2007 EARLY BIRD TOURS
Early Bird Tours take place through August and feature
homes and buildings that include solar, green building,
renewable energy, and energy-efficiency technologies.
The official ASES National Solar Tour Day is Saturday,
October 6,
2007 with tours scheduled from September through
November. Mark your calendar to visit www.NationalSolarTour.org on September 1 to find a
tour near you.
FLORIDA
2007 Green Living and
Energy Education Exposition
Home Tour
Date & Time:
GLEE
Expo- March 31, 2007
to sign up for GLEE Tours - April 1, 2007
Taking Place In: GLEE Exposition - Stanley
Switlik School, 3400 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida.
GLEE Home Tours - different locations
within Florida Keys to be announced
at Expo
Presented by: GLEE (Green Living and Energy
Education)
For More Information: Cristina Lindley
lindleyc@bellsouth.net;
Phone
(305) 293-7658; website,
http://www.keysglee.com
Tour Description: Tour homes with renewable
energy, houses built from alternative building
materials, and renovated houses that are now energy- and
water-efficient.
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour:
Interested parties must
attend GLEE Expo on March 31, 2007 and sign up for tours
in Marathon, Florida. Tours will be on April 1.
APRIL
IOWA
Spatial Designs
Date & Time:
4/21/2007
Taking Place In: Mason City
Presented By: Iowa Renewable Energy Association
(IRENEW)
For More Information: Contact Sandy,
641-423-6395, spdesign@netconx.net
Tour Description: Solar and wind powered offices
with incorporation of numerous 'green and sustainable'
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour: Approx. 2 blocks off of
Hwy 122. Just NW of Menards on the west side of Mason
City, due south of Carlos OKelly's one block.
ARIZONA
Valley of the Sun Solar Spring Tour
Date: April 28, 2007, 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
Taking Place In: Gilbert, Mesa, NE of Apache
Junction, North Scottsdale, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
Presented by: Valley of the Sun Chapters of the
Arizona Solar Energy
Association, the
Arizona Solar Center,
the
City of Scottsdale Green
Building Program,
Arizona Public Service,
and the
Arizona Department of Commerce
Energy Office
For More Information: Contact Dan Aiello
J2EnvArch@aol.com
(602) 952-8192 or (480) 312-2245,
www.azsolarcenter.com/arizona/tours/2007/solar_spring_tour.html
Tour Description:
The Valley of the Sun Chapters of the Arizona Solar
Energy Association, the Arizona Solar Center, the City
of Scottsdale Green Building Program, Arizona Public
Service, and the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy
Office will provide the Arizona public opportunity to
see a variety of solar, energy and resource efficient
buildings that embody a variety of aspects of
sustainability, and meet the people that live and work
in them..
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour:
April 28th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour features
homes and buildings that utilize renewable energy, or
energy efficient technology, design, innovation, etc. No
charge. Guides available across the valley (see below
for locations/maps) and downloadable/printable from this
page. For more information, contact Dan Aiello
J2EnvArch@aol.com,
(602) 952-8192 or (480) 312-2245.
Tour guide pick-up locations:
* Granite Reef Senior Center - 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd,
Scottsdale
* Edwards Residence - 8151 E. Smokehouse Trail,
Scottsdale
* Urban Farm - 6750 N. 13th Place, Phoenix
NEBRASKA
LGBG Workshop on Wheels/Bus Tour
Date &
Time:
Saturday,
April 28, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Taking Place In: Lincoln, Nebraska
Presented by: Lincoln Green Building Group
For More Information: Phone,
402.483.5135; e-mail,
info@lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com;
website,
www.lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com
Tour Description: Five sites in Lancaster
County: (1) wind turbine installation on farmstead; (2)
living roof, straw-bale and timber framed cottage in
rural suburban development; (3) Spring Creek Nature
Center's straw-bale building with reuse of demolition
materials; (4) zero-energy, straw-bale building with
earthen plaster at Montessori School in rural setting,
(5) catch-water and grey-water
systems on rural acreage.
Tour Fee:
$30 per
person
How to Take this Tour: see LGBG web site,
www.lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com
and click on "Upcoming Events"
for details.
MAY
NEVADA
Sustainable
Community Tour
Date:
May 12, 2007
Taking Place In: Reno, Nevada
Presented by: Sunrise Sustainable Resources Group
For More Information: Contact Philip Moore,
775-224-1877,
Philip_moore@charter.net
Tour Description:
To allow participants to view and understand sustainable
design and practices already in use in Northern Nevada
and how they might be integrated into their own lives,
businesses, and schools.
