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Energy Star Rated 5-Star-Plus Home
Date:
Oct 6, 2007, 9:00am-3:00pm
Taking Place In:
Cedar
County near Stockton Lake
Presented by: Heartland Renewable Energy Society
(ASES Chapter)
For More Information: Cheryl and Mitch, 417-276-2501,
go.solar.now@gmail.com
Tour Description:
Grid-tied all electric solar home. Passive solar design. Insulated
concrete forms, soybean foam insulation, ice house roof, energy
recovery ventilator. 3-kilowatt solar array with batteries, solar
hot water heater, wood burning Vermont Castings fireplace. Duct work
in floor trusses within conditioned space. 18-SEER air conditioner,
air source heat pump. Energy Star rated light fixtures, ceiling
fans, compact florescent bulbs, appliances. Radiant energy bathroom
heater. Sun tunnel. Bamboo floor, carpets made from recycled plastic
beverage bottles. Fiberglass insulated doors, low E/argon-filled
double pane windows. Rain barrels
Tour Fee: Free
How
to Take this Tour:
Tours start at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Register by Sep 29 for
1-hour small group guided tour:
go.solar.now@gmail.com
or 417-276-2501. Please no children under 12-years old, no
pets, and no smoking. To locate
Stockton, MO, click on link for map:
2007 Mid-Missouri Solar Tour
Date:
4:00-5:00pm October 5th, 9:00am-5:30pm October 6th
Taking Place In: Columbia, Jefferson City and surrounding
county and communities
Presented by: Columbia Climate Change Coalition,
Heartland Renewable Energy Society
For More Information: Jeffrey Owens, Monta Welch, (573)
529-9273,
jeffrey_a_owens@yahoo.com,
www.columbiaclimatechangecoalition.org
Tour Description:
Friday & Saturday October 5th-6th, 2007:
Solar powered and energy efficient homes and buildings in
Mid-Missouri and across the country will be shown on public tours.
Kick-off Event: Friday, October 5th:
In association with the 2007 Mid-Missouri Solar Tour the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources will offer two tours of the Lewis &
Clark State Office Building on Friday, Oct. 5 at 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
The one-hour tours will focus on the sustainable design features of
the nation's first state office building to be awarded a "platinum"
LEED rating, the highest rating given by the U.S. Green Building
Council for energy efficiency and environmental awareness. Tour
numbers will be limited. To reserve a space on one of the tours,
contact Kerry Cordray by calling 573-526-4220 or e-mail to
kerry.cordray@dnr.mo.gov.
For more information about the building, visit the department's Web
page at
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/greenbldg/index.html. This is a free
event.
2007 Mid-Missouri Solar Tour, Saturday,
October 6th:
Events Saturday include separate morning and afternoon tours. Space
is limited therefore registration is required prior to Monday,
October 1st. You may register for either morning, afternoon or
both. Please see the full event schedule, ticket pricing and
registration information below. Both tours will begin and end at
the Unity Center, 1600 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO where free parking
is available for personally owned vehicles while attending a tour.
If you require special accommodation(s) please contact one of the
tour organizers prior to registering. All Saturday events are paid
events.
Tour Fee: Morning: $6, Afternoon:
$12, Full-day: $15
Children < 5 years of age Free (registration required)
Student/Senior discount: Morning: $4, Afternoon: $8, Full-Day $10
How
to Take this Tour:
Registration: To register please provide
your name, phone number, mailing address and/or email check or money
order to the following address by mail or at an upcoming meeting or
community event:
Columbia Climate Change Coalition
PO Box 439
Columbia, MO 65205
Checks/money orders
made payable to "Columbia Climate Change
Coalition"
Phone: (573) 529-9273,
Jeff Owens,
jeffrey_a_owens@yahoo.com;
Monta Welch,
mntwelch@yahoo.com
Schedule of Events for Saturday, October 6th:
9:00- 10:00 am Meet
& Greet for Morning Tour
Solar Wing, Unity Center, 1600 W. Broadway, Columbia
Tour of Solar Wing of the Unity Center
Orientation & Safety for Morning Driving Tour
10:00 am to
approximately 12:00 pm Morning Driving
Tour:
Depending on time, a round-trip tour of approximately 3-4
homes and offices in and north of Columbia, Missouri all with
energy-efficiency and environmentally friendly features.
Transportation, informative literature, and in-transit programming
included.
