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Page last updated June 19, 2008.

September 2008

Monday, September 15 Pine Island (just north of Rochester), Minnesota.
Presentation on healthy indoor air quality at Gaia's Bounty, 322 South Main Street in Pine Island from 6:30 - 9:30 PM.
Oram will be presenting with Char Tarashanti, Certified Feng Shui Consultant of Rochester (507-289-0720). This is the final in a three-part series entitled, "Healthy Home equals Happy Home." Char will first present information on Feng Shui, followed by Oram discussing an aspect of Building Biology^TM.
In this meeting, Char will describe the process of space clearing to rid an environment of negative energy. Oram will cover ways to make your indoor air more healthy, from preventing and eliminating mold to healthy laundry and cleaning products, flooring and heating and cooling systems.
Oram will be available for consultations in the Rochester and southeastern Minnesota area for one to two days following the presentation. (He can also return on a later date if that works out better for the client's schedule.)

August 2008

Friday, August 22 and Friday, August 29 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5:00 PM both days
Presentation at the 2008 Sustainability Stage of the "Eco Experience" at the Minnesota State Fair.
The workshop is entitled "How to Remodel and Build a Healthier Home."
Learn how to design and build or remodel a healthier home or office. Also, make your existing home healthier. Reduce exposure to harmful air pollutants, mold, and electromagnetic fields.
The lecture will be presented on the Sustainability Stage in the Progress Center, the former Wonders of Technology building, located in the northeast corner of the Minnesota State Fair Grounds at the north end of Cosgrove Street where it meets Randall Avenue. For a map, click here.
Click here to see the entire Eco Experience presentation schedule.
To download a Text Only version of the slides presented at Oram's Healthy New Building lecture, click here.

July 2008

Thursday, July 17 Pine Island (just north of Rochester), Minnesota.
Presentation on how to construct a healthy new or remodeled home or office at Gaia's Bounty, 322 South Main Street in Pine Island from 6:30 - 9:30 PM.
Oram will be presenting with Char Tarashanti, Certified Feng Shui Consultant of Rochester (507-289-0720). This is the second in a three-part series entitled, "Healthy Home equals Happy Home." Char will first present information on Feng Shui, followed by Oram discussing an aspect of Building Biology^TM.
In this meeting, Char will show examples of auspicious and challenging shapes for lots and buildings from the Feng Shui perspective. Oram will cover ways to design and build or remodel a home in a healthy way. The lecture will cover healthy, "breathable" envelope (wall and foundation) construction that avoids mold, as well as nontoxic paints, flooring and cabinetry.
Oram will be available for consultations in the Rochester and southeastern Minnesota area for one to two days following the presentation. (He can also return on a later date if that works out better for the client's schedule.)

June 2008

Wednesday, June 18 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Healthy Approach to Reducing Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) Exposure in Homes and Offices" at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 6-7:15 PM in the upstairs conference room.
This lecture will cover the health effects of EMF exposure and how to protect yourself in your home and office. This includes EMF exposure from appliances, house wiring and wireless devices (cell phones, cordless telephones and wireless Internet--Wi-Fi). We will also discuss how to design the electrical wiring in a new home to avoid these unhealthy fields.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the fourth in a series of lectures presented this year by Oram at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Monday, June 2 Pine Island (just north of Rochester), Minnesota.
Presentation on the health effects of exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) at Gaia's Bounty, 322 South Main Street in Pine Island from 6:30 - 9:30 PM.
Oram will be presenting with Char Tarashanti, Certified Feng Shui Consultant of Rochester (507-289-0720). This is the first in a three-part series entitled, "Healthy Home equals Happy Home." Char will first present information on Feng Shui, followed by Oram discussing an aspect of Building Biology^TM.
In this first meeting, Char will explain the eight methods for diagnosing illness and adjusting chi, from the Feng Shui perspective. Oram will cover the health effects of EMF exposure and how to protect yourself in your home and office. This includes EMF exposure from appliances, house wiring and wireless devices (cell phones, cordless telephones and wireless Internet--Wi-Fi).
Oram will be available for consultations in the Rochester and southeastern Minnesota area for one to two days following the presentation. (He can also return on a later date if that works out better for the client's schedule.)

