2/9-3/8: Green Building Seminar Series

Sandra Repp sjr37 at cornell.edu
Wed Feb 1 11:46:15 EST 2012


8TH ANNUAL GREEN BUILDING SEMINAR SERIES
(5) Thursdays, February 9, 16 & 23 and March 1 & 8, 7:00-9:00pm
at First Unitarian Church of Ithaca Annex, 208 E. Buffalo St.(near 
Aurora), Ithaca NY

February 9: Earthships! A showing of the award-winning documentary, 
Garbage Warrior, will be followed by a discussion with one local 
couple who recently built an earthship and another who are working on 
one this year with Michael Reynolds (the leading earthship guru, 
featured in Garbage Warrior). For more about the film, visit: 
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/

February 16: Deep Energy Retrofits. What does it take to turn a 
typical home into a super-performer? Jon Harrod of Snug Planet and 
Ian Shapiro of Taitem Engineering will walk you through their process 
for making a home super energy-efficient and discuss the huge 
benefits that can result.

February 23: Rehabbing Old Windows. With a few simple repairs and 
improvements, you can make your old windows perform as well as new 
ones. Mark Pierce, Extension Associate with Cornell University's 
College of Human Ecology, is an expert in energy efficiency issues in 
residential buildings, and Shad Ryan is the Owner of On Balance 
Solutions, which specializes in vintage and historic sash 
rehabilitation. They will discuss the benefits of keeping your old 
windows and walk you through the process of fixing and tightening them up.

March 1: Affordable Green Building. Following up on last year's 
popular seminar, we've invited two local experts to discuss different 
strategies for keeping your green building projects affordable, 
including the decision-making process that goes into incorporating 
green building practices and materials that are healthy, safe, 
resource-efficient, and durable but that don't cost a premium. Scott 
Reynolds is the Director of Construction Services for Ithaca 
Neighborhood Housing Services, and Joe Laquatra is the Hazel E. Reed 
Human Ecology Extension Professor in Family Policy at Cornell 
University, whose teaching and research efforts focus on sustainable 
aspects of housing.

March 8: High-Efficiency Heating Systems. So, you've made your home 
as energy-efficient as possible and now your old boiler isn't just 
inefficient, it's oversized. There are a lot of options these days. 
We'll discuss high-efficiency biomass and fossil fuel-fired systems, 
mini-splits, geothermal, masonry heaters, and more, including how 
heat-recovery ventilation works as part of the system.

Admission: $8/seminar or $35/series. No need to preregister.
Please visit http://ccetompkins.org/gbss to check for changes or 
cancellations on the day of the seminar!
For more information, please contact Guillermo Metz at Cornell 
Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or email 
<mailto:gm52 at cornell.edu>gm52 at cornell.edu.
Selection of speakers does not imply an endorsement of that person's 
company or services by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.


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