The Ottawa Glebe Community Association (GCA) is hosting an event
this Saturday (November 7) that should of interest to anyone who is looking to "Green" their homes.
Here is a description of the Envirofair from the
GCA website:
This latest iteration of the EnviroFair is intended to give you solutions to keep at least some of all that expensive heat in your home this winter. Be sure to put the "Greening Your Home" edition of the EnviroFair on your Saturday, November 7, 2009 calendar. The EnviroFair takes place at St. Giles Church, corner Bank and First.
Councilor Clive Doucet opens the EnviroFair at 9:00. Keynote speaker is David Chernushenko. always thought-provoking, David's latest film, "Powerful: Energy for Everyone" will be shown. Throughout the day we will run 45 minute seminars on solar hot water, geothermal installation, photovoltaic installation, demand water heating, the Ontario Green Energy Act and wind power. The early afternoon features a panel of MPP Yasir Naqvi who will speak about Ontario's Green Energy Act, David Miller, City of Ottawa, who will discuss the implications of the Green Energy Act in equipping inner city houses with new technologies. Franklin Menendez will walk you through the application of energy audits, and a local resident who will talk about his experience refitting his house. There will be time for questions. This October Glebe Report includes a take-with-you programme to help you plan which seminars to attend.
We will have Bridgehead coffee and local caterer Graham Beecroft will sell lunch goodies to keep the hunger at bay as you digest the information at 30 display tables. Many local businesses will show you ways to significantly reduce your environmental footprint. The City will have information on its refit programs as well as the new green bin programme to be rolled out later this year. Ottawa based companies will show and answer questions about solar panels, demand water heaters, heating solutions suited to smaller lots and insulation for the stone foundations of older homes.
Click here for a detailed agenda of the day's events.
Enjoy the show!
