Eco Home Fair '97submitted by Mary Crandal Eco Home Fair '97, sponsored by Washington State University, is the first home show devoted exclusively to Northwest residents who are looking for the newest ways to build, remodel, decorate and landscape their homes using earth-friendly products and techniques. This event is packed with information on environmentally sound building products and techniques to protect and restore local quality of life. Participants will find information on strawbale construction, using recycled building products, indoor air quality, living simply, and how to use alternative water systems. The Eco Home Fair will feature two days of exhibits, demonstrations and seminars September 13-14, at Fort Worden State Park in historic Port Townsend. More than 40 exhibitors will showcase building products designed to conserve resources and reuse materials. Participants will learn how to get more for less by designing and building smaller but better houses. For participants interested in more in-depth information, the event will feature hour-long seminars on environmentally responsible home-building techniques, improving indoor air quality, and waterwise landscaping ideas. Planned for the entire family, Eco Home Fair combines the fun of a fair with exhibits, seminars, demonstrations, and a children's activity area at Fort Worden. You can plan a full weekend of fun and learn new things in a family entertainment environment. Speakers will include Cecile Andrews, columnist of the Seattle Times, Chris Jekel on building codes and design elements, Doug Lewis on bamboo construction, Jeff Allbrecht on financing eco- buildling, Chris Staff on using recycled building products, Barbara Johnson, the newest winner of "designing for the environment," and Richard Benson from the Washington Department of Health to talk about grey-water systems. Three separate tracks will look at sustainable building green materials and systems, nontoxic indoor home air quality issues, and landscaping for a healthy environment Children can learn to build a bird house, see a robot and participate in an outdoor environmental building project. The event is sponsored by WSU Conferences & Institutes with support from the WSU Community Learning Center in Jefferson County, the Eco-Home Builders Guild and numerous environmental organizations. Tickets for the event are available at the door for $7.00; children under 10 are free. Tickets include admission to all exhibits, activities and seminars. Seminar seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on the event, call WSU Conferences & Institutes at (253) 445-4575 or fax (253) 445-4633.
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