The 3rd Annual
Sustainable Living Conference & Earth Day Fair
DO IT YOURSELF 2007



Monday, April 16 Do It Yourself Energy
[Nat. Sci. room 201A]
4:00 – 4:40 pm Presentation: “Knowledge is Power; Turn it On” - Todd Hoener (GVEA)
4:45 – 5:25 pm Presentation: Energy Savings at the Workplace - Pam Seiser (IA Green Star)
5:30 – 6:30 pm Slideshow: Powering a Homestead with Renewable Sources - Phil Loudon
6:35 – 7:15 pm Workshop: How to make biodiesel, winterize windows, & more

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Tuesday, April 17 Do It Yourself Food
[Wood Center lounge]
2:00 – 5:00 pm Workshops: Bow hunting, Fly tying, Beer brewing
[WC Conf. rms. E/F]
5:00 – 5:30 pm AK Grown/Organic Potluck and Cooking Contest
5:30 –6:45 pm “Living off the Land… Fairbanks Style” – Larry Landry
6:45 – 8:00 pm “Effects of Climate Change on Guitch’in Subsistence” - Matthew Guilbert

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Wednesday, April 18 Do It Yourself Transportation
[Wood Center lounge]
12:00 – 2:00 pm Workshop: Bike Repair - bring in your bike and get help fixing it
2:00 – 5:00 pm Workshop: Urban Sprawl and City Planning, What can we do?
[Schaible Auditorium]
5:15 – 7:00 pm Presentation: How to Convert a Vehicle from Gas to Electric - Michael Golub

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Thursday, April 19 Do It Yourself Clothing
[Wood Center lounge]
5:00 – 8:00 Workshop: Knitting, Cloths Making, and Bookmaking
5:00 – 8:00 Knanook Knitter’s Yarn Swap
[Schaible Auditorium]
5:15 – 7:00 pm Presentation and Films: Electronics Waste: Exporting Harm

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Friday, April 20 Do It Yourself Building
[CCHRC]
10:30-11:30am Tour of the new Cold Climate Housing Research Facility, meet at Wood Center at 10:20am
[Library Media Classroom]
1:00 – 2:00 pm Presentation: Recycling and Building – creativity and cleverness - Peter Adams
2:00 – 3:00 pm Presentation: Remodeling for Energy Conservation - Richard Seifert
3:00 – 4:00 pm Presentation: US Green Building Council and LEED standards - Thane Magelky
4:00 – 5:00 pm Presentation: CCHRC, “Introduction to Green Building” - Mike Musik
5:00 – 7:00 pm Pannel Discussion: Green Building and Design

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Saturday, April 21 Earth Day Fair
[Constitution Park]
12:00 – 6:00 pm Outdoor booths and informal workshops, live music concert, free BBQ, beer tent, games, fire juggling, recycled art displays, and more.
4:00 pm Recycled Art & Nanook Icon Art shows winners announced, prizes distributed
3:00 – 6:00 pm Free BBQ with locally procured meat, salmon, and organic veggies.


[Taku Parking Lot]
10:00am-4:00pm Electronics Recycling Collection Event (today only)

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Sunday, April 22 Sustainable Living Tour of Fairbanks

[Meet at Patty Center]
10:00am – 6:00 pm Transportation provided to tour five homes with sustainable design,
or 10:00am - 9:00pm with additional trip to Chena Hot Springs for geothermal tour
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For more information contact us at
fbsctf@uaf.edu or call 474-6037

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