May 2008

Thursday, May 15 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Healthy Approach to Indoor Air Quality in Existing and New Homes and Offices," at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 6-7:15 PM in the upstairs conference room.
This lecture will cover all aspects of indoor air quality, including mold, particulates, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and healthy building materials. We will also cover healthy choices for heating and cooling as well as passive and active solar design.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the third in a series of lectures presented by Oram this year at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

April 2008

Tuesday, April 15 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "Healthy Building Envelopes (Walls, Foundations, Slab and Roof)" at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 6-7:15 PM in the upstairs conference room.
The lecture will cover our profession's approach to walls, foundations, slabs and roofs and how our approaches differ from the stud frame and batt insulation construction of today. The walls we recommend avoid mold, are healthy, and have great thermal performance. This material is covered in a manual Oram has written for and with George Swanson of Austin, Texas on non-toxic, breathable envelopes. A pre-publication version of the manual will be available in March. Go to the page on my website entitled "New Building Manual" by clicking here.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the second in a series of lectures presented by Oram this year at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Saturday, April 12 Pine Island, Minnesota.
Presentation of "How to Make Your Home Healthier" at the 2nd Annual Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Green Energy and Alternative Medicine Expo. The expo will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 11, 12 and 13. Oram will speak on Saturday at 4:30 PM and will have a booth.
The cost is $3 per day for adults, $1.00 for ages 12 to 18, and free for kids under 12.
Oram will be speaking about ways to make your home more healthy, from mold and water intrusion, to chemical outgassing and the right choices of building materials, to ways to protect yourself from harmful electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). He will also discuss wireless devices such as cell phones, cordless phones and wireless Internet (Wi-Fi).
For more information and directions, contact Cheri at 507-356-8309 or Brad at 507-951-0492.

Tuesday, April 8 Eagan, Minnesota.
7:30-10 PM
Presentation on "Cell Phones, Wi-Fi, and the Wiring in Your Home: EMF Hazards and Solutions" at the monthly meeting of Life Unlimited. The lecture will be held at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Egan, Minnesota.
The cost is $5 for members and $7 for non-members.
Oram will speak about ways to reduce exposure to electro-magnetic fields (EMFs) in your home, from the wiring in your walls to appliances. He will also discuss the latest research on the health effects of exposure to wireless devices such as cell phones, cordless phones and wireless Internet (Wi-Fi).
For more information, contact Carol at 651-454-6891, Leo at 651-222-6760 or Doug at 320-235-5487.

February 2008

Tuesday, February 5 Rochester, Minnesota.
5-7 PM
Presentation of "How to Make Your Home Healthier" at the monthly meeting of SEARCH of Rochester. The lecture will be held at Peace United Church of Christ, 1503 2nd Avenue NE, Rochester, Minnesota.
The cost is $5 for members, $10 for non-members and $6 for students and seniors.
Oram will be speaking about ways to make your home more healthy, from mold and water intrusion, to chemical outgassing and the right choices for building materials, to ways to protect yourself from harmful electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). He will also discuss wireless devices such as cell phones and wireless Internet (Wi-Fi).
For more information, contact Brianne Elias at 507-202-3753.

January 2008

Saturday, January 19 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
12:00 Noon
Presentation of "An Introduction to Designing and Building a Healthy New or Remodeled Home" at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha South in Minneapolis in the upstairs conference room.
Natural Built Home is a local retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the first in a series of lectures to be presented by Oram at Natural Built Home. The first lecture will provide an introduction on ways to make your new or remodeled home more healthy.
Three follow-up lectures will be given in May, June and July 2008 on specific topics (breathable, non-toxic building materials, healthy indoor air quaility, and wiring protocols to avoid unhealthy exposure to EMFs, or electro-magnetic fields).
These are the same four lectures given December 2006 through March 2007 -- see below.
See above for links to a PDF version of my power point slides on how to build a healthy new home.

