📅 Thursday, November 20 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Jefferson County Public Library – Golden Branch
Golden Meeting Room | 1019 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401

Join the Natural Building Alliance (a 501(c)3 non-profit) for an inspiring introduction to bio-based building materials—from strawbale and hemp-lime to cob, light-straw clay, and natural plasters.

Discover how these time-tested, low-carbon materials are helping build healthy, resilient, and affordable homes in Colorado and beyond.

🎬 Film Screening: Patagonia’s Award-Winning Short Documentary

The Green Buffalo (19 minutes)

Winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
This moving film follows the Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota, who are building homes for their tribe with hemp grown and processed on their own land — a story of sovereignty, sustainability, and hope.

What You’ll Learn

• How natural materials create beautiful, non-toxic, energy-efficient homes

• Meet local builders and architects using these materials today

• Learn how 2027 building code changes are paving the way for wider use of natural building

Presented by: Natural Building Alliance — a 501(c)3 nonprofit advancing sustainable building education.
🌐 www.naturalbuildingalliance.org