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Tiny Footprint Expo Oct 11-13, San Luis Obispo, CA
Event Description
SmartShare Housing Solutions partners with the City of San Luis Obispo and 33 other tiny house & sustainability organizations to bring you the Tiny Footprint Expo on October 11-13 2019 to help educate and inspire people about this new housing option. Attend the event to tour tiny homes and other alternative dwellings, learn from industry leaders in fun seminars, browse the vendor area, grab a snack from the food trucks, and help the efforts toward climate action.
Tent 1--Tiny House Topics
Saturday, October 12
Just tiny-curious, or ready to jump in and turn your tiny house dreams into reality? We have a session for you.
10:15a--Expanding Versions of Home
11:00a--Intro & Opportunity: What's a Tiny House & Where Can We Put Them
12:00p--Financial Benefits/Costs of Tiny Houses & Yardshares
1:00p--Tiny House Design Process
2:00p--Building Tiny--Nuts & Bolts
3:00p--DIY Tiny House Construction
4:00p--Off the Grid Living
Tent 2--Sustainability in Action
Saturday, October 12
What will it take to achieve our city's goal of carbon neutrality by 2035? These sessions outline the challenges and opportunities.
10:15a--Decarbonization
11:00a--Intro to Net Zero: SLO City Climate Goals
12:00p--Green New Deal: How to Do It & How to Pay for It
1:00p--Zero Waste Lifestyle
2:00p--Toward Zero Waste Food Production: From Farm to Plate
3:00p--Sustainable Mobility: E-Bikes, Transit & Micro-mobility
4:00p--Energy: Solar and Community Choice
Tent 1--Tiny House Topics
Sunday, October 13
10:15a--Life on the Move--Is it for you?
11:00a--Downsizing for Tiny Living
12:00p--Tiny House Villages
1:00p--A to Z: Tiny Houses on Wheels in Backyards
2:00p--Next Steps: Fulfilling Tiny House Dreams
Tent 2--Sustainability in Action
Sunday, October 13
10:15a--Sunrise Movement: Youth Climate Action
11:00a--Sustainable by Design: Tiny Houses for a Tiny Footprint
12:00p--IWMA and the Hitachi Zosen Digester
1:00p--Green Careers
2:00p--Next Steps: How You Can Combat Climate Change
John Foran, a scholar-activist in the global climate justice movement, the center of the struggle for achieving social justice and radical social change in the 21st century.
Robin Butler, Founder of NOAH Certified]
Heidi Harmon, Mayor of San Luis Obispo
Daniel R. Fitzpatrick, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for The American Tiny House Association
Eric Veium, an Energy and Sustainability Analyst at Cal Poly and Task Force Chair for the SLO Climate Coalition
Anastasia Nicole, certified by GBCI as a TRUE Advisor
Stacey Hunt, co-founder of Ecologistics
Jerry Rioux, executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund (HTF) since 2003
Joe Pollon, general contractor, building and remodeling homes since 1992
Catie Michel, education team at the Great Farallones Association in San Francisco
Victoria Rose Carranza, Education Director, One Cool Earth
Silver Sponsors: Controller-on-Call, RRM Design Group, Solstice Green Directory, Davies Company Real Estate, Marborg Industries, Farm Supply Company, Whalebird Kombucha, SLOCo Pedal Taxi, Bliss Cafe, The Main Company, Coastal Peaks Coffee
Bronze Sponsors: Wallace Group, NOAH Certified, Semmes & Co. Builders, Peak Racks, Coast Hills Credit Union, SunWork Renewable Energy Products, Mackey and Mackey Insurance
One Day Pass October 13 . . . $8.00 ($9.39 w/service fee)
One Day Parking . . . $5.00 ($6.24 w/service fee)
VIP 3-Day Pass October 11-13 . . . $75.00 ($79.74 w/service fee)
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