Green Matters

06/20/2016

Want information about making your home green and sustainable? Try Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), Charlottesville - A Green City or Blue Ridge Home Builders Association.

05/07/2013

Our next workshop is May 23. We'll help you read your utility bill and figure out what a "base load" is (think refrigerators, TVs, appliances) and how you can shrink those monthly costs.

05/02/2012

http://energize250.com/

02/17/2012

Charlottesville's Local Energy Alliance Program - or LEAP - is trying to teach homeowners about some easy fixes to save them energy and money.

11/14/2011

Our last GreenMatters workshop of 2011 is this Thursday. "Five Steps to Understanding Your Home in Winter" with home energy expert Laura Fiori. Great opportunity to get tips to keep your bills low and house comfortable this winter! rsvp [email protected]

Join us to learn the five things you need to know about your home to save money and be cozy this winter. We'll address trouble spots like fireplaces and windows and have a demonstration on how to build a professional style attic hatch cover.

08/22/2011

Great topic w excellent speakers. Free workshop this Wed 8/24 5:30pm ecoREMOD (608 Ridge St). "Renewable Energy Solutions for Your Home." How to go green with solar and geothermal. Don't miss it. rsvp [email protected]

03/17/2011

Green Matters has a great line up of seminars that the Blue Ridge Home Buidlers Show this year. Hope you can make it to John Paul Jones Arena April 8, 9, & 10th!

01/19/2011

Next event is planned, just waiting on a final panel confirmation - Green Renovation, Feb 8th, 2011 at CCDC.

12/13/2010

Alternative Energy Solutions: Tuesday, December 14!

10/13/2010

Now that we have two events behind us, does anyone have suggestions for how we can improve? Would a different day or time make you more likely to attend? Are the topics interesting? Do you like the panel discussion format? Give us feedback please!

09/23/2010

A useful link from a great blog: http://www.jetsongreen.com/2010/09/how-to-insulate-an-uninsulated-house.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+jetson_green+(Jetson+Green)

The folks at GreenovationTV and Old House Web are working on a net-zero energy renovation of a 100-year-old home. Through the process, they're posting helpful videos, including this one on insulating uninsulated spaces. This kind of information is on the money for anyone living in an existing home, ...