Rebuilding Strathewen Workshop

Tuesday 22 February 7.30pm at Strathewen Community Centre

Homes being rebuilt in Strathewen are at many different stages of development: some are almost complete, others are works in progress, and others are still being thought through.

The Strathewen Community Renewal Association is launching a project, with the support of funding from VBBRA, to help all Strathewen residents explore:

• what design options can assist to reduce energy consumption and costs
• how drainage/sewerage obligations can be met in environmentally friendly and cost effective ways
• how planning requirements can be met at minimum cost
• what shared technologies can offer cost and carbon footprint gains
• how shared purchasing schemes can provide real cost reductions
• what concrete support can be sourced from outside Strathewen in the form of grants or preferential deals
• what consultancy/advisory support would be most valued

All residents and home builders are invited to attend a workshop on Tuesday 22 February 7.30pm at Strathewen Community Centre where we can begin to draw on one another's experience and with assistance from a small number of external experts we can establish:

• what do we need to know more about in order to make informed decisions
• what needs are most pressing for anyone rebuilding their home
• which activities the project should focus upon as priorities
• how the project should be organised

We have sufficient financial support from VBBRA to allow us to invest in consulting expertise that could assist everyone to achieve better value for their rebuilding dollar. Please come to the workshop ready to share your ideas and to describe your main challenges. We will then be in the best possible position to help one another to achieve reduced energy consumption, fewer ground water problems, keener pricing of materials, and access to direct assistance from technical experts.