Super Efficient Home Course

For those who missed Al Heath's "Design and Build/Retrofit Your Own Super Efficient Home" talk last week, he will be teaching this topic as an adult education course in Bath from October 1 to November 19.

Here are the course details:

Should you build new or renovate/retrofit your existing home to new energy efficiency standards? Which standards should you use? How tight should it be and what about indoor air quality and moisture? What is the best way to insulate? How much heat will you need and where will you get it? Solar? Wood? These and more questions will be addressed. This class will take an in-depth look at every type of energy use in your home. We will consider and evaluate all possible approaches to significantly reducing your home's energy budget while saving you money, increasing comfort, improving indoor air quality, and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Savings of 50-80% are achievable. Al Heath has been a carpenter/builder in the Bath area for 12 years. Four years ago he and his wife designed and built a super-insulated, passive solar home that uses one quarter of the energy used by new standard construction homes. He is a Maine Home Performance Energy Auditor and consults with builders and homeowners on energy efficiency practices.

Cost: $50
Instructor: Al Heath
Course ID: 200602.210

For more information, visit the Maine Adult Education Association web site.