November 2007

Thursday, November 15 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Workshop presentation to the annual convention of the Minnesota Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA), on "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."
Minneapolis Convention Center, 8:30 - 10 AM. Attendance is open to conference attendees.
For more information contact Chris Hudson, Committee on the Environment, AIA Minnestota Staff Liason at hudson@aia-mn.org.

October 2007

Tuesday, October 16 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to members of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), Minnesota Chapter on "The Building Biology Approach to Healthy Remodeling," as the speaker at their monthly meeting; International Market Square.

Saturday, October 13 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "Remodeling and Building a Healthier Home and Office According to Building Biology" at the conference room located above Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis.
The lecture is open to the public and will be part of an afternoon seminar on Green building and remodeling from 1-5 PM.
This lecture will cover how to design and build or remodel a healthier home or office as well as how to make your existing home healthier. We will discuss ways to reduce exposure to harmful air pollutants, mold, and electromagnetic fields.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is sponsored by the Building Green Alliance and is open to the public. Several additional lectures on green and healthy construction will be presented by other speakers during the afternoon.
For more information, contact Kel Heyl, Studio Rebus Incorporated, 612-722-6036 (studio) or 612-382-8067 (cell).

August 2007

Friday, August 24 and Thursday, August 30 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5:00 PM both days
Presentation at the 2007 Sustainability Stage of the "Eco Experience" at the Minnesota State Fair.
The workshop is entitled "Remodeling and Building a Healthier Home and Office According to Building Biology."
Learn how to design and build or remodel a healthier home or office. Also, make your existing home healthier. Reduce exposure to harmful air pollutants, mold, and electromagnetic fields.
The lecture will be presented on the Sustainability Stage in the Progress Center, the former Wonders of Technology building, located in the northeast corner of the Minnesota State Fair Grounds at the north end of Cosgrove Street where it meets Randall Avenue. For a map, click here.
Click here to see the entire Eco Experience presentation schedule.
To download a Text Only version of the slides presented at Oram's Healthy New Building lecture, click here.

July 2007

Saturday, July 14 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5:15 - 6:45 PM
Presentation of a lecture entitled "How to Create and Build a Healthy Home and Office" at the Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Avenue in Saint Paul.
The lecture is sponsored by the Twin Cities Living Foods Group.
The lecture will cover ways to reduce and eliminate sources of ill health in your home and office, including mold, chemical outgassing, harmful electro-magnetic fields and cell phone and wireless devices. The lecture will be followed by a raw foods potluck.
Open to the public. The cost is $5 if you bring a raw food dish (or if you just want to hear the lecture) or $15 if you do not bring food and wish to stay for the meal.
For more information, call Leo Cashman at 612-721-1144.

June 2007

Wednesday, June 20 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Brief presentation to members of the Midwest Green Building Alliance on "Steps to Minimize Exposure to Electro-Magnetic Fields."
Location: The Green Institute , 2801 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, 8-9:30 AM
The meeting, and the organization, is open to all building professionals interested in green building practices.
For more inforamtion about the Alliance, contact Kel Heyl, 612-722-6036, RebusDG@aol.com.

May 2007

Saturday and Sunday, May 5 & 6 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Workshop and Booth at the Living Green Expo, Minnesota State Fair Grounds, Grandstand Building.
The Expo is open from 10 AM to 5 PM both days and is free. Come to one of the largest expos in the Mid-West on sustainable living.
Oram will speak on Sunday, May 6 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM on "Remodeling and Building a Healthier Home According to Building Biology." The workshop is free and open to the public and will be held on the Grandstand Upper Level in Tent W-5.
Visit Oram at his booth in the Building Section, on the Lower Level of the Grandstand Building, to the right as you enter the main door.

Wednesday, May 2 Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Booth at the Healthy Life Expo, Metropolitan Event Center, 5418 Wayzata Blvd. (I-394 & Parkplace/Xenia Exit).
Expo open 3:00 - 9:00 PM.
Cost $6 for Expo; Free with your business card or if you download tickets from the Expo's website. Call 952-238-1700 for more information.

