On Saturdays through the fall, the Sustainable Building Centre is hosting its "Guest Expert" Series. Every Saturday between 2 and 4pm, a different green building professional will be available to answer sustainable building questions you might have. On Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 2 - 4pm, bring Alan Carpenter of the Yarrow EcoVillage your questions about building community through cohousing.

This is free and open to the public.The SBC is located at 1575 Johnston Street. For more information about the SBC Guest Expert Series, click here. That's just East of the Public Market in the heart of Granville Island on the second floor above Roger's Chocolates. Please give us a call at 604 682 5960 or visitwww.sustainablebuildingcentre.com

Alan has 25 years experience in residential design and construction and 14 years experience in Cohousing and Eco Village Development. He is a regular presenter and guest speaker at many Community Development and Housing related seminars, workshops and programs. Alan is one of North America's foremost experts on cohousing and is co-founder of the U.S. based Cohousing Network and the Canadian Cohousing Network. Alan was involved in the creation of WindSong Cohousing in Langley, B.C., completed in 1996, and currently lives there.

Alan has been involved in the promotion and marketing of Cohousing since 1992. He has been a key to the building of the membership for Windsong Cohousing project in Langley, where he currently lives. He has started and helped in the formation of many of the groups in British Columbia such as Cardiff Place, Cranberry Commons, Quayside Village and Creeky Commons. Alan is currently working on the Yarrow Eco Village project and The Urban Green Cohousing project in North Delta.