Tour Fee:
Free to members
of the American Solar Energy Society. Up to
$35 (bus tour w/lunch).
How to Take this Tour:
Tour participants should come to the Desert Research
Institute by 8:30 AM (2215 Raggio Parkway). Tickets
will be on sale at the May 2nd Smart Living Expo lecture
(see
www.SmartLivingExpo.com), other locations in
Northern Nevada, and on the day of the event.
JUNE
TENNESSEE
Sonnenschein Sunday Tour of Alternative Homes
Date:
June 3, 2007 11am - 5 pm
Taking Place In: Taking place as part of the June
1-3 Sonnenschein Green Power
Festival in Hohenwald, TN.
Presented by: Global Village Institute of
Appropriate Technology
For More Information: Jennifer D. English,
931-796-4874,
ecovillage@thefarm.org, website
www.sonnenschein-tenn.org
Tour Description: The Global Village Institute of
Appropriate Technology will be offering a tour of homes
in Middle Tennessee on June 3 from
11 am to 5 pm in
conjunction with the June 1-3 Sonnenschein Green Power
Festival. The festival and tour are free to the
public! The festival will have 25 speakers on Green
Power, 2 solar powered music stages, an alternative fuel
expo and the tour will visit 10 homes showcasing
off-grid, grid-tie, wind power, passive solar, natural
construction, solar hot water, biofuels and more!
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour:
The tour will commence at The Farm in Summertown, TN at
11 am on June 3 and will end
around 5 pm. Please contact
ecovillage@thefarm.org to
register. The tour is free unless you need
transportation, lodging or meals.
ILLINOIS
Tour of
LEED Platinum Evelyn Pease Tyner Center & ISEA Member
Meeting
(non-members welcome)
Date:
June 9, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Taking Place In:
Evelyn Pease Tyner Center - Glenview, Illinois
Presented by:
Illinois Solar Energy Association
For More Information:
For more information and to RSVP, please
reply to
info@illinoissolar.org
Tour Description:
The Tyner Center was designed to serve as a gateway to
the Air Station Prairie and as an example of how
man-made structures can harmonize with the environment.
We will tour this LEED Platinum rated building and
receive first-hand information on the SolarSave Roofing
Tile System used there, from Rosario Milana, architect
and solar integrator from Chicago's Green Energy
Collaborative. We will also have on hand other
installers to show the related technology used in the
building. This will be a great opportunity to see the
results of a project that was fully integrated to
produce LEED Gold results.
Tour Fee:
Free, non-members welcome!
How to Take this Tour:
Please RSVP in advance to
info@illinoissolar.org. Located at The Glen at the
corner of Compass Road and Lehigh Avenue
WISCONSIN
Energy
Fair Home Tours
Date:
June 15-17
Taking Place In: Custer and surrounding community
Presented by: Midwest Renewable Energy
Association (MREA)
For More Information: Contact
Ed Lemar, 715-592-6595,
info@the-mrea.org,
or visit the website,
www.the-mrea.org.
Tour Description: Tours take place each day
during the Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair.
See what it's like to live with renewable energy and
sustainable living.
Tour Fee: $10
How to Take this Tour:
Must register in advance.
WASHINGTON STATE
Summer Solstice Solar Tour in
Tacoma
Tour Date: June 21,
2007, 9am - 6pm
Taking Place In:
Tacoma, Washington
For More Information:
Solar Richard, 253-572-9220, solarrichard@aol.com
Tour Description: See Tacoma's First Solar
Grid-Tied Home with a solar array of more than 1500
Watts of dual-axis solar tracking
moving right before your
eyes! Watch my Electric Meter running BACKWARDS! Sit in
the solar powered Massage Chair, Ride on the Solar
Electric Scooter, see an Evacuated Tube Solar Water
Heater. Be amazed by the Solar Attic Fan. Wonder about
the LED (Light Emitting Doo-dads) Lighting of the
future. A LED light for the Narrows Bridge Lighting
project will be on display! Marvel at 2 Sun, 3 Sun and
500 Sun solar concentrating photovoltaics with the
highest efficiency (43%) in the world! I also hope to
have a very cool, Working Tibetan Solar Stove too! Got
Organic Solar Trackers? I have more than 15 types of
OST (Sunflowers) in the ground around my house! Bring
finger food and wine to share.
