Events
Residential Wind Workshop
Saturday, May 31, 2008
8:30am - 4:30pm
Des Moines Botanical Center
MORE INFO AT: http://www.irenew.org/work6.html
Emphasis of workshop will be Solar liquid collector systems for heating Domestic Hot Water. Illustrations and discussion presented on how space or pool heating can be incorporated into these systems.
Overview of Topics Covered
- Types of Systems
- Sizing & Determining Amount of Storage & Collectors
- Installation Techniques for Mounting Collectors
Emphasis of workshop will be Solar liquid collector systems for heating Domestic Hot Water. Illustrations and discussion presented on how space or pool heating can be incorporated into these systems.
MORE INFO AT: http://www.irenew.org/work6.html
Overview of Topics Covered
- Types of Systems
- Sizing & Determining Amount of Storage & Collectors
- Installation Techniques for Mounting Collectors
- Options & Types of Pre-heat Storage Tanks
- Misc. System Components
- Sizing Pump(s) & Piping
This year the Drake Neighborhood sponsors its 22nd annual Historic Home Tour. Several neighbors have agreed to open their homes for the tour. A special thanks to those folks hosting for the first time!
This year you will be touring the section of the neighborhood that lies just east and north of the Roosevelt Cultural District. To date, the tour includes homes on 35th street, 39th and 40th Street and on Kingman Blvd. Most of the homes on tour were built very early in the 20th century: 1912-1919, with a couple others constructed in the '20s and '30s.
This year the Drake Neighborhood sponsors its 22nd annual Historic Home Tour. Several neighbors have agreed to open their homes for the tour. A special thanks to those folks hosting for the first time!
This year you will be touring the section of the neighborhood that lies just east and north of the Roosevelt Cultural District. To date, the tour includes homes on 35th street, 39th and 40th Street and on Kingman Blvd. Most of the homes on tour were built very early in the 20th century: 1912-1919, with a couple others constructed in the '20s and '30s.
NOTE: This meeting is on the SECOND Saturday, due to the 4th of July holiday
Join us at 1631 9th Street to walk through a house that is just starting the rehabilitation process. The interior demolition is almost complete, so you can see what is behind the plaster in some locations. You will have to put on your thinking caps to visualize the end result!
As always, DSMRC monthly meetings are free and open to the public! They are typically held on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:00 in the morning. Each meeting is at a different location and covers a different topic. We welcome people of all skill levels whether you are a professional general contractor, exploring options for redoing a bathroom, or simply want to talk about renovation with other interesting people.
BYOC (Bring Your Own Coffee) but donuts and juice will be provided.
Please contact Steve Wilke-Shapiro at swilkeshapiro@gmail.com or 515-710-3484 for more information.
Hope to see you there!
This workshop is for the solar curious and the experienced solar power user. We will cover the basics of residential sized, grid tied photovoltaic solar systems. After a brief overview of how the solar modules convert solar energy into electricity, we will cover the basics of designing a system. This will include determining costs, intertie requirements, inverters, and placement of the solar modules.
MORE INFO AT:http://www.irenew.org/work4.html