April 2007

Wednesday, April 25 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to students of Heating/Air Conditioning Systems Design at Dunwoody College of Technology on "The Building Biology Approach to Designing Healthy Indoor Air Quality."

Thursday, April 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to architectural students of John Carmody, Director, Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA) on "The Building Biology Approach to New Building Design and Construction."

March 2007

Tuesday, March 27 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Building Biology Approach to Healthy Indoor Air Quality" to the Sustainable Design Committee of the Minnesota chapter of ASHRAE , the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Tuesday, March 20 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Building Biology Approach to Reducing Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) Exposure in Homes and Offices" at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 7-9 PM in the upstairs conference room.
This lecture will cover the health effects of EMF exposure and how to protect yourself in your home and office. This includes EMF exposure from appliances, wiring and wireless devices (cell phones, cordless telephones and wireless Internet). We will also discuss how to design the electrical wiring in a new home to avoid these unhealthy fields.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the fourth in a series of third Tuesday lectures presented by Oram at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

February 2007

Tuesday, February 20 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Building Biology Approach to Indoor Air Quality in Existing and New Homes and Offices," at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 7-9 PM in the upstairs conference room.
This lecture will cover all aspects of indoor air quality, including mold, particulates, VOCs and healthy building materials. We will also cover healthy choices for heating and cooling as well as passive and active solar design.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the third in a series of third Tuesday lectures presented by Oram at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

January 2007

Tuesday, January 16 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "The Building Biology Approach to Healthy Building Envelopes" at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 7-9 PM in the upstairs conference room.
The lecture will cover our profession's approach to walls, foundations, slabs and roofs and how our approaches differ from the stud frame and batt insulation construction of today. The walls we recommend avoid mold, are healthy, and have great thermal performance.
Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the second in a series of third Tuesday lectures presented by Oram at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Saturday, January 13 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Presentation of a lecture entitled "How to Create and Build a Healthy Home and Office" at the Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Avenue in Saint Paul from 5:15 - 6:45 PM downstairs in the basement of the meeting house. The location is one and a half blocks east of Fairview Avenue on Grand. The lecture is sponsored by the Twin Cities Living Foods Group.
The lecture will cover ways to reduce and eliminate sources of ill health in your home and office, including mold, chemical outgassing, harmful electro-magnetic fields and cell phone and wireless devices. The lecture will be followed by a raw foods potluck.
The lecture is open to the public. The cost is $5 if you bring a raw food dish (or if you just want to hear the lecture) or $15 if you do not bring food and wish to stay for the meal.
For more information, call Leo Cashman at 612-721-1144.

December 2006

Tuesday, December 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation on "An Introduction to Designing and Building a Healthy New Home and Remodel According to Building Biology," at Natural Built Home, 4020 Minnehaha in Minneapolis from 7-9 PM in the upstairs conference room. Natural Built Home is a Minneapolis-based retailer of safe, sustainable and eco-friendly building supplies and materials.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Natural Built Home at 612-605-7999.
This is the first in a series of lectures presented by Oram at Natural Built Home on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Monday, December 4 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation of a lecture on Healthy Homes at the Eagan YMCA, 550 Opperman Drive, Eagan, Minnesota, beginning at 9:30 AM.
The lecture is open to members of the YMCA.
For more information, call Cindy Ullrich at the YMCA at 651-456-9622, Extension 254.

