"Passive Solar Homes: Design Issues"
Speaker: Designer Steve Kawell of Solar Home Specialists.
Realtors, homeowners, architects, energy raters, building officials, mortgage brokers, appraisers, builders, suppliers, and anyone interested should attend.
Two locations:
Durango
TODAY!
Wed, Feb 2nd | 12-1:15 PM | First National Bank of Durango Free
RSVP to Kathy or leave a message at 382-5792
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Cortez
Thurs, Feb 10th | 12-1:15 PM | Shiloh's Restaurant in Cortez Free Lunch sponsored by Empire Electric Association! RSVP to Celeste or call 565-1771 flyer
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Greetings!
As we roll into February, spring may seem to be right around the corner. However, we still have many days of snow and crisp cold air to come, which also means keeping our homes and businesses warm for a little longer.
It's not too late to weatherize your home, do an energy assessment, or upgrade appliances to ensure you're minimizing your energy heating and bills.
There are still Recharge Colorado rebates for energy efficient upgrades and Energy Star appliance purchases. Visit 4CORE and the Governors Energy Offices website Recharge Colorado for more information and helpful tips on how to ensure you're getting the best bang for the buck in energy use.
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Breaking New Ground
4CORE's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new Cortez Office 4CORE is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Cortez located at 10 West Main Street, Suite #110 (Office #2).
Heather Wyatt, 4CORE Program Specialist serves as the Community Energy Coordinator for Montezuma and Dolores Counties and will staff the Cortez office on a part-time basis. Heather invites folks to give her a call at 259-1916 x 110 and schedule a visit.
We look forward to building our presence and services in Montezuma County, as well as in the other counties of SW Colorado. Stay tuned for information on our ribbon cutting ceremony to be announced in the near future.
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Colorado Ranks 6th in Nation
4CORE is part of a national effort
Colorado's energy performance contracting programis ranked number six in the country and 4CORE is part of it!
State rankings of "performance contracting dollars per capita" in Energy Service Coalition (ESC)'s Race to the Top:
#1: Idaho
#2: Hawaii
#3: Massachusetts
#4: Utah
#5: Kansas
#6: Colorado
Let's keep up the good work and continue to support energy performance contracting in Colorado to encourage more energy efficiency in our communities.
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 4CORE New Hires, Promotions, and Interns
4CORE's staff continues to grow and reorganize to meet demand and serve the region effectively. 4CORE hired or promoted five positions in the last two months: Sandhya Tillotson, Heather Wyatt, Amanda Saunders, Cori Andreatta, and Don McCord.
Sandhya Tillotson climbed on board with 4CORE in January as the Weatherization Project Assistant specializing in client intake and outreach.
Heather Wyatt, previous Weatherization team member since September 2009, who held Sandhya's position previously, has been promoted to 4CORE Program Specialist and will be staffing the new Cortez Office. Heather will work out of the 4CORE Cortez Office and serve as the Community Energy Coordinator for Montezuma and Dolores Counties.
Amanda Saunders has been promoted to serve as 4CORE Program Coordinator.
Amanda joined 4CORE as an intern to work on the La Plata Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) and is now the Program Coordinator and Community Energy Coordinator for La Plata County.
Cori Andreatta joined the 4CORE team in April of 2009 and has transitioned from 4CORE Program Specialist to a part time Weatherization Training Coordinator.
Don McCord is 4CORE's newest SER Intern helping the 4CORE Weatherization
team with inspections, administrative, and field activities.
More information about 4CORE staff
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Get Involved in Our Community's Energy Future
Public Input period for community review on the La Plata Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) has now been extended until March 7th of 2011.
What is the CEAP?
The CEAP is a dynamic document that recommends specific policies and actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve the local economy and work towards a more self-reliant, healthy and thriving community.
How do you get involved?
La Plata County, City of Durango and the Town of Ignacio and 4CORE invite the community to review the CEAP online or in hard copy available at local public libraries, local government information desks, and at the upcoming public forum in February.
