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47th Terrace & Alhambra Street

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Feeling nervous about this winter’s heating bills? Ever wondered where to begin in making your home more comfortable during the winter and summer months?

This workshop will provide homeowners with an insiders look into the Energy Analysis of a local house that has recently undergone energy upgrades that will lessen energy costs and make the house more comfortable.

Workshop participants will get a hands-on demonstration of the analysis process and will have the opportunity to see the tools of the trade in action. The workshop will be lead by the energy auditor who conducted the initial analysis before any work was done on the home. Professionals and experts will be on-hand to answer questions and address specifics of the work performed.

The workshop is free and everyone is invited!

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W 47th Terrace & Delmar St

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Facilitated by Greg Gladish of the Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC).

Sealing the air gaps around windows & doors improves the energy efficiency of a home; reduces utility costs, and improves the comfort of the home.
Greg Gladish, QA Specialist at the MEC, will show you how to find the air gaps and seal them effectively.

Meet at the intersection of W 47th and Delmar.

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W 47th Terrace & Delmar St

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Facilitated by Russ Rudy, Buildings Program Manager of the Kansas Energy Office.

Sealing and insulating the “envelope” or “shell” of your home — its outer walls, ceiling, windows, doors, and floors — is often the most cost effective way to improve energy efficiency and comfort.  According to Energy Star, you can save 20% on heating and 10% on cooling costs by properly sealing and insulating your home.

Meet at the intersection of W 47th and Delmar.

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4850 Rosewood Dr

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Join us for a workshop exploring energy efficiency at the Roeland Park Community Center.
4850 Rosewood Drive, Room #3, Roeland Park, KS

Making your home energy efficient is just one way that you can save money on your energy bills.  There are also many low-cost or even free methods that you can use every day to lower your energy costs, such as: keeping lights off in unused rooms, turning off TVs & radios when no one is watching/listening and changing the filter in your heating/cooling system regularly.  Please come to this free workshop to learn more about ways that can help you save those precious energy dollars.

If you are interested in CEU’s please email heather@historicgreen.org

This workshop is limited to no more than 20 participants.

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W 47th Terrace & Delmar St

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October 18, 19, 20, 2012

Projects include:

• Weatherize homes by caulking and sealing wall penetrations, windows and doors
• Insulation
• Installing attic access hatches and/or attic fans
• Repairing windows and doors, including frames
• Installing storm windows and doors
• Insulating or replacing garage doors
• Installing ceiling fans
• Installing programmable thermostats
• Hanging blinds
• Adding wall plate insulators to a home
• Installing water heater jackets
• Repairing and replacing showerheads and faucets
• Installing exhaust fans
• Planting trees
• Repairing wood rot
• Interior and exterior painting

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In early 2011, Ryan Evans and Jeremy Knoll were meeting quarterly with a group of other young leaders of different building professionals organizations (Architecture for Humanity, Engineers Without Borders, USGBC Emerging Professionals, and Historic Green). The EWB had been approached by a neighborhood activist who hoped to find help in creating a water catchment system for a garden they wanted to create at the corner of Linwood and Benton. The group decided to split this task up among the organizations, and each take on a piece of the effort.

The USGBC Emerging Professionals hosted a summer-long design competition, based on the scope that had been agreed to through monthly meetings between Neighborhood Association representatives, the Hope Center (501(c)3 property owner), and the group of KC green building organizations (represented by Jeremy, Ryan, Brennan, Will, and Kate). At the end of the summer, the winning design was selected by a group of neighborhood stakeholders and green building organization representatives. The Engineers Without Borders helped to assemble a team from Kiewit Power and Construction who were willing to donate a design/install of a rainwater cistern, and participated heavily in a technical review hosted at Historic Green’s offices at Project Living Proof.

A technical review was used to resolve the details of the design to the liking of the community as well as the construction and design experts who would be building it. Fall and Winter of 2011 were used to work through remaining logistics and fundraising, and by Spring of 2012, a team of sponsors, project leaders, and volunteers had been identified. Over several weeks between April and early June, Kiewit Engineers installed the 2,500 gallon rainwater cistern, LaFarge Concrete/Cement provided 20 yards of their low carbon concrete (a mix that uses 30% less carbon than typical concrete, 55% recycled material, and zero coal energy in manufacture), which JE Dunn Construction provided finishers for. JE Dunn also did a gentle site grading just before Kiewit returned to the site to install “drain tile” (a 6″ diameter underground drainage pipe to collect rainwater from the sidewalks on the site), which had to be installed before Lafarge and JE Dunn could install the sidewalks.

With sidewalks and rainwater collection system complete, a group of around 50 community and professional organization volunteers gathered throughout the first Saturday of June to install the first phase of the community garden, giving new life to an overgrown lot. Future phases will depend on what the community feels they are ready to take on, as it was critical to them that we only build what they knew they could maintain at each stage. We will be checking in regularly with their representatives and planning a future addition as soon as Fall of 2012 (bulbs and several smaller planters) and Spring of 2013 (vegetable garden, butterfly structure, solar lights, signage, more small planters).

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Yay! We’ve rescheduled this fantastic event– this time on a Saturday! Come work with the Metropolitan Energy Center’s green-collar job training class and neighborhood volunteers as we learn how to restore and weatherize historic windows in a affordable housing renovation project in Kansas City’s  Ivanhoe Neighborhood. We’ll meet onsite [3938 Olive Kansas City Mo 64109]  at 10:00am, and work and learn from 4:00pm. Lunch will be provided. Neighborhood residents who register get in free!

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Join Historic Green for a special evening of delicious New Orleans-style food, wonderful music, great company, while experiencing a green historic building in Kansas City!

As our annual Kansas City fundraiser, we’ll be serving up Jambalaya and Red Beans and Rice to support the work we do in providing professional and service-learning construction programs in several communities around the nation. This year’s event will be hosted at Project Living Proof near the Anita Gorman Discovery Center (47th and Troost).

Suggested donation of $30 per person or $50 per couple. Every $1,000 raised will make it possible for us to weatherize a home from top to bottom; reducing the monthly utility costs for the residents we serve by as much as 60%; substantially reducing asthma attacks and respiratory problems resulting from poor indoor air quality; and teaching a new generation of builders valuable (and replicable) lessons about green construction in older homes and neighborhoods.

Your presence will be truly appreciated, and we look forward to sharing our progress and vision for 2012 with you.

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Joshua joined Historic Green as the Kansas City Area Coordinator in June of 2012 to serve as a Project Manager for projects in the midwest region. Since his arrival Historic Green has completed several projects in the Kansas City area and won an award for Excellence in Preservation and Sustainability from the Historic Kansas City Foundation.

Joshua’s background includes working as an architect and construction manager. He also is a self-trained artist who has been recognized locally and regionally for his artwork.

If you’d like to contact Joshua you can email him here: joshua@historicgreen.org.

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