Designing your sustainable home and lifestyle
This online talk is a practical introduction on light footprint living. Through intelligent design, we can get our homes and landscapes in order so they are resilient and efficient in how they provide us shelter and food. When applied correctly the result is harmonious environmental relations, self-sufficient homes, and empowered individuals.
Kenton will guide participants through how to save money and the environment by making your home sustainable. In this session, learn how your home can align with your personal values, how to reduce your heating and cooling bills and how to put together an edible landscape.
Learning Outcomes
- introduction to practical design methodology
- tips to make your house more self-sustaining
- create peace of mind and savings in your home and in your life
Kenton Zerbin
Kenton is an inspirational teacher, designer, and consultant for sustainable living and the tiny house movement. Trained as a government teacher and then as an internationally certified Permaculture teacher, Kenton teaches others how to create community, grow food and build homes. He has designed multiple properties, started a school for Permaculture in Barbados, and has been a guest speaker for conferences, universities, and governments. Kenton lives in an off-grid tiny house in Alberta that he designed and built, and he continues to run workshops globally that you can find on his website and at NAIT.