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SUMMARY:KC Climate Council’s Earth Week Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join the Kansas City Climate Council’s 2023 Earth Festival\nThe Climate Council of Greater Kansas City is holding multiple events to celebrate Earth Day. Nine days of fairs\, workshops\, volunteer opportunities and activities throughout the metro area – both in-person and online. Saturday\, April 15th through April 23rd. \nCome learn about the earth and celebrate the planet we call home! \nAll events are free and open to the public. \nClick here for more info and to register!
URL:https://mec.bluesymstage1.work/event/kc-climate-councils-earth-week-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Central Kansas Clean Cities,Clean Transportation,Energy Codes,Energy Efficiency,EV,Kansas City Clean Cities
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SUMMARY:Energy Action Day - Healthy Homes and Sustainable Rides
DESCRIPTION:Join MEC for a fun-filled day where you can learn how to save money at home and on the road!\nJoin MEC at our Project Living Proof (PLP) demo home on Saturday\, October 1\, 10am – 2pm where we will be celebrating Energy Efficiency Month and National Drive Electric Week. See below for the list of activities that will be taking place at the event. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n• Electric vehicle showcase in the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center parking lot (behind PLP)\n• Tours of PLP\, a historic home that has been retrofitted with energy efficient systems to prove that energy efficient updates to older homes are possible and affordable\n• Koosharina\, a local Egyptian food truck\, will be present with meat and vegetarian fare\n• Lastly\, but certainly not least\, Ajia Morris with The Greenline Initiative will speak about Environmental Justice\, what is happening in Kansas City\, and how you can get involved at 11am in the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center\n\n\n\n  \nWHAT: Energy Action Day with MEC: Healthy Homes and Sustainable RidesWHEN: Saturday\, October 1\, 10am-2pm with speakers beginning at 11amWHERE: Project Living Proof\, 917 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd.\, Kansas City\, MO 64110 \nAdditional activities and actions you can take at Energy Action Day:\n\n• Interact with electric vehicle (EV) experts about what’s available in Kansas City to drive electric. Take home a list of EV and plug-in hybrids that are available today. \n• Take away tax credit information from the Inflation Reduction Act to upgrade your home’s efficiency and health\, or to purchase or lease an electric vehicle. \n• Sign up for an energy walk through of your home with Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City.*\n• Speak to Kansas City MO’s Health Department about their Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program and sign up for an assessment.*\n• Have fun with a dynamic insulation display and learn more about how air sealing adds comfort to your home with insulation expert Mike O’Connell.  \n• Get help finding a contractor to improve your home or building’s efficiency attributes.   \n• Tour our native plantings and water conservation measures. You can even take home a plant straight from the garden!\n\n*Residents must qualify under respective requirements to participate in the program.  \n\n \nA warm thank you to our event sponsors\, Bukaty Companies\, RE-AMP Network\, Plug In America\, and Electrify America!\n\n  \n\n \nMeet Our Guest Speaker\nAjia Morris\, Founder & CEO of The Greenline Initiative (she/her)\n– Architect of urban economies– Aggregator of social investment funds– Focused on uplifting historically excluded communities– Game-changer– 20 to Know in Commercial Real Estate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mec.bluesymstage1.work/event/energy-action-day-healthy-homes-and-sustainable-rides/
LOCATION:Project Living Proof\, 917 Emanuel Cleaver Blvd.\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64109
CATEGORIES:Building Performance,Clean Transportation,Energy Benchmarking,Energy Codes,Energy Efficiency,EV,Project Living Proof
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SUMMARY:Building Science: Energy Code Standards & Trends
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n Are you a local building official or work on building and energy codes? Want to understand the latest standards and trends? Join MEC for a FREE multi-day training course!\n \nCities in our region are in process of adopting more recent energy codes\, so MEC is hosting a FREE building science & energy codes training. The course is valued at $200+ and attendees are eligible for up to 8 Continuing Education Hours. \nThis course will provide an overview of the history of residential energy codes in the IRC and IECC and the development of multiple compliance paths. It provides a common understanding of the thermal envelope\, including the impact of windows\, doors\, and skylights\, what is included in insulation installation grading\, and advanced framing techniques. Heating\, cooling\, and mechanical ventilation systems are also covered along with a discussion of the importance of duct tightness. Lighting\, appliance\, and clean energy contributions are discussed. The role of a HERS Rater as a third-party verifier and the verifications they perform\, as well as what to look for in their reporting is included. Index scores and what they mean\, along with similarities and differences between the HERS Index and the ERI are discussed. \nWhen: June 15 & 16\, 8am-12pmWhere: Plexpod Westport Commons – 300 East 39th Street\, Kansas City\, MO 64111 \n \nIn July there will be a one-day training session on the commercial energy code. Stay tuned for additional details.