Home Weatherization
This important topic is for every homeowner who wants to take easy, effective steps to reduce heating and cooling costs. Expert speaker Glenn Dickey from Nspects will explain how to discover where costly air leaks are usually found in homes, how a home energy audit can help you, and how to make your home more energy efficient and comfortable by simply weatherizing.
Kensington Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday November 7
Gaithersbury Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wednesday November 15
Are you adding insulation, installing new appliances, replacing doors and windows, or are you thinking about installing solar power or buying a hybrid car? President Bush signed the Energy Policy Bill in August of 2005 that offers consumers and businesses federal tax credits beginning in January 2006 for making these improvements to your home. Accountant Rebecca Rush will discuss how you can take up to $500 off the amount of tax you are required to pay for 2006!
Kensington Library 7:00pm – 8:30pm Wednesday March 21
Do you need more space or want to expand your home with an addition? Do you want to make it green, but don’t know where to start? Come hear first hand from people who are going green what to expect and how to begin!! Green contractor Alan Abrams, along with his client, will share a wealth of information about the process of green remodeling from making decisions about how to orient your new rooms to selecting exciting new green materials.
Kensington Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wednesday January 10
Gaithersburg Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wednesday January 24
Interested in a low maintenance landscape? Have you heard about putting native plants in your garden? Do you want to do your part in helping keep our streams clean and recharging our groundwater? Then it’s about time you considered a raingarden. Rain gardens are low-maintenance landscaped areas that are specially designed to contain, filter and soak up stormwater runoff from paved surfaces. By transforming 100 square feet of your lawn into a sunken perennial bed planted with native plants naturally adapted to wet conditions, you'll see a progression of blooms throughout the growing season. You'll also enjoy a significant increase in color and activity provided by the influx of birds, butterflies and dragonflies visiting your yard. Montgomery County’s new Raingarden Planner will join us to give a primer on creating raingardens!
Montgomery County Kensington Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wednesday February 14
Montgomery County Gaithersburg Library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wednesday February 21
Look for future presentations on: Healthy homes, Alternative Energy Systems, Roofs and Siding, Green Kitchens, Floors/Wood, Deconstruction