The Ellis South End Neighborhood Association will present Home Sustainability 101: How to Live Greener, Cleaner and Cheaper to be held at the Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street (YWCA building – mezzanine level). This program – free and open to the public – will reveal simple ways to make our homes more livable through carbon footprint reduction, energy conservation, and smart renovations or improvements that pay for themselves in just a few years. Intended for condominium and home owners, renters, building managers, real estate agents and prospective buyers, the symposium is for everyone who wishes to live greener in every way.

The symposium will feature four speakers: Jacob Knowles, an energy conservation specialist from The Green Roundtable/NEXUS; Catriona Cooke of Conservation Services Group; Josh Wood, South End architect who has recently completed an award winning, sustainable renovation on Rutland Square; and Bertil Jean–Chronberg, manager of the Beehive and two–time “green” renovator whose innovative renovations were featured in The Boston Globe home section in January 2010 (see picture below – www.boston.com.)  The energy specialists, the architect and the home owner will illustrate a series of creative and energy efficient solutions through slides, charts and informational handouts. From weather stripping to storm windows, from insulation to new heating systems, the modest and the grand will be covered in this practical and informative neighborhood symposium.

The program will include audience questions and participation and is free and open to the public.  For more information,  contact Grace Gregor by email at gracegregor@mindspring.com,  or visit the Ellis Neighborhood Association web site, www.ellisneighborhood.org.