November 2006

Thursday, November 9 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation on "Common Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the Home" at Synapse, the offices of Drs. Troy Spurrill, Chris Frykman, and Michelle Ingrouille, 4480 Erin Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. The lecture begins at 5:15 PM.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call Synapse at 651-209-9906.
This is the third in a monthly series of lectures presented by Oram at Synapse on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Wednesday, November 8 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Presentation to the "Emerging Green Builders," at their monthly Lunch and Learn event from 12-1pm.
The Emerging Green Builders is an extension of the Mississippi Headwaters Chapter of the US Green Building Council and involves a wide range of young & newly emerging professionals in the building industry. The group ranges from architects, designers, and estimators to students, lawyers, and construction project managers.
The lecture is entitled "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."
The lecture will be held at Flannery Construction, 1375 St. Anthony Avenue (off of 94 & Hamline) in Saint Paul; 651-225-1105.
For more information about the Emerging Green Builders, contact Laura Tupy, Assoc. AIA at LHB, at 612.752.6928 or laura.tupy@lhbcorp.com.

October 2006

Thursday, October 26 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to architects at the firm LHB-Minneapolis on "The Building Biology Approach to Reducing Electro-Magnetic Field Exposure in New Home and Office Design and Construction."

Wednesday, October 25 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation on "Electro-Magnetic Fields in the Home" at Synapse, the offices of Drs. Troy Spurrill, Chris Frykman, and Michelle Ingrouille, 4480 Erin Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. The lecture begins at 5:15 PM.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call Synapse at 651-209-9906.
This is the second in a monthly series of lectures presented by Oram at Synapse on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Friday, October 20 - Sunday, October 22 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Oram had an Exhibitor's Booth at the Northland Bioneers Conference, a three day educational event held at the Minneapolis Community Technical College.
The Bioneers, now in its seventeenth year, is an annual conference held in San Rafael, California. Minneapolis was one of sixteen satellite locations throughout the country to hold the event, beaming in four hours of plenary sessions per day from California with nationally known speakers. Our Minneapolis conference also had local speakers, workshops and entertainment. Oram is a member of the organizing committee for the local event.

September 2006

Thursday, September 21 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation on "How to Detect and Prevent Mold and Create Healthy Indoor Air Quality" at Synapse, the offices of Drs. Troy Spurrill, Chris Frykman, and Michelle Ingrouille, 4480 Erin Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. The lecture begins at 5:15 PM.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call Synapse at 651-209-9906.
This is the first in a monthly series of lectures presented by Oram at Synapse on different ways to make your home more healthy.

Thursday, September 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to architects at the firm LHB-Minneapolis on "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."

August 2006

Friday, August 25 and Thursday, August 31 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Workshop at the "Eco Experience" at the Minnesota State Fair.
The workshop is entitled "Remodeling and Building a Healthier Home and Office According to Building Biology." It will be held at 6:00 PM both days on the Sustainability Stage in the Progress Center, the former Wonders of Technology building, located in the northeast corner of the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.
The building is located at the north end of Cosgrove Street where it meets Randall Avenue. For a map, click here. The building can be found at the fair by looking for "the blade" - a 160 ft. vertically mounted wind turbine blade located outside the building, next to the front door.
Click here to see the entire Eco Experience presentation schedule.
To view a PDF copy of the Power Point Slides presented at Oram's Healthy New Building lecture, click here.
To download a Text Only version of this lecture, click here. ^{(in MS Word format)}

July 2006

Wednesday and Thursday, July 26 & 27 Eau Claire and Osseo, Wisconsin.
Presentation of a lecture on Healthy Homes. The same lecture will be presented both nights.
Wednesday, July 26 from 7-9 PM at Dykema Chiropractic, 1620 S. Hastings Way, Eau Claire
Thursday, July 27 from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Osseo Super 8 Motel (715-597-5000), 50663 Oak Grove Rd. (at the Intersection of Hwy 10 and I-94), Osseo.
For more information on both lectures, call 715-832-8414.

Wednesday, July 12 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation on Healthy Homes at Synapse, the offices of Dr. Troy Spurrill and Dr. Chris Frykman, 4480 Erin Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. The lecture begins at 6:30 PM.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call Synapse at 651-209-9906.
This is a repeat of the same lecture given at Synapse on Thursday, June 29, also at 6:30 PM.

