Corvallis: Solar Tour

Date:  Saturday, October 6
Time: Tour 11 am - 4 pm, Information Fair 7-9 pm
Location:  Self guided tour of homes throughout Corvallis
Cost: $5 suggested donation to Solar CREEK
Registration:  Pick up map at first tour stop, address to be announced
Contact:  Christopher Dymond (503) 540-3326

Day Event:  An open-house tour of solar and green homes from 11 am until 4 pm. Homes will be staffed by Solar CREEK volunteers.

Evening Event:  Equipment displays by local vendors and a featured presentation "Solar Power - A global economic engine revolution" by Christopher Dymond of the Oregon Department of Energy.  7-9 pm.  Location to be determined.

 

Eugene:

PLEASE NOTE: The 2007 Eugene Tour has been CANCELLED.

Date:  Saturday, October 6th, 9:00am - 2:00pm. 
Doors open at 9:00am; pre-tour lecture 9:30am; tour 10:30am.  Please note times are subject to change.
Location:  Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), 500 East 4^th Ave. 
Registration:  $5.00 per person, sold only at the door.  No advance sales.  Parking is free at EWEB.
Transportation:  Contact: Emily Evans, Tour Coordinator – (541) 520-4394, emilyaevans@msn.com 

The day begins with a presentation at EWEB at 9:30 am followed by the tour immediately afterwards.  Please note transportation is provided, or you may take a self-guided tour.  Maps will be provided to paid participants.  Homes and businesses on the tour will demonstrate green, sustainable, and solar design features.  Homeowners, builders and designers will be available to discuss the environmentally-friendly homes.


Newberg Chehalem Mountain Green & Solar Home Tour:

Date:  Saturday & Sunday, October 6^th & 7^th, 10am to 5pm
Location:  Abundant Renewable Energy, 22700 NE Mountain Top Road, Newberg, OR  97123
Registration:  Free, pre-registration is recommended
Contact:  Abundant Renewable Energy, Becky McEnulty, (503) 538-8298, info@abundantre.com, info@AbundantRE.com, & www.abundantre.com.

Discover how to trim your energy bills by harnessing the power of the sun and the wind.  The ASES 12^th Annual National Solar & Green Home Tour presents solar powered and energy efficient buildings across the United States with tours in our communities. Attend the local Newberg Chehalem Mountain - Green & Solar Home Tour. Doors will open for public tours as early as 10:00 A.M., Saturday & Sunday, October 6^th & 7^th. Tours will remain open throughout the day.

Abundant Renewable Energy of Newberg will be providing 45-minute talks on the hour covering; wind and solar energy basics, as well as energy conservation. Information will be available on how to choose a solar dealer and installer. Talks will be followed by an open house tour of solar homes. Additional speakers will be giving shorter, 15-minute talks, at two additional locations.

Maps and information on the two other homes in the tour will be provided at Abundant Renewable Energy. Visit www.AbundantRE.com or call 503-535-8298 with questions and for free pre-registration. Drop-in visitors will also be welcome. Feel free to bring a sack lunch. Restaurants are a bit of a drive from the tour.


Portland :  Build It Green! Tour of Homes

Date:  Saturday, September 15^thLocation:  Self guided Tour (11 AM - 5 PM) and free Information Fair at Environmental Building Supplies (4:30 PM - 7 PM) 
Registration:  $15 per Adult, $10 Adults-no car, $10 students/ seniors
Free for children under 14
Tickets:  Available August 15th at Environmental Building Supplies and online at www.portlandonline.com/osd
Contact:  City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development (503) 823-7222, www.portlandonline.com/osd

Twenty homes in the Portland metro area demonstrate the latest in green and solar building practices, from creative use of environmentally friendly materials to rainwater harvesting, energy efficiency and solar systems.  Homeowners, builders and architects greet tour goers with expert advice on the design and construction of a healthy, comfortable 'green' home.

A post-tour reception and Information Fair will be held from 4:30-7 PM at Environmental Building Supplies, 819 SE Taylor, in Portland. Contractors, designers, non-profit organizations, and product/service vendors will be on hand to talk about their projects and answer questions about materials, costs, successes and challenges.

   

Salem Green + Solar Home Tour

Date: Saturday, October 6, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tour Reception 4:00 pm at Pringle Creek Community
Location: Meet at Pringle Creek Community, 2110 Strong Road SE, Salem, OR 97305
Contact: Pringle Creek Community (503) 763-1770 or www.pringlecreek.com
Registration: before Oct 2nd, $10 per car. Day-of $15 per car. Carpooling encouraged. Bicyclists free.
 
Salem is a new addition to the list of Oregon cities hosting Green + Solar Home Tours, but has been home to a high level of green and solar expertise for many years.

Oregon Department of Energy is a national leader in research and development, local architect Nathan Good is nationally recognized for award-winning green and solar design, and Kettle Foods has one of the largest solar arrays in the state. Oregon’s first LEED-H Platinum home is also in Salem, at Pringle Creek Community, which was recently awarded the 2007 National Association of Home Builders “Green Land Development Project of the Year.”

Several new and newly-remodeled homes in the Salem area will open their doors to demonstrate a wide variety of green design, materials and technologies. Join us for a self-guided tour of Salem’s best green and solar homes, and for the opportunity to meet homeowners, builders, contractors and architects. The tour will be followed by a reception at Pringle Creek Community at 4pm.

Sponsors for the Salem Green + Solar Tour includes:

Energy Trust of Oregon, City of Salem, Nathan Good Architect, Pringle Creek Community, Marion County Public Works Environmental Services, Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center, BAM Inc., Taylor Metal Products, DeSantis Landscapes, Salem Audubon Society, Environmental Building Supplies, Wild Pear, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Salem AIA, Black’s Construction, Shelterworks LLC, Bilyeu Homes, Spectra Construction, Neil Kelly Co., and Glen Rea Co.

West Linn:  Solar & Sustainable Tour

Date:  Saturday, October 6^th, 10 am to 4pm
Location:  West Linn City Hall
Organizers:  West Linn Sustainable Task Force
Contact:  Glenn Friedman, (503) 699-1363

The tour and seminars will take place on Saturday, Oct. 6th. Sign in for the day opens at 10am. The seminars will start the day at 10:30am at West Linn's City Hall. Starting the day at 10:30 am Chris Morgan, Solar Advocate and homeowner of a ‘Carbon negative’ home generating all power on site, plus extra power for cars in the future, will discuss Solar Power for Homeowners.  At 11:15 am Kim Swan, the Water Resource Manager, and Kristine Hollenbeck, the Conservation Program Coordinator, for the Clackamas River Water Providers will begin their talk by providing some back ground on the newly created Clackamas River Water Provider group.  The presentation will cover the expanded conservation efforts of the group, some background on where our drinking water comes from, why

conservation is important in our area, and will conclude with tips and ideas on how to save water in and around the home.  Also there will be Water Conservation kits available.

The Green/Solar Home Tour will follow the seminars and start at 12:30pm. The local tour is part of the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Buildings Tour and will include several local West Linn homes that utilize solar hot water systems, green building techniques, daylighting, and grid connected solar electric (PV) systems. The tour is free and maps of the homes can be picked up at the sign in table between 10 am-12: 30pm.