Green Home Technology Workshops are hands-on, results-oriented evening workshops offering a practical approach to home energy conservation.
They are sponsored by Sierra Club’s Black Mountain Group, Loma Prieta Chapter, in collaboration with the Belmont Library, in Belmont, CA.
The workshops will examine a broad range of topics from home-energy audits to tips on installing solar panels. They will feature speakers from Silicon Valley’s top clean-tech companies and are free and open to the public. Feel free to invite family, friends and neighbors. The workshops will take place at the Belmont Library at 1110 Alameda De Las Pulgas in Belmont. Sign up for e-mail alerts with dates, times and more information by entering your e-mail address in the box at the right.
The first workshop will cover home energy audits and is designed to teach people how to assess their home’s energy efficiency. It will be led by green-energy remodeler Recurve. Energy audits typically examine heating and cooling systems, insulation, airflow, windows and duct work.
The second workshop – The Truth About Solar – will address residential rooftop solar systems. The session is designed to help people decide whether solar is right for their homes and to calculate installation costs and financial benefits. It will include a discussion of government rebates and incentives The session will be conducted by residential solar installer Sungevity.
The home energy audit workshop will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 9 at the Belmont Library. The Truth About Solar is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27 also at the Belmont Library. Light refreshments will be provided.
Future topics will include home-heating and cooling systems, insulation, high-tech windows, water heaters, residential fuel cells and smart meters. The sessions will focus on practical decision-making and offer people the hands-on knowledge they need to perform home improvements on their own or to become educated consumers when bringing in professionals.
