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Dorford Centre, Dorchester, Friday 11 March 10.00 - 16.30 (registration 9.45)  
A FREE one day training course (lunch included) from the Energy Saving Trust's Green Communities team, in partnership with Dorset Community Action and the da21 GreenAssist project.
If you would like to be able to carry out a basic energy audit of a community building then this course will show you some of the processes involved. This includes monitoring consumption and identifying the potential savings that could be made by implementing energy efficient measures.
Contents of the day:
- Introduction      to Green Communities
 - Monitoring      consumption
 - Energy      auditing
 - Renewable      energy feasibility
 
What you will learn:
- The      services that Green Communities offers and what it can do for you
 - The      principles of energy monitoring and consumption analysis
 - How to      understand meter readings and bills
 - What is      involved in an energy audit
 - How to      identify and control of different types of heating
 - Which      types of heating are efficient and appropriate, depending on needs
 - Specific      issues relating to heat loss and insulation 
 - Opportunities      for reducing consumption and increasing energy efficiency, including      efficient lighting and controls
 - The basics      of some small scale renewable energy technologies
 - How an      auditing project could benefit your community and how Green Communities      and other organisations can support your project
 
Book a place: 
Places must be booked in advance by 4 March.  Please contact Susan Anders or Paul McIntosh at susan@da21.org.uk or paul@da21.org.uk or phone 01305 213721.