For the past eight years,
The Apeiron Institute has held its annual Sustainable Living Festival in Coventry. The Institute's goal is to make Rhode Island the nation's first sustainable state, and they are a great resource for people looking to make their homes more energy efficient. On September 26
th, they are bringing the festival to Providence to bring sustainable living to a whole new audience. Yesterday I spoke with Brad Hyson about what to expect at the festival. Dozens of workshops on sustainable living will be featured at the festival on a variety of topics including:
- Insulation Throwdown: an overview of different types of insulation and the pros & cons of each including installation techniques, material characteristics, budget costing, etc.
- Windows: Myths & Realities of New & Replacement vs. Storms: American Institute of Architects Reality of claims about new and/or replacement windows vs. storm windows. Hear the pros & cons of both with example energy efficiency and cost benefit analysis.
- LEED for Homes: RI Green Building Council LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
- Green Building Tour of Gordon Avenue Business Incubator see what The South Providence Development Corporation has done to transform a vacant and decaying industrial building into a vibrant, environmentally sensitive business incubator.
This Week's Real Estate Insight: The festival will take place primarily in Burnside Park in Kennedy Plaza, with workshops and select activities taking place throughout downtown; check out
http://www.apeiron.org/ for a detailed schedule. ?
