If you want to do your part to save the planet and save some green at the same time, plan to attend “Building Energy Efficiency 101: Cost-Effective Home Energy Saving Strategies for the 21st Century” Thursday, March 29th from 7 to 9 PM in the Northfield Public Library meeting room.
This will be the first in a series of workshops sponsored by Northfield EnergySmart BuildingWorks, an initiative of RENew Northfield and the Northfield Area Foundation. I am providing staff support for this project as a contractor to RENew Northfield.
Workshop attendees will learn from local builders and other experts how to cost-effectively save energy and money whether you are building a new home or living in a drafty 19th-century Victorian. State-of-the-art building techniques and technologies will be covered, as well as utility and government financial incentives. Case studies on several new homes and older home retrofits will detail the energy efficiency and renewable energy steps taken and actual energy saving results.
The workshop will be repeated on Saturday, April 7 from noon to 2 PM in the same location. Future workshops planned include
•May 2 (repeated June 2): Incorporating Renewable Energy Systems into Your Energy-Efficient Building: Geothermal, Solar and Small Wind Systems
•July 10 (repeated August 11): Putting It All Together: Cost-Effective Zero Energy Homes
For more information, give me a shout.
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Hello Bruce: Which one of these workshops will deal with energy efficient desins for new homes? I’m planning on building a log home on the N.Shore of L.Superior and want to make it as energy efficient as possible. LJL
Larry,
All will deal with issues relevant to new construction. The first workshop will be more of an overview, and will include several case studies (including several new or nearly new homes).
The same workshop will be repeated Saturday, April 7.
Hope to see you soon,
Bruce