Cold Climate Building and Retrofitting Workshops

Using cold climate building techniques with new homes and retrofittingexisting homes can trim homeowners' energy bills. Richard Seifert,Cooperative Extension's Service energy and housing specialist, will offer two courses in Delta Junction aimed at lowering home energy costs.

Seifert will offer his newly developed course, "Retrofitting Your Home,"from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Delta Career Advancement Center, and his Cold Climate Homebuilding Techniques Workshop will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb.23, also at the center. Both workshops are free.

Seifert retrofitted his Fairbanks home in 2005, and notes that relativelymodest weatherization retrofit can make a difference with heating costs. The retrofitting workshop will cover windows, ventilation, cold climate options, walls, roofs and materials.

During the cold climate workshop, Seifert will talk about windows,ventilation, cold climate options, walls, indoor air quality, roofs and permafrost foundations. Participants in the cold climate workshop will receive a free manual with a CD.

To register for either workshop, call 895-4215. For more information, call Seifert at 800-478-8324 at the Fairbanks Extension office.

CONTACT: Richard Seifert at 474-6366 or at ffrds@uaf.edu.