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Upcoming Button Up 2013 Workshops:

Date Town/City Time Where Address More Info &
Registration		 Presenter
April 23, 2013 Plymouth 6:30 - 8:00pm Plymouth United Methodist Church 334 Fairgrounds Rd
Plymouth, NH		 Info/Regist Craig Cadieux
April 24, 2013 Milford 6:30 - 8:15pm SHARE Building 1 Columbus Ave
Milford, NH		 Info/Regist Andy Duncan
April 27, 2013 Laconia 9:00 - 10:45am Lakes Region Community College Route 106
Laconia, NH		 Info/Regist Andy Duncan
May 14, 2013 Concord 6:30 to 8:15pm Concord Unitarian Universalist Church 274 Pleasant St
Concord, NH		 Info/Regist Andy Duncan
May 14, 2013 Plymouth 6:00 to 7:30pm Plymouth Episcopal Church 263 Highland St
Plymouth, NH		 Info/Regist Craig Cadieux

 

Previously Held Button Up 2013 Workshops:

Date Town/City Time Where Address Presenter
Feb 7, 2013 Lebanon 5:30-9:00pm Hypertherm 71 Heater Road
Lebanon NH		 Bob Walker
Feb 7, 2013 Plymouth 6:30-8:00pm Pease Public Library 1 Russell Street
Plymouth, NH		 Craig Cadieux
March 7, 2013 Plymouth 6:30-8:00pm Pease Public Library 1 Russell Street
Plymouth, NH		 Craig Cadieux
March 14, 2013 Merrimack 6:00-8:30pm Merrimack Public Library 470 Daniel Webster Hwy Ted Stiles
March 20, 2013 Nashua 6:30-8:00pm Nashua City Hall Auditorium 229 Main Street Bob Eldredge
March 27, 2013 Concord 6:30-8:15pm Forest Society Conservation Center 54 Portsmouth Street Andy Duncan
April 1, 2013 Concord 6:30-8:15pm South Congregational Church 27 Pleasant Street Andy Duncan
April 4, 2013 Plymouth 6:30-8:00pm Pease Public Library 1 Russell Street
Plymouth, NH		 Craig Cadieux
April 15, 2013 Bedford 6:30-8:00pm Bedford Public Library 3 Meetinghouse Road Bedford, NH Paul Button

 

 

The Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) and Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) will provide NH residents with information and techniques to save money on home energy use through a series of "Button Up NH" weatherization workshops offered in locations throughout the state this winter.

Originally created in 2008 by energy efficiency advocates in Vermont, the presentation has been adapted for use in New Hampshire with help from UNH, Lakes Region Community College, Clean Air Cool Planet and the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative. Funding from various sources over the last two years, including the NH Office of Energy and Planning and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, has kept the program evolving. In 2013, funding from Liberty Utilities, Plymouth Better Buildings and the Efficiency Training Program (ETP), funded through the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund, are making these workshops available to the public.

Certified energy professionals will present the workshops. Participants will learn basic building science concepts and learn how to undertake basic air sealing, insulation, and conservation measures to reduce fuel and electricity use. Workshop attendees will learn how to sign up for Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) - a program offered by local utilities that provides financial incentives and technical expertise to assist homeowners with buttoning up their homes.

According to Craig Cadieux, a BPI Certified Building Analyst and Button Up Presenter, "The Home Performance Program assists homeowners in making energy efficiency improvements to their homes. When a homeowner participates in the program they will receive a list of recommendations for cost effective energy efficiency improvements and will be eligible for a rebate of 50% of the costs up to $4000. The initial investment to take part in the program is $100 which initiates the energy audit."

Zak Brohinsky, PAREI Project Coordinator said "The workshops will start in February. We have the capacity to run about 20 Button Up Workshops now through June. Workshops funded by Plymouth Better Buildings will take place in Plymouth, NH. Workshops funded by Liberty Utilities will take place in Nashua, Manchester, Concord, Laconia, Hooksett, Merrimack and Milford. Workshops funded by the Efficiency Training Program will happen in 5 - 6 various locations statewide."

Button Up NH workshops are free and open to the public. For more information on 2013 Button Up NH Workshops contact Zak Brohinsky at
zak@plymouthenergy.org or call 536-5030.


Special Thanks

We wish to extend our sincere gratitude to those who have helped create the Button Up program and for their willingness to share their knowledge, framework and resources. The Button Up program was originally created as Button Up Vermont in 2008 by Central Vermont Community Action Council with the support of Efficiency Vermont and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network, and with funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.  The program was shared with Clean Air-Cool Planet in 2009 with launch support from the Sustainable Energy Resource Group (SERG).  Our regional partner organizations, SERG and the NH Community Action Agencies, have been instrumental in bringing Button Up NH to towns across the state by sharing their skilled presenters/auditors. 

The Button Up, NH 2011-2012 workshops were made possible by a generous grant from the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We greatly appreciate the support of our partners, funders, and collaborators, without which this workshop series would simply not be possible.