That’s fantastic Tim, because I have found that I can’t change one of my travel bookings and it was going to be quite a rigmarole going to Wellington. I’m disappointed not to be going, but very glad you will be there. I hope we could have a slot in a meeting for you to tell us all about it.
Many thanks! Claire
From: Tim Ross Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2019 8:53 AM To: Claire Loftus Cc: Donald Shand; ucol-shareholders@list.king.net.nz Subject: Re: [Ucol-shareholders] South Pacific Passive House Conference &Co-housing Hui
Hi Claire,
I'll be at the Passive House conference this year speaking about a number of multi unit passive house projects we are working on at present including the High Street Cohousing project which lots of folks are interested in.
The Coho Hui organisers asked if someone from our group wanted to provide a quick update on our project and because I am already up in Wellington that weekend I said I could do it.
Cheers,
Tim.
On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 4:11 PM Claire Loftus passionforlanguage@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone Have you heard about this event in Wellington this weekend – South Pacific Passive House Conference ? https://www.facebook.com/events/385651402185780/ Our site picture is the ‘icon’. I guess this is the kind of thing the Passive House people were/are wanting to cooperate with us on for their marketing. Then on Tuesday, the same faculty (Architecture and Design) is hosting the national co-housing hui, which I’ve been planning to attend. Only just getting around to booking and thinking about travel (from Hamilton). At one point I saw them saying there would be ‘presentations’ from groups including High Street Co-Housing. Yikes! Now I think what it means is me popping up for a few minutes in the pecha kucha session and updating about our project. Kind of a speed dating way of networking so that people interested know what I look like if they want to ask me more at the informal session at a bar from 4.30, lol I wonder what the exhibition, “Cohousing Inclusive will be like? Will we be in it? We were approached? Claire https://www.facebook.com/events/2229772600630144/ How do we give housing agency to the city and its residents?
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The conference runs from 9.00 am – 4.30 pm, Tuesday the 12th of February, and will be followed by an informal event at the Havana Bar in Wigan Street from 4.30 - 6.30 pm.
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We are delighted to confirm a presentation at the conference via Zoom by Dr Michael LaFond, Founder and Director of id22: Institute for Creative Sustainability (Berlin) and presentations from a range of local cohousing communities, including CoHaus, Ohu, Earthsong, Delhi Village, High Street Cohousing, and a range of emerging new CoHousing communities from throughout Aotearoa. There will also be workshops and conversations to help bring CoHousing to life in New Zealand. 09:00-09:45 Welcome and introduction to the day 09:45-10:30 Keynote speaker: Michael LaFond (Institute for Creative Sustainability, Berlin) 10:30-10:50 Morning tea and international exhibition Inclusive CoHousing 10:50-11:30 NZ CoHousing heritage: Exploring the histories of early collective living projects in Aotearoa 11:30-12:30 Present of NZ CoHousing: Pecha kucha of current collective housing projects across Aotearoa 12:30-13:30 Lunch: Invitation to visit the Cohousing Inclusive international exhibition and propose topics for open space sessions 13:30-14:30 Future of CoHousing: Open space sessions - Block I 14:30-14:45 Afternoon tea 14:45-15:30 Future of CoHousing: Open space sessions - Block II 15:30-16:30 Feedback & Sense-making: Next steps for CoHousing in Aotearoa 16:30 Post-event social gathering at Havana Bar (open to the public) _______________________________________________ Ucol-shareholders mailing list Ucol-shareholders@list.king.net.nz https://list.king.net.nz/listinfo/ucol-shareholders