This week I was supposed to have Brad Hyson from the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living on to talk about the Sustainable Living Festival and Clean Energy Expo  being held next Saturday and Sunday June 6 and 7^th, in western Coventry, but unfortunately, there was a technical glitch and we were not able to speak with him.  The festival takes place in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings including Apeiron’s Center for Sustainable Living, The center is Rhode Island’s premier educational facility for energy conservation and environmental building technologies. The building uses almost 70% less energy than a traditional building its size, and more than 50 environmentally friendly building technologies and products.

 Festival goers have to park at the Western Coventry School on Route 117, and board the FREE Bio-Diesel shuttle buses that will shuttle people back and forth throughout the day, and handicap parking is available.

Workshops at festival include:

•  Advanced Building Envelope Technology
• Eco-House Tour
•  Renewable Energy for home and business
• Personal Approaches to Sustainability
• Retrofitting with Renewables & Energy Saving Ideas
• The RI Energy Star Homes Program
• Sustainable Living, One House at a Time
• Thermosiphoning Hot Water Heater for Solar Showers

This Week’s Real Estate Insight:

Making our households more green is the first step toward making Rhode Island a sustainable state.  The next step is taking these individual actions and molding them into a movement.  Click here for some of the most effective ways your household can move towards sustainability.