2008 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 4,
2008 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
Solaris
Home Systems Tour
Date:
January 14th-19th,
10 AM
to 3 PM
Taking Place In: Jupiter Farms
Presented by: Solaris Home Systems
For More Information: Aaron Ewerdt,
561.846.2674,
AEwerdt@SolarisHomeSystems.com
Tour Description:
January 14th-19th,
Solaris Home Systems will be showing two model homes
that incorporate Solar Hot water & PV systems, tied into
a user-friendly touch-screen interface.
Tour Fee: Free
How
to Take this Tour:
Tours run from 10am to 3pm. Meet at the Lucia model: 9483 166th
Way North, Jupiter.
NEW YORK
Solar
House Tour,
Franklin Square
Date:
March 29, 2008, 10
am - 12
noon
Taking Place In: Franklin Square
Presented by: New York Solar Energy Society
For More Information: Wyldon King Fishman, 917
974 4606,
wyldon1@gmail.com,
www.nyses.org
Tour Description:
See a how a solar system works on March 29. Rain or
shine.
Exquisitely detailed home built to the highest standards
of efficiency and sustainability.
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour:
10 am until 12
noon. To find your way to 516
Dogwood Avenue, Franklin Square, NY, Take Exit 17 north
from the Southern State. Parkway. You'll
be on Hempstead Avenue. Take it to Cornwall Avenue and
go left. Take Cornwall to Dogwood and make a right.
House is #516.
Southampton
Early Bird
Solar Tour
Date:
March 29, 2008 10am - 2pm
Taking Place In: Southampton, NY
Presented by: New York Solar Energy Society
For More Information: Wyldon King Fishman, 917
974 4606,
wyldon1@gmail.com,
www.nyses.org
Tour Description: Visit a brand new home built to
highest energy standards with local materials and a
small carbon footprint. Saturday, March 29th open house
from 10 am until 2 pm. All are welcome.
Tour Fee: Free
How to Take this Tour:
This is a self-directed tour. Find your way to 1764
County Road 39, Southampton, NY 11968. Volunteers will
be there to guide you.
APRIL
Southern Nevada Solar Home Tour
Date:
April 5, 2008, 9 am - 4 pm
Taking Place In:
Las Vegas, Henderson
Presented by:
Solar NV
For More Information:
Lydia Ball , (702) 203-2396,
solarhometour@solarnv.org,
www.solarnv.org
Tour Description:
The Southern Nevada Solar Home Tour will provide a
glimpse into the future of energy-independent, green
living. Twelve solar powered and/or green-built
homes will be open for public view. The Southern
Nevada Solar Home Tour will include homes and
schools across the valley featuring examples of
renewable energy systems, energy and water
efficiency, alternative construction, green
building, and healthy interiors. Tour Fee:
$15 per vehicle and car pooling is enthusiastically
encouraged. Hybrid/alternative fuel vehicles receive
a $5 discount.
How to Take this Tour:
The tour kicks off at the Springs Preserve, located
at 333 South Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV (just
south of 95). Informational exhibits will be open
from 9 AM - 12 noon at and the self-guided Solar
Home Tour runs from 10 AM until 4 PM.
Advance registration
is required at
www.solarnv.org.
WASHINGTON STATE
SolaRichard's Summer Solstice Tour
Date:
Summer Solstice Solar Tour June 21, 2008
Taking Place In: Taking place at SolaRichard's in
Tacoma
Presented by: ASES
For More Information: SolaRichard Thompson,
1-253-572-9220,
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!
Pennies from Heaven! 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. Check out my Rain Barrels! 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 beverage to share.
Tour Fee: One Solar Smile
How to Take this Tour:
Tour time; 9a.m.-6p.m. Visit 2037 South 7th Street,
Tacoma Washington. I'm one block West of Sprague on
South 7th Street. There's a Solar Tracker in my front
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