Mat will present two workshops at SolWest

Mat will be making two hourl long presentions at SolWest in John Day Oregon. The first will be on, "Building the Super Home" and the second will be on home water quality and treatment.

23. BUILDING THE SUPER-HOME. ALL LEVELS. A Super-Home is energy efficient and resistant to fire, earthquake, and violent storms, as well as a pleasure to look at and live in. A variety of building styles and techniques (straw bale, SCIP, ICF, SIP, Cob, and Rammed Earth and more) will be contrasted and compared. Stein also covers recommended fire resistant roofing and decking materials (plus lessons learned from buildings that survived intense fires), and includes tips for upgrading existing homes to improve their fire resistance beyond simply providing a defensible space. Matthew Stein, Stein Design and WhenTechFails.com, Truckee CA. Saturday 2:00, Sale Barn.

18. WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS. ALL LEVELS. Ninety-three percent of the surface water in the United States is polluted. What different kinds of water quality issues should one be aware of? What treatment options are available to individuals? Point of use devices will be covered along with whole house treatment systems, cisterns, well systems, and low-tech options that can be somewhat effective if the high tech ones should become unavailable. Matthew Stein, Stein Design and WhenTechFails.com, Truckee CA. Sunday 11:00, South Classroom.