2008 GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday, October 4-5, 2008, 10 am-4pm
A wide selection of homes and businesses that use renewable energy or eco-friendly building practices will be open to the public for self-guided tours during this free, 2-day event. Highlights include the LEED-certified Park Business School at Ithaca College, and the 2007 Cornell Solar Decathalon entry (now a private home). Homeowners and/or builders will be on hand to discuss their work and to answer questions about solar energy, wind power, straw bale construction, timber framing, non-toxic finishes, recycled materials, and more. Half of the sites will be open each day. For a detailed guidebook of all the sies, a map, and schedule of days that specific sites will be open, visit <http://www.ccetompkins.org/>www.ccetompkins.org or call (607) 272-2292. Presented by the Ithaca Green Building Alliance and Tompkins County Cooperative Extension. Please note: the guided motorcycle tour planned in conjunction with this event for Saturday, Oct. 4 has been cancelled! _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
