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2020 Forums & Events
See below to register for the Cumberland County Event in Windham – POSTPONED
York County Weatherize 2020
Wells
Energy Efficiency/Weatherization Workshop
Come learn how to help yourself and members of your community save money, stay warm, and reduce their energy usage by weatherizing their homes
When: Thursday, March 5th
Where: Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Time: 6:00 pm—7:30 pm
Light Refreshments Provided
We will discuss:
- Why weatherization is important
- What it means to weatherize your home and how it is done
- How you can finance the weatherization of your home
- Starting a weatherization campaign in your community
Presenters will include:
-Erik North, Free Energy Maine
-Bridget Doxsee, Efficiency Maine
-Karina Graeter, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
Registration is free, but we would love to have an idea of how many people will attend. Link to printable flyer.
Registration form
For more information or questions contact Jodi Castallo- jcastallo@growsmartmaine.org
POSTPONED
Cumberland County Weatherize 2020
Windham
Energy Efficiency/Weatherization Workshop
Come learn how to help yourself and members of your community save money, stay warm, and reduce their energy usage by weatherizing their homes
When: POSTPONED Wednesday, March 18th
Where: Windham Public Works, 185 Windham Center Rd
Time: 6:00 pm—7:30 pm
Light Refreshments Provided
We will discuss:
- Why weatherization is important
- What it means to weatherize your home and how it is done
- How you can finance the weatherization of your home
- Starting a weatherization campaign in your community
Presenters will include:
-Erik North, Free Energy Maine
-Bridget Doxsee, Efficiency Maine
Registration is free, but we would love to have an idea of how many people will attend. Link to printable flyer.
For more information or questions contact Jodi Castallo- jcastallo@growsmartmaine.org
Past Forums
Click on the links below for resources, photos, presentations and more from past events. For more information on our Annual Summits, click here.
- Rethinking Commercial Strip Development to Strengthen Your Community | Topsham
- Housing Choices for a Well-Rounded Community | Kennebunk
- Getting from Us & Them to We: A Conversation about Midcoast Maine | Belfast
- Rising Water: Adapting Maine Communities | Augusta
- Forum on Commercial Corridor Redevelopment | Falmouth
- Getting from Us & Them to We: A conversation about Midcoast Maine | Rockland
- Growing Farm Friendly Communities | Bowdoinham
- Growing Farm Friendly Communities | Windham
- The Case for Walkability: Health, Economic Development, and Sustainability | Bangor
- Developers’ Secrets to Small Projects: Tricks of the Trade to rehab Main St | Lewiston
- Reimagining our Rivers: Restoration & Dam Removal in Maine | Falmouth
- Maine’s New Forest Economy: Biobased Power, Products, and Fuels | Hallowell
- Sea Level Rise: Practical Tools & Community Implementation | Rockland
- The Mill at Dover-Foxcroft Summer Tour and Cookout | Dover-Foxcroft
- Public-Private Partnership: Passive House Workforce Housing | Brewer
- A Panorama on Portland’s Growth: Can Public Process Bridge the Gap? | Portland
- The Benefits of Street Trees
- 21st Century Transportation: Shared Vehicles, E-Bikes and their Implications for a Smart Growth Economy in Maine
- A Changing Climate: How Municipal Government Can Be Part of the Solution
- A Look Into Maine’s Renewable Energy
- Making Connections, Building Community
- Arts, Culture, and Economic Prosperity in Maine
- The Portland Company Forum
- Summit 2014 – The Dollars and $ense of Smart Growth!
- Thompson’s Point
- Brownfields: Albatross to Economic Driver
- Aging in Place: 8 to 80
- Using the Historic Preservation Tax Credit for Small Projects