Community members can also provide input on the CEAP through an online feedback form, by email, phone (970-259-1916 x 119) or by mailing your comments to 4CORE:
Attn: CEAP Feedback 10 Town Plaza, # 190, Durango, CO 81301 Final Public Input Forums! Last chance to attend a CEAP Forum
The Last final forum will be in Bayfield (February 24th) at the Upper Pine River Fire Station from 6pm-8pm.
We have had good turn out at the public input forums so far and have heard great community feedback. We look forward to getting more more community expertise and insight on the various strategies and actions proposed at the final round of forums. The Ignacio and Durango final forums have taken place and we obtained a great amount of feedback, insight and creative input.
Public comments and status are available online or contact 4CORE for a paper copy:
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REAP Update:
Board Defines Guiding Principles and SMART Goals
The REAP is a regional effort to collaborate and pool expertise, resources and ideas to ensure southwest Colorado uses resources and energy effectively and efficiently to create economic opportunities and improve quality of life by developing and implementing the Resource & Energy Action Plan.
REAP Vision
is that southwest Colorado will REAP the benefits of effective use of resources and sustain a thriving region of rural, agricultural and mountainous communities.
REAP's Guiding Principles Energy & Conservation: Ensure significant progress toward more efficient, safe and healthy resource technologies in order to enhance, promote, and diversify the local economy and job market; support and
strengthen the region's agriculture and building sectors; and engage and integrate the existing energy industry.
Economic Vitality & Diversity: Encourage local economic development and consumption that preserves and protects our heritage, natural resources, agriculture and energy production, thus providing opportunities for our diverse population to thrive in Southwest Colorado.
Infrastructure: Improve, expand and diversify community systems and services, such as transportation, public utilities, and resource recovery options.
Vibrant & Involved Community: Increase communication between all sectors and cultures throughout our region; promote education and involvement in existing and potential energy and economic opportunities.
Environmental Stewardship: Protect, conserve, and ensure the quality of our ecological resources.
REAP's SMART(specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic and time bound)Goals will be announced in the next Newsletter, so stayed tuned.
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Newsletter Challenge Question 
Challenge Question: How many heating degree days does Durango, Silverton, Cortez, and Pagosa Springs each have respectively?
What is a heating degree day? A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to reflect the demand for energy needed to heat a home or business. It is derived from measurements of outside air temperature. The heating requirements for a given structure at a specific location are considered to be directly proportional to the number of HDD at that location. A similar measurement, cooling degree day' (CDD), reflects the amount of energy used to cool a home or business.
Announcing the Winner and Award
The three people to correctly answer this question will win an energy saving prize from 4CORE. Prizes and winners to be announced in next months news letter. Send responses to elsa@fourcore.org by February 25th.
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EPA's National Building Competition
Enter your Energy Star partner building to win!
Starting January 25th, ENERGY STAR partners can apply to compete in EPA's 2011 National Building Competition.
Last year's competition pitted 14 buildings against each other in a race to see which one could reduce its energy use the most. The competitors earned a national spotlight, garnering coverage by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, USAToday, New York Times, Scientific American, NPR, and other media.
Last year, more than 200 organizations applied to compete, but many were automatically disqualified because they did not complete all the application requirements. Don't let that happen to you! Attend this webinar to learn how to apply and meet all of the eligibility requirements.
DATE AND TIME:
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time
REGISTER TODAY!
- Visit https://energystar.webex.com/energystar and click on the February 1 session titled "How to Apply for EPA's National Building Competition"
- Click on the link for "Registration."
- Complete the contact information on the next page.
- Save the confirmation e-mail (sent by messenger@webex.com) with the information needed to participate in the presentation, which will be sent to the e-mail address you have specified. Please check your spam e-mail filter if the message does not appear in your inbox.
- Click on the link provided in this e-mail and join us at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.
If you have any questions about this presentation or the registration process, please contact Amy Castellano at acastellano@cadmusgroup.com.
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As always, if you have any feedback or questions about how to become more energy efficient, please contact us.
Regards,
4CORE Staff
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