Blue Ridge Home Builders Association Home Show

Apr 5, 2011

Blue Ridge Home Builders Association Home Show

What a great opportunity for those living in the Charlottesville area. Green Matters is hosting three days of seminars to help you save money, life more comfortable, and reduce your environmental impact. Check out this list of seminars for the Blue Ridge Home Builders Home & Garden Show April 8-10 at the John Paul Jones Arena. Join Amy and Adrienne on Friday to talk about Kitchens and Baths or me on Sunday to talk about all things green!

Home Show

Friday

11:00 Green on a Budget, LEED for Homes Case Study – Ryan Jacoby, LEED AP, Habitat for Humanity Charlottesville

Noon Energy Efficiency – The New Norm – KC McGurren, EarthCraft Virginia

1:00 Green Remodeling 101: What is a Home Energy Audit? – Laura Fiori, LEED AP, Key Green Energy Solutions

3:00 Easy Living in the Millennium – Rinehart Custom Homes, LTD, Randy Rinehart, Rinehart Custom Homes

4:00 Green Remodeling 101: Kitchen and Baths – Adrienne Stronge, LEED AP and Amy Turnage, CAPS, LEED AP, The Gaines Group, PLC

5:00 Green Landscaping: Native and Edible Plants – Virginia Rockwell, VSLD, VCH, Gentle Gardener Green Design

Saturday

11:00 Green Remodeling 101: Benefits and Savings from Solar Energy: Butch Duke, Solar Advantage, LLC

12:00 Green Remodeling 101: Water and Lighting Efficiency – Ferguson Enterprises

1:00 Basic Garden Design, how to get started – Scott Price, Snow’s Garden Center

2:00 Green Homes – Ready for Prime Time – Phillip Agee, EarthCraft Virginia

3:00 Downsizing your Home, Simplifying your Life – Stephen Landis

4:00 Green Remodeling 101: Quiet, Comfortable & Efficient Geothermal Heating Systems – Waterfurnace

5:00 Green Remodeling 101: Bring on the Comfort and the Savings – Cynthia Adams, LEED AP Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)

Sunday

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm        Green Living, Great Living Panel Discussion (2 hours) – Joey Conover, Latitude 38, Jimmy North, Airflow Systems, Charles Hendricks, AIA, CSI, LEED AP, The Gaines Group, PLC Moderated by Chuck Bowles, EarthCraft Virginia

 

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