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Saturday, 10/4: See below for seat availability on the guided van tours. There will be staff at Extension Saturday and Sunday from 11:30-Noon to take van reservations. There are extra hard copies of the guide to sites available in the lobby.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see first hand renewable energy and green building practices at work in our area. Green building involves designing, constructing or renovating homes, schools, workplaces and other structures for high performance, human health and environmental sustainability. This year's Green Building Open House features 27 homes in Tompkins, Tioga and Schuyler Counties. Homeowners and/or green building professionals will be on site to answer questions and describe their green building features - such as energy efficient appliances, passive solar design, photovoltaics, wind power, salvaged and non-toxic building materials, local lumber, strawbale construction and more.
Our local 2008 Tour has expanded to two days, with half of the homes open on Saturday, and half on Sunday. Visitors may view participating sites between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please visit sites only on the days that the owners have agreed to be open!
Local sites, photos, descriptions and maps of the tour sites are in the UPDATED 10/1/08 2008 Green Building Open House Guide (3.12 MN PDF) which is also available in hardcopy on 100% recycled paper for $1 suggested donation at Tompkins County Cooperative Extension. Or download a Short Guide (746K PDF) with maps and addresses only.These sites -- and others that have registered after the 2008 Guide was printed,are listed on the NESEA website at http://www.nesea.org/.
Download this year's
poster here.
View scenes from
the 2007 Green Buildings Open House here.
Organized van tours guided by green building professionals will be offered for a fee of $10/person or $15/two from same household. Vans leave Cooperative Extension at 12 noon, visit 4 homes, and return by 4:30 p.m. Advance registration is required for van tours, and space is limited to 10 people per van. Sign up by calling Tompkins County Cooperative Extension at 272-2292. Note: Phones will not be answered after 4:30 pm on Friday 10/3, however people without reservations will be seated on a first-come basis on the tour date. Sites to be visited on van tours are:
Saturday,
Oct. 4
Van 1: #1
Koplinka-Loehr (Lansing), #2 Benson (Lansing), #3 Cipolla-Dennis (Freeville),
#14 Hessler (Ithaca. Guided tours only)
Van 2: #11 Highland (Ithaca), #12 Nicholson (Berkshire), #13
Berger-Sugarman (Willseyville), #14 Hessler (Ithaca. Guided tours only)
Sunday,
Oct. 5
Van 1: #20
Dennis-George, #22 MacDonald, #23 Miles, #24 Cook (all Trumansburg) 2
Seats Open as
of 4 pm on 10/3/08
Van 2: #19 Koreman (Trumansburg), #21 Klemperer-Johnson/Hannan
(Trumansburg), #25 Carpenter (Enfield), #26 Carpenter (Enfield) Seats
Available
Free Bike
Tour (10/4)
Green building professionals also will lead a FREE bike tour on Saturday, Oct.
4 (rain date Sunday, Oct. 5) Meet at Gimme! Coffee
on Cayuga Street in Ithaca at 10:00 a.m. The bike tour will be approximately
30 miles at a relaxed pace, and participants will need roadworthy bikes and
helmets.
Bicycle Tour (no minimum number): #12
Nicholson (Berkshire), #11 Highland (Ithaca), to-be-determined site(s)
(downtown Ithaca)
Motorcycle Tour (minimum 3 cycles show up):
HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
For more information, or to register, call Cooperative Extension at 607.272.2292 or email sjr37@cornell.edu.
Coming in from out of town for the tour? Visit www.visitithaca.com for information on area hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, wineries and other attractions!
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and the Ithaca Green Building Alliance are local organizers for this annual event held by the Northeastern Sustainable Energy Association in conjunction with the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour. Some funding was provided by a renewable energy seed grant from Cornell University. Assistance for non-Tompkins County tour sites provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler and Tioga Counties.
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