Lakeside Living Expo Highlights Free Green Homebuilding Seminars by NH Architects Bonin Architects

June 16, 2009 - PRLog -- The 2nd Annual Lakeside Living Expo will be held July 17 – 19, 2009 at the Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, New Hampshire, located on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, less than 90 minutes from Boston and the NH seacoast.  The Expo will feature over 200 companies featuring 300 exhibits from around the NH Lakes Region, including manufacturers of log and timber frame homes, suppliers of building products, rustic Adirondack home decor, furniture, artists, boating equipment, and indoor and outdoor cottage accessories.

2nd Annual Lakeside Living Expo
Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, NH
July 17 – 19, 2009
Friday Noon – 8PM; Saturday 10AM-8PM; Sunday 10AM-4PM

A special feature of the Lakeside Expo is a series of Free Seminars.  NH Architects Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC is pleased to be presenting three Seminars on Green Homebuilding.  Bonin Architects’ seminars are scheduled Friday and Saturday from 4:00 to 4:30 PM, and Sunday from 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM.  The Green Homebuilding Seminars will feature topics such as sustainability, the guiding principles of green home design, the phases of design, and passive green design.  Attendees will also learn about what design considerations go into a green home, including massing, solar orientation, and site factors that affect a home design, as well as solar energy systems and geothermal heating.

The featured speaker is Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP, a principal partner of Bonin Architects & Associates.  Bonin is an accomplished speaker, award-winning architect, and the author of TIMBER FRAMES: Designing Your Custom Home, an invaluable tool to help homeowners become fully involved in the design of their new energy efficient home.  Bonin sponsors free Green Building Seminars throughout New England and is a regularly featured speaker for Timber Frame Business Council events and the Timber Frame Engineering Council.

Green Home Design Seminars
Speaker:  NH Architect Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP
Lakeside Living Expo, July 17-19, 2009
Friday and Saturday 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Sunday 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM

Anyone planning to build a green home, whether it's a timber frame, post and beam, structural insulated panels, conventional framing or other building method should plan to attend the seminars and stop by Bonin Architects’ booth.  Kimberly and Jeremy Bonin will be on hand to talk to homeowners about green building and answer any questions in regard to energy efficient home design, the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, and renewable energy systems such as geothermal heating, and solar energy systems.

Directions and discounted admission tickets to the Expo are available by contacting Bonin Architects & Associates or visiting their website.

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About Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC:
NH Architects Bonin Architects & Associates creates sustainable, innovative, energy efficient home designs, and specializes in the design of timber frame, post and beam, and structural insulated panel homes. Designs incorporate recycled and energy efficient building materials and sustainable (green) energy practices where appropriate. Project Management services include working with clients to determine budget requirements, material choices and product specifications for quotes, providing an apples-to-apples manufacturer bid comparison to clearly explain material and cost differences, and working with the contractor throughout the construction process.