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Many of you probably already know something about Dan, author of 25+ books related to renewable energy, green/sustainable design & construction and more. Here are just a few of the titles of the books he has written:
Power from the Sun, Power from the Wind, The Solar House, Solar Electricity Basics, Wind Energy Basics, Green Home Improvement, The Natural House, and many more books available at http://www.evergreeninstitute.org/
What you may not be aware of is that Dan's home, located in Gerald, Missouri, burned down about a year ago and that he is now in the process of building a zero-energy replacement home with many green/sustainable features and much more.
Dan is willing to share his expertise and construction scheduling with us so that we can experience the 'design-build' decision process as it happens. Even though Dan will be extremely busy building his new home, he understands the value of conducting Design Charrettes and is willing to let others learn and grow with him.
Links to Video Sessions
Featured Video Session 1A - Assembling Your Team
Video Session 1A EXPANDED - Assembling Your Team
Video Session 1B - Developing a Budget
Just Added! Video Session 1C
Video Session 1C - Designing a Building to Be Durable
You Can AlsoView Dan's Progress by clicking on the "Community of Charrettes - Public" tab above
How to utilize this website
If you are not familiar with Design Charrettes or have not participated in one before then please allow us to walk you through the basics. Being that we now live in the "Information Age", gaining access to information about charrettes is not difficult. Many books, white papers and online references have been written that describe how others have conducted their own Design Charrettes. And, the results from the charrette(s) is nearly always positive and sometimes even spectacular.
However, reading how someone else conducted their own Design Charrette(s) is typically not comparable to conducting your own. Your project is different, your time-line is different, your goals are unique to your specific project and your design team is comprised of individuals that YOU choose. The desired objective of this website is to make Design Charrettes understandable and accessible to anyone interested. Please don't take this statement to mean that we intend to 'dumb-down' the Design Charrette process.
On the contrary, we will be seeking to build an ever-growing community of the best and brightest minds involved in some of the most advanced and sustainable projects. Learning from others is how we all move forward together. Fortunately for us, people in leadership roles tend to be willing to share their experiences. And, innovators involved in 'cutting-edge' projects want the world to know their successes. (...and sometimes they'll even share about their not so successful projects)
Bottomline: We want your project, no matter how big or small, to be successful and, hopefully, sustainable as well.
This section will grow along with the website and I have included the date published and/or updated on the top of this article for your tracking purposes. New information will be here shortly.
Until then, "Here's to Your Success!"
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Design Charrette Options
Carefully Selecting Your Design Team The key to a successful Design Charrette is the selection of a motivated design team that is focused on your project & willing to contribute their experience & expertise.
References-Resources and Help Information is readily available about "how-to" design/build an energy-efficient, green & durable building or other type of sustainable project. In fact, an avalanche of unsorted information can make it hard to find and extract the specific details a particular project needs. 
Archive: Projects - Charrettes - Other Click on image above to view the Archives of previous projects, design charrettes and professional credentials.