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break (For those attending full day)
If attending full day please bring your own sack lunch or otherwise
plan for lunch accordingly. At this time we do not have sponsorship
to provide lunch.
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Meet & Greet for Afternoon Tour
Parking Lot, Unity Center, 1600 W. Broadway, Columbia
Orientation & Safety for Afternoon Driving Tour
1:30 pm to
approximately 5:30 pm Afternoon Driving
Tour
Again depending on time, approximately 3-4 locations south of
Columbia through Ashland to the Mid-America Energy Center in New
Bloomfield returning to the Unity Center. Transportation,
informative literature, and in-transit programming included.
"Near Zero" Home Tour
Date:
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 9 am - 3 pm
Taking Place In: Two tours - both in
St. Louis
Presented by: Tour 1, Sage Homebuilders.
Tour 2, Butterfly Energy Works.
For More Information:
TOUR 1: Sage Homebuilders, 314-576-5550,
info@sagestl.com,
www.sagestl.com.
TOUR 2:
Gary Steps at Butterfly Energy Works, 314 918-8418.
Tour Description:
Two tours are available on this day:
TOUR 1: Sage Homebuilders, a green-only builder,
set out to build a Showcase home in an effort to do our part to help
hasten the pace of change. The home combines “hyper-efficient”
construction with self generation of power. What makes it a “Near
Zero” home is that it generates most of the power it needs from the
sun, so it uses “near zero” energy from “the grid”.
The 3,700 sq. ft. house
is a Near-Zero Energy Home (NZEH), meaning that it will produce a
majority of the energy it uses via solar power. The use of renewable
energy, such as solar power is one of many green features to be
showcased; others include ICF construction (Insulated Concrete
Forms) for the walls, geothermal heating and cooling, PEX plumbing,
radiant heat blocking house wrap, and various green construction
techniques. The interior finishes showcase some of the many high
quality and fashionable green options that are now on the market,
including bamboo and cork floors, countertops made from recycled
glass, plumbing fixtures that conserve water, non-off-gassing paint
and adhesives, low-energy use light fixtures, and many others.
TOUR 2:
In addition to your visit to Sage's brand new home, come see how
older houses can be retrofitted to be nearly as efficient as new
designed from scratch energy efficient houses, at Butterfly Energy
Works innovative showcase home.
The house was built in
1946, with brick exterior and plaster lathe walls, originally 1700
ft2. Most windows were single pane double hung. After a major
renovation in the early '90s, it was 2800 ft2, with R38 insulation
in the attic and in the basement ceiling, and new double pane
windows. In 2005 an earth source heatpump was installed, then
2.1Kw/h of solar panels were installed early in 2007, along with a
Gridpoint energy center.
The total HVAC load is
now better than 85% less than in the 1970s, with the total house
energy load down by 80%. The orientation of the house was well
suited to solar PV, as well as passive solar techniques such as
thermal mass, daylighting, and energy efficient landscaping.
Tour Fee: Free
How to
Take this Tour:
TOUR 1: Please stop by our Near Zero Energy Home at
29 Beacon Hill, St Louis MO, 63141
anytime from 9-3 on October 6, 2007. Visit our website at
www.sagestl.com for more information. . For questions of day of
tour, 314-852-3818, otherwise please use office number 314-576-5550.
TOUR 2:
The home is located in historic Webster Groves, Missouri at 427 S.
Park Ave (zip code 63119). For more information contact Gary Steps
at Butterfly Energy Works, 314 918-8418. The tour is also free and
will be held from 9a.m. to 3 p.m.
HRES-Kansas City tour
Date:
Saturday, October 6, 2007
- 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Taking Place In: Kansas City metro area including
the following cities, Kansas City, MO, Independence MO, Parkville
MO, Overland Park KS, Lenexa KS
Presented by: Heartland Renewable
Energy Society
(ASES Chapter)
For More Information: David L. Roberts, 816-560-8321,
davvvid@swbell.net,
www.heartland-res.org
Tour Description: Friday evening speaking program 7pm to 9 pm.
Saturday afternoon tour, noon to 5:00 pm
including 6 homes
Tour Fee: $5.00 tour booklet, optional bus tour $7.00 person
How to
Take this Tour:
Obtain tour booklet 11:00 or later at
600 East 103rd, Kansas City, MO 64131, at Parking lot of
Kansas City Home Builders Association. At NW corner of I-435 and Homes
in Kansas City, MO.
Mark your calendar to find updated
tour information on this website before
the official tour date of Saturday, October 6, 2007.
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