GREEN SOLUTIONS EXPO and WORKSHOPS

12pm – 5pm
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Newton Harvest Fair
Newton Centre Green

A Newton/Needham Chamber of Commerce Expo with solutions you need to reduce your carbon footprint & over 50 exhibitors held under a big tent held from 12-5pm in Newton Centre during the Newton Harvest Fair. Continuous entertainment, food and games for the kids. Tips on how be more environmentally friendly and live a "green" life style.

  • See exhibitors with green products, services and ideas.
  • Come to our expert workshops every hour.
  • Find out how you can convert to solar electricity without paying thousands and reduce your electric bills.
  • Find out how to save money on energy and reduce your carbon footprint.

These workshops and more will help you save money and the environment at the same time!

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Green Life Style Workshops

Under the big tent
Newton Centre Green
Newton centre

Green Life Style Workshops, conducted by subject matter experts, will be held every hour.

12:00

Composting at home

Recycling starts at the home and especially in the kitchen, organic waste does not need to be shipped out when it can easily be turned into nutrient rich productive soil that you can use in the garden or in potted plants.
Workshop leader: Wendy Huckstepp – Kitchens2Compost
1:00

Retrofitting existing homes for Energy Efficiency

Fall is here, and it's time to start thinking about conserving energy this winter. We'll give a run down on energy efficiency measures, from simple weatherization projects a homeowner can do, to comprehensive Deep Energy Retrofit projects that may qualify for tens of thousands of dollars in rebates.
Workshop leader: Living Structures
2:00

Solar Electric for your home

Find out how you can convert to solar electricity without paying thousands and reduce your electric bills. Take advantage of the best incentives, rebates, and tax credits available to you in Massachusetts.
Workshop leader: Sunlight Solar Energy
3:00

Save money on energy

Take advantage of the utility's Mass Save program to make your house more energy efficient. A percentage of our utility bills goes to rebates, subsidized weatherization and 0% loan programs for home energy improvements. Learn what is available and how to access these programs to make money saving improvements to your home.
Workshop Leaders: Newton Eco-team project & Next Step Living.
4:00

Solar Hot Water for your Home

New Massachusetts residential solar hot water rebate! The Mass CEC has just announced a huge new solar thermal rebate, making Mass. one of the best states in the US for residential solar hot water rebates. The NESHW 'SECUSOL' Hot Water Appliance is already the best value system available, but the new rebate is worth an additional $1,135 off of your system and this is in addition to the 30% Federal and 15% Mass. tax credits.
Workshop Leader: Bruce Dike, solar thermal engineer, New England Solar Hot Water

Registration

Space is limited so register on-line now to reserve your space. Registration is free and only takes a minute.