June 2006

Thursday, June 29 Eagan, Minnesota.
Presentation on Healthy Homes at Synapse, the offices of Dr. Troy Spurrill and Dr. Chris Frykman, 4480 Erin Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. The lecture begins at 6:30 PM.
Free and open to the public. For more information, call Synapse at 651-209-9906.
This same lecture will be given again at Synapse on Wednesday, July 12, also at 6:30 PM.

Thursday, June 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to students of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Design at Dunwoody College of Technology on "The Building Biology Approach to Designing Healthy Indoor Air Quality."

May 2006

Saturday and Sunday, May 6 & 7 Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Workshop and Booth at the Living Green Expo, Minnesota State Fair Grounds, Grandstand Building.
The Expo is open from 10 AM to 5 PM both days and is free. Come to one of the largest expos in the Mid-West on sustainable living.
Visit Oram at his booth, Number K-7, at the far right end of the "Building" Section of the Expo. The Building Section is on the Lower Level of the Grandstand Building, to the right as you enter the main door.
Oram will speak on Sunday, May 7 at 4:00 PM on "Remodeling and Building a Healthier Home According to Building Biology." The workshop will be held on the Grandstand Upper Level in Tent W-4.

April 2006

Wednesday, April 12 Richfield, Minnesota.
Presentation to the monthly meeting of the Lyme Disease support group on "The Building Biology Approach to a Healthy Home."
Augsburg Park Library, 70th and Nicollet, Richfield, Minnesota, 5:00-7:30 PM.

Monday, April 10 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Presentation to the monthly meeting of the Mid-West Building Ecology Consortium, on "The Building Biology Approach to New Building Design and Construction and Remodeling, Part II." Part I was presented at the March meeting, March 13, 2006.
Brookdale Library, Hennepin Regional Center, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Meeting Room I ("eye"), 6:30-9 PM. Free and open to the public.
For more information contact Oram Miller at 952-412-0781, or email info@createhealthyhomes.com.

Thursday, April 6 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to architects at the firm Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc. on "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."
To view a PDF copy of the Power Point Slides presented at Oram's lecture, click here.
To download a Text Only version of this lecture, click here. ^{(in MS Word format)}

Wednesday, April 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Participation in the "Comprehensive Studio: Eco-Affordable Housing" for second year architectural students at the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA) as a "guest crit," serving as a consultant to critique the student's residential architecture projects.

March 2006

Wednesday, March 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to the "Comprehensive Studio: Eco-Affordable Housing" for second year architectural students at the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA), on "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."

Tuesday, March 21 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Presentation to the Committee on the Environment (COTE) of the Minnesota Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA), on "The Building Biology Approach to New Home and Office Design and Construction."
International Market Square, 5:30-6:30 PM, at the offices of the Minnesota Chapter, American Institute of Architects. Free.
For more information contact Greta Trygstad, Committee on the Environment, AIA Minnestota Staff Liason at 612-338-6763 or email trygstad@aia-mn.org.

Monday, March 13 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Presentation to the monthly meeting of the Mid-West Building Ecology Consortium, on "The Building Biology Approach to New Building Design and Construction and Remodeling, Part I." Part II will be presented at the April meeting, April 10, 2006.
Brookdale Library, Hennepin Regional Center, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Meeting Room I ("eye"), 6:30-9 PM. Free and open to the public.
For more information contact Oram Miller at 952-412-0781, or email info@createhealthyhomes.com.

February 2006

Friday, February 3 - Saturday, February 4 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Seminar and Booth at the Healthy Life Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center. Booth #218B.
Expo is open from 12:00 - 9:00 PM Friday, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday.
Oram's Healthy Home seminar will be held on Friday from 7:00 - 7:45 PM, Expo Hall Stage.
Cost $6 per day for Expo; download half-price tickets from the Expo's website. Call 952-238-1700 for more information.

January 2006

Tuesday, January 31 Wayzata, Minnesota.
9 AM. Presentation on "Healthy Homes" to the weekly meeting of Exit Team Realty.

