Free energy-efficient home workshop set

A free workshop on how to remodel or build a home that is healthy, durable and energy efficient is set from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Public Library.

Bill McAnally will be leading the workshop.

McAnally is ?a really well known and respected speaker, is frequently on NPR?s ?Talk of Iowa,?? said Scott Timm, a field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

McAnally is a trusted and respected building professional in Iowa. He has more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry and was a building contractor for over 15 years specializing in new home and light commercial construction. During that time, he focused on energy efficient and healthy building methods. He still remembers using Tyvek in the late 1970s and being told how ?that paper stuff? will never catch on.

McAnally was named the top community college instructor in Iowa in 2001 by the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. He is the past president of the Iowa Industrial Technology Education Association and a board member of several groups involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The workshop is designed for anyone who lives in an ?energy hog? home and wants to fix it up, anyone considering building a home and looking for guidance and advice in the design, and anyone interested in learning more about building science.

The Jefferson County ISU Extension office is sponsoring the workshop. The ISU and Center on Sustainable Communities have formed a new partnership to do outreach work in the built environment, continued Timm.

To register for the workshop or for more information, contact Timm by calling 515-291-2560 or emailing stimm@iastate.edu.