Town of Farragut Offers Energy Efficient Home Presentation

Wednesday April 08, 2009

Does your home have two stories, an air conditioner up and down stairs, windows older than 10 years and an attic? If so, the Town of Farragut Community Development Department invites you to a special presentation - "A Very Comfortable, Energy Efficient Home - How to Make it Happen!" - on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Farragut Town Hall.

Jeff Christian, building researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and founder of the ORNL Buildings Technology Center, will lead this free presentation. Following is a list of what participants will learn during the evening:

• What the typical Farragut-area homeowner can do to be more energy efficient.
• How to retrofit your home to be more energy efficient, including choices for air sealing, insulation, solar power, windows and more.
• Facts about a research project, sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program, of three recently constructed "green" homes in the Farragut area. The project found that these homes saved 35-70% on heating costs this winter compared to the typical new Farragut-area home.
• Take home informational pieces on improving energy efficiency with a unique focus on typical Farragut-area homes as well as pieces on local vendors, suppliers and more.

Christian's 35 years at ORNL span zero energy residential and commercial buildings; advanced appliances; moisture control in buildings, roofs, wall and foundations; cooling, heating and solar power integrated systems; and whole building design and performance. He has written more than 140 technical publications in the area of building energy efficiency. Since 2002, Christian has focused on zero energy homes in East Tennessee and, in 2008, participated in a project with DOE and TVA to design and construct three test houses in the Farragut area, one of which has a set of energy retrofits that are targeted at typical Farragut-area homes. He also led the team that designed, constructed and tested the first four Tennessee Valley Authority Green Power Generation Partner houses with the Loudon County Habitat for Humanity. These homes had total daily measured costs of less than $1 for all their energy needs. A Farragut resident, Christian is also an adjunct professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Architecture and holds degrees in industrial and environmental engineering.

The Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information about the presentation, please contact Ruth Hawk, Community Development Director, at 966-7057 or ruth.hawk@townoffarragut.org.

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