and further practical details will be sent to you with your booking confirmation. TO BOOK CLICK HERE

Events may be cancelled by HHP with 5 days notice whereupon guests will receive a full refund or offered an alternative date.

Cancellations

Any booking fee paid will not be refunded unless written confirmation is received at least five working days prior to the event, substitute delegates are welcome.

HHP reserves the right to vary the programme and cancel the event in case of insufficient bookings.

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Testimonials & Feedback

“Thanks for hosting us - we had a great day and the feedback from the crew was great.  Most of them found the HHP part very inspiring and have taken the 'can do' attitude back to their respective workplaces.”

(David Zammit, Science Museum, Jan 2005)

I have spent the last year researching natural building methods and as a result have attended numerous workshops/events in the UK, Europe and Southern Africa. Out of all the events I have attended, Hockerton wins the award for 'most professional green enterprise' for your project, workshop presentation, effective follow-up service and commitment to green networking. Hockerton is leading the field and I wish you all the best for 2005 and beyond.

(Mike Jones, workshop attendee, 2004)

Workshop (2/7/05)

Facilitation was very good. Also useful to meet other people and hear their input - It was inspiring.

The workshop was well focused with excellent facilitators. Very enjoyable & informative.

Loved the set-up - houses, lake, turbines, eco loos! Excellent all round.

I enjoyed the structure of the day. Balance between sitting in groups & having a tour round site...I felt both inspired and stimulated.

Workshop (23/4/05)

Great to hear your experiences on an informal level as well as formal stuff

Good mix of talks, workshops & visits

Very well presented - valued the informal style making it relaxed and enjoyable

A very useful & enjoyable experience - everything was well explained & detailed, giving plenty of time for Q&A

I feel enthused & inspired

All very inspiring and warmly presented

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Publications available for sale during this event include:

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Presenters/Guides/ Facilitators

Simon Tilley

Simon Tilley (M Eng, C Eng, M I Mech E) Simon joined the project in 1995, after a background in Mechanical Engineering. This included spending two years in Namibia. He manages the HHP water & energy systems and a number of key HHP projects, including a DTI Domestic PV field trial. He also leads and facilitates HHP's developments with educational work including running workshops tours and training events. He contributed towards Nottinghamshire Agenda 21's review of energy & construction. Simon was also an Open University Associate Lecturer for the “Energy for a Sustainable Future” course for two years and now mentors his replacement.

More recently Simon has been very involved with the design and build of HHP’s new eco-community building (the Sustainable Resource Centre), provided input into a number of reed bed designs, and acts as one of HHP’s most experienced technical members for consultancy, tours and workshops.

Trudi White

Trudi joined the project in 1996. Trudi's main interests with the project are organics and helping the Trading Company define a strategic direction. She is also a trained facilitator having worked with many different groups.

Otherwise outside of HHP, Trudi is a practising psychotherapist.

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