SPEAKERS - SATURDAY & SUNDAY
SPEAKER HALL
SEE HERE FOR FRIDAYS - Open 10am - 3pm, there are slightly less speakers on Fridays - but a full Q+A session to get your questions answered. CLICK HERE
SOLAR - Powering a Tiny House Off Grid
9:45 AM
Solar - completely off grid - is it possible? Can I run Air-conditioners a fridge and charge my phone? What Size system would I need?
I can't afford a 1.3m house!
10:15 AM
Or can you? How you can utilise a tiny house to offset the insane mortgage needed to buy a house in QLD - and at the same time offer someone a well-needed rental in the middle of a housing shortage!
President of the ATHA
10:45 AM
Rochelle Ryan, the president of the Australian Tiny House Association welcomes you with news from this incredible, volunteer based, organisation.
What are government doing about tiny houses?
10:50 AM
This talk will be taken to ADVOCACY HILL - right next to the Speaker hall - for further talks on where we are all at with council and rules and regs for tiny houses.
TOILETS - POO - WASTE WATER - COMPOSTING - OFF GRID
11.20 am - Annette Hellering
Fascinating Incinerating Toilets - you can go off grid and still be a princess!
11:30 AM - Composting Toilets and Grey Water 101
Popular talk with Jason from Eco Flo - this is a complete education on Composting toilets and exactly how to make them work perfectly, without hassle and without any smells or nasties! Plus, where does you grey water go?
Small Space Design Considerations
12:30 PM
Meet Tim Dean, from Distilled Design, who is an experienced designer from "Small Footprint" houses, to Vans and buses. Discover some of the space saving ideas and how you can implement simple and solid design ideas to your tiny house dream.
Speakers - continued
Sustainable Materials - A conversation
1:15 pm
Following on from small space design ideas, Tim is joined by MC, Kylie Bickle and some industry experts on new (and old) materials that are showing promise for future design.
FINDING LAND
1.45 pm
Need land to park your house? Got land you would be interested in hosting a tiny house? Successful land finding service, ParkMyTinyHouse, run by Briony Jenkinson, who also lives in a tiny house... (hear her story from divorced single mum with less that $2k - to now living by the sea, in her luxury tiny house!)
Additional information on how some people go tiny - under the radar.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephen Yarwood - Urban Planner, Futurist & former Lord Mayor
2.15 pm
Why Tiny Homes Rock, & Jedi mind tricks for convincing your council!
3.15pm - THE BIG QUESTION + ANSWER SESSION
Starting with a chat about how we get Councils to LISTEN - you are welcome to put up your hand and ask ANYTHING to a whole panel of Tiny Experts including toilets, waste, towing, design, land renting, and land hosting, solar, council, rules and regs.
Tiny House Association, Advocacy, rules and regs SPEAKER area
Please note there is a second talk area near the Speaker hall - ADVOCACY HILL which focusses on council changes, building regs and the role of the ATHA. Hear how we are changing the rules and regulations across the country - slowly - but surely!
Elle Paton: Tiny house owner, Tiny House Advocate extraordinaire, founder of the ATHA, and wealth of knowledge on all things tiny.
Rochelle Ryan: President of the Tiny House Association (who lives in a 4.8m tiny house!)
John Cameron: Architect and Vice President of the ATHA - incredibly wise on the legal position of tiny houses and their design implications
ESC: Consultants Townplanning and urban planning consultants, and huge advocates for the Tiny House community
Kim Oconner: Women in building and how tiny houses Rule the World (alongside women!)
Builder: Different builders will come and talk about building tiny houses and the National Construction Code, Building Standards, Trailer Standards, Energy Star Ratings, Accessibility, Modulars - vs - On Wheels, Towing Rules
<<<< FRIDAYS >>> 10.45am - 2pm
Our Friday Schedule is reduced to accommodate the shorter time frame. We make up for it with a great Q+A session which means you get your questions answered.
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