Central Tennessee Green Home Meetups

"I live in a neighborhood and want to implement greener methods, combine efforts with a community of like-minded people. "

"I am looking for more information on reducing my carbon footprint. I am also looking for tips on building green on a budget."

"Doug sent this to me. Descriptions and plans for several types of solar water heating systems, including batch systems, drainback systems, and closed loop systems. This link http://www.buildi... ..."

"If folks can`t make it to this tour, my home and others will be on the Sunshine Event solar home tour on June 8th. Doug http://www.sonnen... "

" My winter growing techniques have left me with too much lettuce that needed harvesting at once! These yummy homestyle organically grown salad basics are 4 or 5 varieties, some green, some dark red...."

"I've been fascinated by the amount of energy the Sun delivers to the Earths' surface from the first time I started a fire with a magnifying glass as a child. At the present I am interested in all types and methods of harnessing this energy. "

"Doug, I'll look forward to meeting you at MTSU on Earth Day. cheers Steve Tyree"

"Hi, I live in Nashville in a Subdivision with a menejarie of great 4 legged creatures... am interested in all I can do to preserve the earth & become energy efficient."

"Hi Steven, I`m sure we have a lot to talk about. See you soon, Doug"

"Hi. Kathleen and I have been on the land 19 years, built a cordwood/SIP house, and raised two kids. We also raise goats and sheep. I have a home design business specializing in SIP and timberframe construction. I also sell SIPs."

"We are building an earth sheltered place off the grid. Independence from city services uses less energy. We save the energy the city water service uses to pump water to our home by the use of storing..."

"we have already installed the compact fluorescent light bulb. Want to use the sun for heating hot water."

"The line might get blurry about green home and green life style. For example, we have a place to put items for recyling. We have a place to dry clothing outside, using the solar cloth dryer (which double..."

"My wife and I designed and built our passive solar, earth sheltered home in the mid 80`s and have been enjoying it since. We have a PV pumped solar water heater on the house, and a gravity solar water heater on the shop/studio."

"I am a beginner at this but very interested in this group. I live in Clarksville and hope to move to Nashville soon. So when I get my new home in Nashville I hope to implement what I learn. "

"I'm no expert, but have been involved in energy-efficient/alt ernate/off-grid housing for over 25 years and have made lots of mistakes that others can benefit from! (And, obviously, I still have a lot to learn, myself!)"

"This is the place to continue the conversation between monthly Meetups. Get to know your local Meetup community, ask questions, answer questions, talk about your last get-together--it's up to you. We..."

"I hope someone else will become Organizer for the Nashville portion, as I already organize two other groups; I could remain asst org. Am doing what I can to facilitate networking and learning for improving how we live on our sweet home, Earth."