Tuesday, January 10 Minnetonka, Minnesota.
7 PM. Presentation to the annual meeting of the Feng Shui Institute of the Midwest.
$9.00 for members of the Feng Shui Institute of the Midwest; $27 for the general public,
The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd.
For more information, email Hinda Abrahamson or call 952-935-2202.

November 2005

Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Free.
Booth at the Edge Life Expo with Green Home Inspections & Remediation, Minneapolis Convention Center.
Call 866-381-3343 for more information.

October 2005

Sunday, October 30 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Workshop presentation at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, Ralph Rapson Hall.
The workshop is entitled, "Feng Shui: Theory and Practice," 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, October 29 & 30, as part of the Symposium "Feng Shui: Everyday Acts of Making Space" (which is free and open to the public on Friday, October 28, 3:00 - 7:00 PM.) Contact Ritu Bhatt to register.

Oram's talk will be on Sunday, October 30 from 10:30 - 11:30 AM on "Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and their Impact on Health." (Registration for the workshops Saturday and Sunday is open to Faculty and Students only.)
To download a copy of the power point slides for this presentation, click here. ^{(in MS Word format)}

Monday, October 17
Presentation to members of the Holitsic Dental Association via telephone conference call.

Wednesday, October 12 Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Workshop and Booth at the Healthy Life Expo, Metropolitan Event Center, 5418 Wayzata Blvd. (I-394 & Parkplace/Xenia Exit). Booth #T-117.
Expo open 3:00 - 9:00 PM.
Oram's Healthy Home seminar from 3:00 - 3:45 PM.
Cost $6 for Expo; Free with business card or if you download tickets from the Expo's website. Call 952-238-1700 for more information.

Sunday, October 9 Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
Workshop and Booth at the Holistic Health and Wellness Expo, Wildwood Lodge (attached to The Machine Shed), 8511 Hudson Blvd. (just north of I-94).
Expo open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Oram's Healthy Home workshop at 4 PM.
Call 763-434-4591 for more information.

Thursday, September 15 Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
7 PM. $5 Requested
Lecture at Northdale Middle School, 11301 NW Dogwood St., Room 702, Coon Rapids (Note: New Location), around the corner from the old location, Unity North Church, 242 Northdale Blvd.
Click here for a map or call 763-754-6489 for directions.

Saturday, September 10 - Sunday, September 11 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Workshop and Booth at the Home Improvement and Design Expo, Hyatt Regency Ballroom, 1300 Nicollet Mall. Booth #319B.
Expo open 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday.
Oram's Healthy Home workshop from 12:00 - 12:45 PM each day.
Cost $6/day for Expo; Free if you download tickets from the Expo's website. Call 952-238-1700 for more information.

July 2005

Thursday, July 21 Overland Park, Kansas
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Jeremy Baptist, MD, 6806 West 83rd (one block east of Metcalf). Call 913-469-4043 for directions.

Wednesday, July 20 Raytown, Missouri
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Jack Ferguson, DDS, Lighthouse Dental, 10803 East 350 Highway. Call 816-356-2476 for directions.

Wednesday, July 6 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Center, 4401 Upton S., downstairs in the "Earth Room." Call 612-922-4272 for directions.

May 2005

Monday, May 17 Overland Park, Kansas.
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Jeremy Baptist, MD, 6806 West 83rd (one block east of Metcalf). Call 913-469-4043 for directions.

Friday & Saturday, May 13 & 14 Overland Park, Kansas
Presentation from 3 - 4:15 PM Friday; participating in Roundtable Discussion, 3 - 4:15 PM, Saturday. Fee.
The 5th Annual Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Awareness Day Conference, sponsored by Fibromyalgia Coalition International, The Marriott Hotel, 10800 Metcalf, Overland Park. Contact Yvonne Keeny at 913-384-4673 for more information.

Sunday, May 1 (Also Saturday, April 30) St. Paul, Minnesota
10 AM - 5 PM. Free.
Booth at the Living Green Expo, Minnesota State Fair Grounds. Located in the Grandstand Building, "Buildings" Section, Lower Level, Booth H3.

