The program offers classes for free thanks to a grant from the governor’s energy office.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick is a nonprofit that aims to help small businesses thrive.
“Part of the goal of this lab is to really increase the weatherization contractors in the more rural parts of our state where there are less contractors available,” Emily Wood, Program Director of Climate Justice and Environmental Resilience at CEI, said.
Weatherization can be described as taking steps to protect your home or a building from the elements and improve energy efficiency. A few examples include using air-sealing insulation and doing energy audits.
Wood said the lab offers training to bolster business knowledge for folks already involved in or looking to get into weatherization fields.
“Like the marketing and hiring and payroll and kind of all of those skills were really kind of needed in Maine,” Wood said.
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