We have most excellent news. Thanks to an Amazing new partnership with homefreeenergy.com, the BPGEA now has full access to a FLIR Digital Infrared Camera….
Because everything has a surface temperature, the camera allows us to see the variances in those surface temperatures. The variances are represented by different color tones, with the color black representing the coldest temperatures, and the color white representing the hottest temperatures. Any color in the red, orange or yellow hues represents warmth, while colors in the green, purple and blue hues represent cooler temperatures. Here are some examples of Infrared thermal images from homes like ours.
Photographs like this will tell you where your home is losing heat, energy and most importantly, money. By taking some steps to seal gaps and add insulation, you can easily save hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year on your home heating and cooling bills.
We are able to offer Burns Park residents an unheard of deal on a set of Infrared photographs. At a recent Lower Burns Park community meeting with 23 households in attendance, ALL 23 signed up for Infrared thermal scans of their homes.
Still have questions? For much more information and to set up an Infrared “photo shoot”, please email nate@burnsparkgreen.org
Hey Neighbors,
We at the BPGEA are very pleased to announce the Burns Park Skill and Tool Share. We created this database after a handful of folks started asking “How can we start spending our money, time, and energy more locally?”
A few more took the question further, wondering “How can we foster a deeper sense of community while highlighting the professions, skills and talents found amongst us”? After doing some research, we realized that many communities were already involved in Skill and Tool shares, and reporting great results.
The format is a simple survey that is taken online. The survey is by community invite only.
On the survey you will find spaces to list your professional skills and personal skills, as well as a place to list the tools you have available to share. Once you submit your survey, it is sent to a private google docs spreadsheet. The spreadsheet (list of participants, skills and tools available) will be posted to our neighborhood group page, and hard copies can be printed for all involved.
In doing our research, we’ve found that communities participating in this kind of collective create stronger neighborhood ties, save a ton of money on home and yard projects, and harbor sincere gratitude for the new skills learned and shared in abundance. We are all teachers and we are all students. In that spirit, we encourage you to share your skills, time, and tools with each other.
For more information, and an invitation to the Skill and Tool Share, email nate@burnsparkgreen.org
