Available courses

This course is a blended format with 5 online session to be run on weekday evenings between 18:00-20:00) and one practical afternoon to be held face to face on a weekend day. 

Welcome to the Permaculture Design Course run by Brighton Permaculture Trust. This is our online learning platform where information, pre-course activities and resources will be shared with you. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with the platform and let us know if you have any issues. 


We will publish the folder for each session one week before so that you have time to do any pre-course activities in advance. 

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own eco home and anyone interested in learning about Earthships in Europe.

The blended course format includes virtual online classes and study in your own time.

This course is a paid for course.  To read about the course and book a place click here.

The course is run in partnership between Low Carbon Trust and Brighton Permaculture Trust.

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own eco home and anyone interested in learning about Earthships in Europe.

The blended course format includes virtual online classes and study in your own time.

This course is a paid for course.  To read about the course and book a place click here.

The course is run in partnership between Low Carbon Trust and Brighton Permaculture Trust.

Whether you are a home owner or tenant wanting to find out what you can do in your home to save money and feel healthier and warmer, a builder looking for better ways to build for your clients or just simply curious, come and be inspired by visiting an eco-home near you!

Some Eco Open Houses are old houses that have been retrofitted and improved, some have just been built.  What they feature in common is being cheaper to run and requiring less mains energy to keep them warm.

It doesn't necessarily take expensive renovation to cut bills: behaviour changes and small alterations can make a big difference. Discover practical steps to reduce energy use, water use and carbon emissions in our own homes from the experiences of Eco Open Householders.

You may be interested in finding out more about what you could do to your house. Have a look at the Eco Open Houses Retrofit Course and some of the webinars.

Eco Open Houses Online is a free event.  To access the event just please set up a user and self-enrol.

Eco Open Houses Online is run partnership between Low Carbon Trust, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Hanover Action.

Eco Open Houses Online this year has been funded by Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund’s Carbon Reduction Fund:

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Welcome to the 'Eco Open Houses Online retrofit course'.

This free short course is about energy use in the home and the aim is to help you deepen your knowledge of retrofit and consider the options for improving your home.

The Eco Open Houses Online retrofit course is a free course.  To access the course just please set up a user and self-enrol.

Eco Open Houses Online is run partnership between Low Carbon Trust, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Hanover Action.

Eco Open Houses Online this year has been funded by Brighton & Hove City Council Communities Fund’s Carbon Reduction Fund:

Brighton & Hove City Council Logo


Welcome to the 'Self-building an Earthship in Europe virtual course' run in partnership between Brighton Permaculture Trust and Low Carbon Trust.

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own eco home and anyone interested in learning about Earthships in Europe.

The blended course format will include virtual online classes and study in your own time.

Welcome to 'Energy Day' of Brighton Permaculture Trust's Permaculture Design Course.

This short course is about energy use in the home.  

The format will includes a virtual online class on Saturday 8th May from 1300 to 1700 and self-study in your own time.

Welcome to the 'Self-building an Earthship in Europe virtual course' run in partnership between Brighton Permaculture Trust and Low Carbon Trust.

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own eco home and anyone interested in learning about Earthships in Europe.

The blended course format will include virtual online classes and study in your own time.