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 Denver Tour of Solar and Green Built Homes
Date: Saturday, October 7th, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Taking Place In: Denver, Arvada, Golden, Lakewood
Presented by: Colorado Renewable Energy Society
For More Information: Pamm McFadden 303-443-4308, pgosun@aol.com, www.cres-energy.org/
Tour Description: From mountains to plains, rural to urban, this tour of roughly 15 homes covers all types of renewable technologies. The week before the tour we will hold several different educational workshops. The tour attendees will be able to meet with enthusiastic and well informed home owners. The booklet will have photos of the homes and explanations of all the features for each home.
Tour Fee: $20 per car; $35 bus tour with guide, reservations are necessary - call 303-806-5317
How to Take this Tour: The tour begins at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Visitor Center. We will have many exhibits available (for free) to all attendees.

Boulder Tour of Solar and Green Built Homes, Boulder Solar Week
Date: Sunday, October 8th
Taking Place In: Boulder, Longmont, Eldorado Springs, Foothills
Presented by: The Center for ReSource Conservation
For More Information: Jenny Hampton 303-441-3278 ext. 12
Tour Description: The Boulder Tour of Solar and Green Built Homes is part of Boulder Solar Week which includes a full week of educational workshops and a self-guided tour of homes where participants can meet homeowners, builders, contractors, and installers to ask questions and discuss opportunities.
In 2005, over 800 people participated in the CRC's Solar Week events. This year, Solar Week will be even better, with more homes, detailed information on energy savings and environmental benefits, and focused tours highlighting energy efficiency, green building, and renewable energy. The Tour of homes will be on Sunday October 8th.
Tour Fee: $20 per car / $10 per bike group
How to Take this Tour: Pre-register online at www.ConservationCenter.org or the day of at The Center for ReSource Conservation (1702 Walnut in Boulder).

Northern Colorado Solar Tour
Date: October 7th
Taking Place In: Fort Collins & Livermore
Local Tour Name: Northern Colorado Solar Tour
Presented by: Northern Colorado Renewable Energy Society (NCRES)
For More Information: Greg Behm, info@ncres.org
Tour Description: Tour homes in Fort Collins and Livermore to see renewable  energy and green building in use. Also tour the new Kinard  JHS; ReSource, the reclaimed building materials store; and  PV & fuel cell technology demonstrations.
Tour Fee: $5
How to Take this Tour: Advance guidebook sales start September 16, 2006 at   ReSource, 1501 N. College Ave, and Cafe Ardour, 255 Linden  Street. Tour day sales at ReSource 8:30-noon, and at The  Forks, Hwys 287 & CR-74E, Livermore, 9-noon. Carpooling or  bicycling encouraged (no transportation provided). For  Livermore area tours, allow one hour minimum travel time  from Ft. Collins. Visit www.ncres.org for more information.

Durango Solar Home Tour
Date: October 7th
Taking Place In: Durango and Bayfield
Local Tour Name: Durango Solar Home Tour
Presented by: SouthWest Colorado Renewable Energy Society
For More Information: Contact Diane Mee, 970-588-3641, e-mail atevans@gobrainstorm.net, website www.swcres.org
Tour Description: Visit homes in the Durango area in the morning and Bayfield homes in the afternoon which incorporate renewable energy systems. Join us on the evening of the 6th at Fort Lewis College for informative talks on renewable energy (RE).
Tour Fee: maps $5
How to Take this Tour: Maps are available for purchase on the evening of October 6th, at Fort Lewis College at the informative talks on RE, or at the Durango Farm Market on the 7th between 8am and noon at the SWCRES booth. Car pooling is encouraged.

Delta County Solar Home tour
Date: October 7th
Taking Place In: Paonia/North Fork Valley
Presented by: Solar Energy International (SEI) and Green Triangle, the Sustainability Committee for WSERC (Western Slope Environmental Resource Council)
For More Information: 970-527-5307 or allisone@paonia.com or jeff@solarenergy.org
Tour Description: This tour showcases homes in the North Fork Valley of Delta County. Both passive and active solar homes will be featured.
There will be examples of homes that use solar energy to generate electricity, produce hot water for domestic use, in-floor heating, and use the sun's radiant energy for space heating. You will see new homes and solar additions, some are made of adobe and strawbale. One is made of papercrete! There will also be a free slide show and talk at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia, Friday, October 6th at 7:30, by Johnny Weiss, the Director of Solar Energy International. He will give an overview of buildings, energy use and construction and how it fits into the over all energy picture of the United States.
Tour Fee: $10 / $12 the day of the tour
Tour hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
How to Take this Tour:  Self guided and car pools. Car pools will be formed at the Friday night event.
Ticket outlets: SEI at 39845 Matthews Lane in Paonia, WSRC Office at 395 Clark St. in Paonia, and Hardin's Natural Foods at 31424 Hwy 92 West of Hotchkiss, or call to reserve tickets.

Pikes Peak Area Solar Tour
Date: October 7,2006
Taking Place In: Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Calhan
Presented by: South East Colorado Renewable Energy Society [SECRES]
For More Information: Call the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce at 800-642-2567 / (719)685-5089 or send email to ppsolartour@pcisys.net
Tour Description: Start the tour at The Tutt Science Center at Colorado College, 1112 North Nevada where you will see Colorado College’s Mobile Environmental Science Lab and displays on geothermal heating and cooling, energy efficient lighting, and others.  The tour features a number of net metered homes, a solar growing dome, an earthship with a photovoltaic system, a home with both active and passive solar features, a home with a photovoltaic system and sustainable landscaping, and a home that uses both solar panels and wind turbines to generate more energy than it uses.
How to Take this Tour: Maps and Directions will be available starting on Wednesday, October 4 at the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce building at 354 Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs, 800-642-2567 / (719)685-5089.  On the day of the tour, Maps and Directions will be on sale at the Chamber and at the official starting point for the tour, the Tutt Science Center on the Colorado College Campus.
The parking area for the Science Center can be accessed from Uintah Street between Nevada Avenue and Cascade Avenue or from Cascade Avenue just south of the intersection of Uintah and Cascade.  A second parking area is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Nevada Avenue and Uintah St.

Pueblo Tour of Solar & Green-Built Homes
Date: October 7,2006
Taking Place In: Pueblo and Pueblo West
Presented by: South East chapter of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society
For More Information: Jerry Stevenson  secres_info@yahoo.com  
Tour Description: The tour will include five homes in Pueblo West and Pueblo.  Two homes are grid-tied photovoltaic retrofits, and three  are passive solar designs, one of which has insulating concrete form construction.  Two of the homes are for sale.
Tour Fee: Donation only.
How to Take this Tour: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Greenway & Nature Center, 5200 Nature Center Road, on the Arkansas River where staff, exhibits, and consumer  information will be available.  Maps/descriptions will be  handed out there.
News: http://www.chieftain.com/business/1159975068/3

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