Jeff Wilson, HGTV Veteran and Home Improvement Expert to Appear at Builders Home & Remodeling Show

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Sept. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Jeff Wilson has been in the home building industry for more than 25 years as a carpenter, painter, remodeler and TV host. He’s hosted nearly 200 episodes on HGTV and diy networks. Whether showing viewers brave historic restoration stories on Restore America or teaching them how-to on the Build-A-Deck and Build-A-Fence workshop series, Jeff brings regular-guy humor and sensibility to every role he plays. His goal? To “de-mystify” home improvement and how-to topics in order to inspire people to turn almost any task into a do-it-yourself project.

Jeff will present seminars about Trends in Outdoor Spaces and Cutting Edge Energy Efficiency Technologies for the Home. The trend toward the outdoor room concept continues, but with a new emphasis on a super-casual, low-maintenance atmosphere. That’s what the American Society of Landscape Architects’ 2014 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey says. What else is hot? Lighting tops the list, but comfortable seating and dining areas, built-ins, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, and integrated landscaped gardens with fruits and vegetables all make the list.

Attend his seminar to see how new trends can help make your outdoor living space the envy of the neighborhood - from design tips to inspiring structures to new products. Learn how to bring the indoors out to expand your entertaining space during good weather with outdoor kitchens, living rooms and dining rooms. Integrate brick ovens, beer taps, built-in seating, pergolas, screened-porches and more. See how a potting table becomes a buffet table, a storage chest becomes a bench and a wine bottle becomes accent lighting.

Every year, homes become more energy smart and connected. Increased energy efficiency means that they’re less expensive to run, but also more comfortable and healthier places to live. Come see what’s new in energy efficiency technology for your home – from home automation to drain water heat recovery to do-it-yourself spray foam kits and much more.

Discover new technology, but also see how older technologies are changing and developing to provide better performance, lower-maintenance and longer life. See how your air-conditioner can provide “free” hot water, how LED lighting has come of age and how home automation can control the shades and windows in your home to take advantage of passive solar energy and natural ventilation. From your home’s building envelope to all of its many systems, Jeff will cull through the hype and deliver the best in cutting edge energy efficiency for the new or remodeled home.

For Show information, visit www.STLHomeShow.com.