The non-governmental organizations GNAG – Green Network of Activist Groups from Vukomerić, near Zagreb, and the Center for Environment from Banja Luka, organize the do-it-yourself workshop on solar water heating collectors. The workshop will take place from 18th to the 21st of October 2007 in the High School for Agriculture, Banja Luka. This workshop is organized as part of the project “Balkan Ecovillage Network – Sustainability in Practice”.

The workshop will present how solar water heating collectors could be made from locally available tools and materials, to heat the water on homes, public objects and elsewhere.

The produced solar water heating collectors will be placed on the roof of the sports hall of the High School, and connected to a complete solar water heating system, which will be donated to the School.


The program of the workshop:

18th October (Thursday)
10.00h - 17.00h
- Theoretical introduction to solar water heating
- Work on the solar collectors

19th October (Friday)
10.00h - 17.00h
- Work on the solar collectors

20th October (Saturday)
10.00h - 17.00h
- Work on the solar collectors
- Assembling the solar water heating system in the sports hall

21st October (Sunday)
10.00h - 17.00h
- Assembling the solar water heating system in the sports hall

Lunch is everyday from 13.00h - 14.30h.

For more information please call the phone number 00387/51 433 140 or send an e-mail to miodrag.dakic(monkey)czzs.org – Contact person Miodrag Dakić, Center for Environment.

This workshop is organized as part of the project “Balkan Ecovillage Network – Sustainability in Practice”. With a serial of workshops, presentations and courses we will try to help subjects interested in practical sustainable development, with the principles of lowering pressure on the natural carrying capacity of the Earth. The Project is a result of collaboration of three non-governmental organizations (NGO’s): Green Network of Activist Groups from Vukomerić, Croatia, NGO „Kneja“ from Čakovec, Croatia and „Center for Environment“ from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Among with the solar collector workshop, there will be workshops about worm composting and installation of small wind-solar energy systems. All participants are warmly welcomed; we invite especially representatives from urban organizations, ecologically aware corporations, students and associations.
The project „Balkan Ecovillage Network – Sustainability in Practice“ is being implemented with a grant given through the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe's SECTOR Programme. This Programme is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

You can download the whole project and the timeline.


The project „Balkan Ecovillage Network – Sustainability in Practice“ is being implemented with a grant given through the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe's SECTOR Programme. This Programme is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).