Tour Fee: One Solar SMILE!
How to Take this Tour: Stop by 2037 South 7th
Street, Tacoma, WA. I'm one block West of Sprague on
South 7th Street. There's a tracker in my yard!
IDAHO
Total Solar Home
Date:
Summer Solstice June 21st 2007, 10 AM to
4 PM
Taking Place In:
Cascade, Idaho
For More Information: Contact David Gilmour,
(253) 905-5300; or
Solar Richard,
SolarRichard@aol.com.
Tour Description:
2800 Watts of Solar Tracking
Photovoltiacs that is grid-tied with an Emergency
Battery Back-up System with three days of Pure Sine Wave
Electricity. Solar Evacuated Tube for DHW and Radiant
Floor Heating Systems on both 1st and 2nd floors of the
home.
Tour Fee:
1 Solar Smile
How to Take this Tour:
Located at: 10 Willow Way, Cascade, Idaho
USA, 83611. Turn East off Hy. 55 to Clearcreek Road at
the Clear Creek Cafe and proceed on Clear Creek Road
(about two miles) to Willow Way. Tracker can be seen
from a long distance away on Clear Creek Road.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Energy Fair
Date:
June 22-24, 2007
Taking Place In: Onekama, MI / Manistee, MI
Presented by: Great Lakes Renewable Energy
Association
For More Information: Jennifer Malinowski,
800-434-9788,
jennifer.malinowski@glrea.org,
www.glrea.org
Tour Description: Michigan Energy Fair ~ June
22-24, 2007.
Offering over 70 workshops, exhibitors, special
renewable energy tours, energy efficiency tours,
keynotes, local foods, kids activities on Saturday and
much more!
Tour Fee: $10 for RE Home Tours / plus Fair
Admission
How to Take this Tour:
Visit
www.glrea.org
TEXAS
Cool House Tour
2007
Date:
Sunday, June 24th noon to 6 p.m.
Taking Place In: Austin, Texas
Presented by: Texas Solar Energy Society, Austin
Green Building Program
For More Information: Call 512-326-3391.
Tour Description: You will see homes ranging from
the affordable to high-end luxury, featuring: solar
electric (PV), climate responsive design, for comfort
and energy efficiency, green building materials and
concepts, pleasing landscapes that save water, rainwater
collection systems.
Tour Fee: Tour Guidebook, which serves as the
ticket, is $10
How to take this Tour:
Guidebook to the locations serves as your ticket and
provides directions. Each site has a full page devoted
to its significant features and sustainable highlights,
along with a photo, so you can choose what you want to
see and go at your own pace. Plot your personal tour
from the map and directions in the Guidebook.
Guidebooks
can be purchased in advance online at
www.txses.org and will be mailed after printing is
finished on or about June 1st. Details
for obtaining the Guidebook will be available soon at
http://txses.org/coolhouse07/brochure.html.
JULY
MAINE
Washington Days Farm & Garden Tour: Solar & Wind Energy,
Land Conservation
Date: July 28 10.00 am – 6.00 pm. July 29 2.00 pm
– 7.00 pm.
Taking Place In:
Washington, Maine: 777 Old
County Road.
South side of Patrick Mountain
Tour Description:
Example of lighter footprint on our earth. 14 year proof
of the effectiveness of passive solar design, super
insulation, re-used building materials, off grid solar &
wind power for renewable electricity, domestic hot water
& radiant floor heat. Plans for land conservancy with
trees & wildlife considered equally. American Chestnuts
already added; & honeybees -- vital pollinators, aid the
home grown organic food. An education stop for local
energy answers, & vision.
Hand outs, & other data to write down about an instant &
continuing reduction in carbon emissions, avoidance of
black-outs; many of the steps
save money, all pay back the investments by the rewards
of peace of mind, of benefiting one's family, community
& the future. How much are our local Conservation
Committee & Land & Lakes Associations contributing,
now?
No use of tobacco, alcohol or “recreational drugs” on
the property, (insurance stipulation). Dogs are
welcome, but leave them in the car with open windows, or
keep them leashed, & outside the buildings unless hand
carried, or after verbal agreement.
A Maine prelude to the annual October Tour under our
state's Maine Solar Energy Association (MESEA) – part of
the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour.
Tour Fee: Free
How to take this Tour:
To register & obtain directions contact Judith Schmidt:
judithschmidt@principia.edu. If necessary
dial: 207 845 2378
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