\nMeet Your Instructor\nSharla Riead\, Hathmore Technologies LLC\, EnergySmart Institute\nSharla’s energy and environmental experience began with her first energy audit in 1979 and spans years of progression from working as an energy auditor through construction and installation of solar panels to directorships and management of energy conservation and consulting companies and culminates in her leadership of Hathmore Technologies\, LLC. For over five decades she has performed heat load calculations\, residential energy diagnostics\, solar and alternate energy design\, energy conservation instruction\, contracting\, and consulting. As a Certified Building Analyst and Envelope Specialist\, Sharla assisted hundreds of homeowners with energy retrofit improvement analysis and design. As a Certified Home Energy Rater\, Sharla and her team provide testing\, certification\, and program compliance services for national energy and environmental programs such as ENERGYSTAR\, NAHB Green Build\, US Green Building Council’s LEED® for Homes Program and Federal Energy Tax Credits. Sharla and her company have supported several hundred builders with their Green Building goals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mec.bluesymstage1.work/event/building-science-energy-code-standards-trends/
CATEGORIES:Building Performance,Energy Codes,Energy Efficiency,Energy Solutions Hub
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SUMMARY:Join MEC to Celebrate Energy Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:October is annually designated as National Energy Awareness Month. The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) participates annually with the intent to draw attention to our nation’s electrical grid system and “to highlight the importance of energy to our national prosperity and security.” As the US DOE states\, “Energy\, our most critical infrastructure\, is all but invisible to most\, but our focus on continued innovation protects American lives today and ensures better lives tomorrow.” \nThis year\, Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) will use this truth to draw attention to energy efficiency and how it relates to our infrastructure\, including our transportation systems and the built environment. There is indeed innovation happening on a national scale\, and it’s occurring quickly. MEC is either hosting\, co-hosting\, or cross-promoting a number of in-person and virtual events this October to highlight all the ways our nation can modernize the way it uses energy to create a prosperous future for our youth and future generations. Click the links below to learn more about each event and how to participate (more links to come as the suite of events is finalized). \nWhether an industry professional or policy maker or technician or a member of the general public\, we have at least one event for you. Join us and our members\, volunteers and friends during Energy Awareness Month. We’ll celebrate recent achievements and foster accelerated adoptions of energy conservation\, renewables and cleaner fuels. \nEnergy Awareness 2021 Event List: \n\n\n\nNative Plant Sale & Drive Electric Week Event at Project Living Proof with Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City\nSept. 25\n\n\nNational Drive Electric Week: South Park in Lawrence\nSept 25\n\n\nLion Electric School Bus Ride and Drive: Lee’s Summit Schools\nSept 28\n\n\nNational Drive Electric Week: Driving Electric: Black & Veatch EV Drivers Tell All (Virtual)\nSept 29\n\n\nNational Drive Electric Week: Prairie Village Presbyterian Church\nSept 29\n\n\nNational Drive Electric Week: Independence Chamber of Commerce    CANCELED\nOct. 2\n\n\nNational Drive Electric Week: ICT (Wichita Towne East Square)\nOct. 2\n\n\nNational Energy Efficiency Day (Ask Emily for a model Proclamation for your city\, business or organization)\nOct. 6\n\n\nMarquee Event: Our Best Buildings Yet: A Forum on Energy Efficiency in the Kansas City Region and Beyond\nOct. 7\n\n\nVirtual Workshop on Diesel Emissions Reduction Funding Opportunities: Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative\nOct. 12-14\n\n\nWebinar: EV Fleet Trends: Advice from the Experts (hosted by Louisiana Clean Fuels Coalition)\nOct. 13\n\n\nMarquee Event Day of EVs (In-Person): Exploring EVs in Municipal Fleets with City of Olathe\, Indian Creek Library in Olathe\, KS\nOct. 19\n\n\nMarquee Event Day of EVs (Virtual): Electrifying Terminal Trucks: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Deployments in the Kansas City Region and Beyond\nOct. 19\n\n\nOur Energy Horizon: A Solar\, Storage\, Electric Vehicle & Transmission Event\, Thompson Barn in Lenexa\, KS (hosted by Clean Energy Business Council)\nOct. 25\n\n\nWeatherization Day 2021\nOct. 30
URL:https://mec.bluesymstage1.work/event/energy-awareness-month-2021/
CATEGORIES:Building Performance,Central Kansas Clean Cities,Clean Transportation,Electrify Heartland,Energy Codes,Energy Efficiency,Energy Solutions Hub,EV,Kansas City Clean Cities,Project Living Proof
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SUMMARY:Our Best Buildings Yet: A Forum on Energy Efficiency in the Kansas City Region & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Energy Awareness Month is right around the corner\, but why is it important?\n\nAs nationwide awareness grows over the connection between indoor air quality and extreme weather\, the Kansas City region is feeling the heat due to its aging building stock. Luckily\, there are code manuals to guide prudent action — roadmaps for new construction and adapting existing buildings.\n\nJoin Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC)\, KCMO Councilwoman Andrea Bough\, The Builders’ Association\, and a panel of buildings experts on Thursday\, October 7 at 10:30 am CDT as we discuss best building practices\, the International Energy Conservation Code\, and what can be done to clean up the interior air of our buildings. The event will be relevant to codes departments\, policymakers\, builders\, contractors\, and anyone who is motivated to create a brighter\, cleaner\, & healthier future for all.\n*Visit the Speakers & Panelists page to learn more about our experts!\n\n\n\n\n\nWe want to hear from YOU.\nComplete this quick survey to tell us what topics you would like discussed during the event.\n 
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CATEGORIES:Building Performance,Energy Codes,Energy Efficiency,Energy Solutions Hub
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