Starting in January 2024, a monthly ‘Coffee House on Sustainability’ will be open from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Glebe Community Centre covering the following topics:
- Homes & Energy – Saturday Jan 27, 2024
- Reducing Your Carbon Footprint – Saturday Feb 24, 2024
- Greenspace & Water Management – Sunday Mar 24, 2024
- Transportation – Saturday Apr 27, 2024
- Responsible Consumption – Sunday May 5, 2024
The final coffee house will be held at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre at 1265 Walkley Road, Ottawa on:
- Climate Risk – Basement Flooding – Saturday June 8th, 2024
The Coffee House on Sustainability – Homes & Energy on January 27th will include two short presentations on the Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program at 9:30 am (Aaron Thornell) and on Deep Energy & Carbon Renovations from a Homeowner Perspective at 10:30 am (Patric Langevin). There will be knowledgeable neighbours sharing their experiences on solar panels, heat pumps (air and ground source), insulation, air tightness, energy efficient appliances, windows and doors. These Ottawa residents want to share knowledge gained when making the numerous consumer choices that impact the carbon footprint of our lifestyles. What worked, what didn’t work and what did they wish they’d known before making the change?
By providing a forum to learn how residents have lowered their individual carbon footprints whilst living in older homes, the Glebe Community Association (GCA) Environment Committee in collaboration with CAFES hopes to provide Ottawa residents, both homeowners, landlords and home renters, with the knowledge they need to choose environmentally sustainable options when they face similar consumer decisions. We also want to highlight options that will result in our homes and subsequently our communities becoming more resilient to our changing climate.
Please register for these free events at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/coffee-houses-on-sustainability-2828129.
Coffee and cookies will be available on a first come, first served basis but attendees must bring their own mug!
Funded by Community Environment Project Grant Program (CEPGP) & CAFES. If you are interested in getting involved in one or more of these events, then please send an email to environment@glebeca.ca.