BATH — Habitat for Humanity / 7 Rivers Maine plans to host a home energy efficiency workshop from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at its office, 108 Centre Street.
The free workshop is open to the public.
Topics will include enhancing a building’s thermal envelope, troubleshooting a home’s efficiency problems and navigating the world of do-it-yourself tasks and when to hire a contractor, according to a Habitat for Humanity release. Participants are encouraged to send photos of their homes before the talk and suggest problems that they would like to discuss with presenters.
Participants can take photos of leaky doorways, inferior or damaged insulation, uninsulated spaces, troublesome cold spots and moisture issues with descriptions of the problems. From pictures and descriptions, pointers will be offered on how to remediate the issue.
Ernie Horan of R.W. Chamberlain Inc., and Ryan Collins of Habitat’s staff will lead the program. Horan is a local contractor who holds certification as an energy auditor and home efficiency rater.
Collins directs Habitat’s weatherization program and is also a certified energy auditor.
Those interested in attending can RSVP to ryan@habitat7rivers.org or call 386-5081.
Those interested in sending photos can forward them with a description of the energy issue to the email or the address listed above.
Habitat/7 Rivers Maine serves Brunswick, Harpswell and all of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. For more information about the local Habitat for Humanity chapter, go to www.habitat7rivers.org.
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