Special Edition Green Tidings

This is a special edition of our Green Tidings featuring more information about events that didn't make it into our September edition.

Fred Horch, Founder

National Solar Home Tour

Two local houses will be featured in the National Solar Home Tour on Saturday, October 6th from 9 am to 5 pm:

Owner:       Guy Marsden, Rebekah Younger
Address:     61 Delano Road, Woolwich, ME 04579
Phone:       207-443-8942
Description: Woodworker in solar heated barn workshop where solar powered
            attic fan helps reduce summer heat. Domestic hot water also
            from solar. Solar powered lawn mower conversion, Staber washing
            machine, hybrid car, & many energy saving devices. A family
            inspired by simple living and sustainability.
Directions:  From Rt. 1 in Woolwich take Rt. 127 north.  Go 4-1/2 miles, turn R
            onto Old Stage Rd, then 1/2 mile & turn R on Delano Rd, & #61 is
            660 ft on R.

Owner:       Al Heath, Suzanne Paule
Address:     37 Stonetree Rd, Arrowsic, ME 04530
Phone:       207-443-6614
Description: Owner designed and built for $75/sqft, this 2000 square foot home
            features passive solar design and superinsulated techniques to heat
            easily and comfortably with only 1.5 cords of wood and 75 gallons of
            kerosene. An active solar hot water system provides 75% of domestic
            hot water with plans to expand collectors and storage to provide
            radiant space heat. Our goal is to provide 75% of all home heating
            needs (hot water and space heat) with solar.
Directions:  Take Rt. 127 south from Woolwich towards Georgetown/Reid State Park.
            One mile south of Rt 1 look for Stonetree Rd on right. Turn in,
            1st house on the right, #37.

For more information about the tour, see the Maine Solar Energy Association.

Energy Savings: The Real Payback and Incentives

Join us for "Energy Savings: The Real Payback and Incentives", our next Sustainable Living Talk from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, October 11th.

WydeVue's Stephen Carr will help you understand the various programs related to home energy savings. When you decide to buy a vehicle, you need to know all your options and package deals the dealership can offer you. The same applies to energy savings.

Knowing where to look for the information is the most challenging. What are the different programs related to energy savings? How do they affect the monetary payback and what are the incentives that coincide with the programs? WydeVue Residential Energy Services is looking forward to answering those questions for you.

Stephen will also be talking about HERS Ratings and how that relates to Energy Star Homes, Energy Efficient Mortgages, LEED Home energy qualifications, etc.

Free informational handouts will be provided. Seating is limited, so if you are interested in attending please reply via email or call the store at 729-4050 to reserve a seat.

Our Sustainable Living Talks are on the second Thursday of each month at 56 Maine Street in Brunswick. November's talk will feature Mike White of Island Carpentry, speaking on the topic of zero energy homes.

Green Chemistry Symposium

On Friday, October 26th, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Hannaford Lecture Hall in the Abromson Community Education Center at the University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, investors, sustainable business leaders, cutting-edge researchers and policy makers will explore "Green Chemistry" solutions that expand our economy by replacing hazardous materials in consumer products with safer alternatives.

For on-line registration and other information visit www.MaineGreenChemistry.com

Brunswick Cool Community Party

The evening of Friday, October 26th is time for a Cool Communities celebration in Brunswick! Earlier this year, the Brunswick Town Council unanimously voted to make Brunswick a Cool Community. This party is a chance to recognize and thank the people that made that possible.

The party will be at 8pm in the 11 Pleasant St. Arts Center, the same location at which the Brunswick Sustainability Group has meetings and film showings. We'll have a dessert potluck, coffee and other drinks, an also great music (thanks to Jim Tolles). This will be a great occassion where citizens and candidates for town office can mingle and discuss a greener future for Brunswick and other towns pushing to pass the Cool Communities agreement.

For more information about the Brunswick Sustainability Group, which is hosting the party, visit www.BrunswickSustainability.org