April 2005

Saturday, April 30 (Also Sunday, May 1) St. Paul, Minnesota
Living Green Expo (see above).

Saturday, April 23 Winona, Minnesota
11 AM - 4 PM, Free.
Workshop and Booth at the Earth Day celebration, Winona State University. Workshop from 12:00 - 12:50 PM, Stark Hall. Call 507-457-6468 for more information.

Friday - Sunday, April 15 - 17 Hopkins, Minnesota
Fee.
Workshop and booth at "Bridging the Water Gap," an International Water Conference, sponsored by the Aquaessence Resource. Eisenhower Community Center, Main Exhibitor Hall, Second Floor, Booth #17. Presentation from 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Saturday, Room 226. The conference features Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of "The Hidden Messages of Water," mentioned in the film, "What The Bleep Do We Know?" Call 866-468-3401 for ticket information.

Tuesday, April 12 Richfield, Minnesota
7 PM. Fee.
Monthly speaker at Life Unlimited, Richfield Community Center. Call 612-861-9360 for directions.

Tuesday, April 5 Litchfield, Minnesota
7 PM. $5 Fee.
Lecture at the Litchfield Public Library, 216 N. Marshall Avenue.

March 2005

Monday, March 7 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the Unity Christ Church, 1808 Folsom Rd. Call 715-836-0010 for directions.

Wednesday, March 2 Burnsville, Minnesota
7 PM. $5 Fee.
Lecture at the Wholelife Research Clinic, the office of Jeff Essen, ND, 2999 West County Road 42, Suite 110. Call 952-890-7282 for directions.

February 2005

Tuesday, February 22 Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 PM. $5 Fee.
Lecture at the Nimbus Rejuvenation Center (above Stonehenge), 2520 Hennepin Avenue South. Call 612-247-5317 of 612-827-5352 for directions.

Tuesday, February 8 Overland Park, Kansas
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Jeremy Baptist, MD, 6806 West 83rd (one block east of Metcalf). Call 913-469-4043 for directions.

January 2005

Sunday, January 22 Houston, Texas
2 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Al & Sue MacDonald, AMAC Water Products, 6714 Northwinds Drive. Call 81-937-8630 for directions or Kathryn Moore at 281-532-0138 for more information.

Wednesday, January 5 Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 PM. $5 Fee.
Lecture at the Nimbus Rejuvenation Center (above Stonehenge), 2520 Hennepin Avenue South. Call 612-247-5317 of 612-827-5352 for directions.

December 2004

Monday, December 13 Overland Park, Kansas
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at the office of Jeremy Baptist, MD, 6806 West 83rd (one block east of Metcalf). Call 913-469-4043 for directions.

November 2005

Saturday, November 20 Mission, Kansas
1:15 PM. Free.
Lecture at Countryside Christian Church, Room 204, 6101 Nall Avenue.

Thursday, November 18 Mission, Kansas
7 PM. Free.
Lecture at Wild Oats Market, 5101 Johnson Drive.

September 2004

Saturday & Sunday, September 11 & 12 Hiawatha, Iowa.
Free.
Workshop and booth at the 2004 Energy Expo, sponsored by the Iowa Renewable Energy Association.

June 2004

Monday & Wednesday, June 7 & 9 Fairfield, Iowa.
7:45 PM. Free.
Four part series: "Part 4, Radio Frequencies, Cell Phones & Cordless Phones." Fairfield Public Library.

May 2004

Monday & Wednesday, May 17 & 19 Fairfield, Iowa.
7:45 PM. Free.
Four part series: "Part 3, Electrical & Magnetic Fields." Fairfield Public Library.

April 2004

Monday & Wednesday, April 19 & 21 Fairfield, Iowa.
7:45 PM. Free.
Four part series: "Part 2, New Home Construction." Fairfield Public Library.

March 2004

Monday & Wednesday, March 22 & 24 Fairfield, Iowa.
7:45 PM. Free.
Four part series: "Part 1, Indoor Air Quality, Mold, & Outgassing of VOCs." Fairfield Public Library.