three d

3D - Gutting the Money Pit

Moderator:

George Callas, Co-founder, New Forest Institute

George Callas is the Director of Sustainability of the Newforest Institute located in Brooks, Maine and the organizer of the Build Green Maine network.  For several years he has been instrumental in promoting energy efficiency in buildings throughout Maine.  He has trained over 100 Energy Auditors for Maine Housing and regularly teaches Building Science at colleges, as well as to professional and community groups.  He and his family moved to Brooks in 2003 where they hand-built a super-insulated, off-grid stone villa.  Previously, he spent 20 years in investment management around the country, culminating in the development of allocation strategies into green investments for private clients.

Speaker:

Joe Lstiburek, Building Science, Inc.

Joe Lstiburek, principal of the Building Science Corporation. Lstiburek is one of the world's foremost authorities on energy efficient construction techniques. "Building science may seem like a very specialized topic," says George Callas of the Midcoast Magnet Board, "but Lstiburek is a dynamic speaker who thinks very deeply about the relationship of buildings to our well being, opportunities for local economic development, and the importance of energy independence to national security. In a state where builders and the related trades represent a significant employment sector, Lstiburek's address might just be a lightning rod." Lstiburek will discuss "Innovations & Implications of Renovation."