NEW THIS YEAR: SPEAKERS ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 7-9 PM!!!
At the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable 
Enterprise, Ithaca College (with tours of this LEED-Platinum-certified building 
at 6pm).

"If These Bale Walls Could Talk"
Green Building Panel Discussion
Friday, Oct. 2, 7:00 pm
Park Center, Ithaca College, Rt. 96B/Danby Road
Come at 6:00 pm for a guided tour of the Park Center, a LEED-certified green 
building at Ithaca College. At 7:00 pm, see a slide-show preview of the homes 
and businesses on the 2009 Green Building Tour and hear a panel of people who 
worked on them talk about the stories behind these projects - including design 
considerations, materials choices, and lessons learned.  With: Rob Garrity of 
Finlo Energy, Brent Katzmann of Balance Studio, Aaron Dennis of Tugley Wood 
Timberframing, and Dave Mountin, building performance expert.$5 suggested 
donation. Call (607) 272-2292 or email 
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for more information.

Mark Piepkorn, "How Did We Get Here?"
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:00 pm
Park Center, Ithaca College, Rt. 96B/Danby Road
Come at 6:00 pm for a guided tour of the Park Center, a LEED-certified green 
building at Ithaca College. At 7:00 pm, Mark Piepkorn, Associate Editor at 
BuildingGreen, LLC, in Brattleboro, VT, will speak on housing trends in the 
U.S., how we got to where we are today with home construction, life cycles of 
building materials, and how to evaluate green building products. $5 suggested 
donation. Call (607) 272-2292 or email [email protected] for more information.

Dear Green Building Enthusiast,

The guidebook and maps for the 2009 Ithaca Green Buildings Open House are now 
available online at http://ccetompkins.org/environment/greenbuildings/tour.htm.

Hard copies will be available at Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, 
Greenstar, Ithaca Bakery and elsewhere on Monday, 10/28 - please call 272-2292 
or email [email protected] for specific locations!  This year's event features a 
record 33 sites open for free, self-guided tours, and we've added speakers on 
Green Building topics on both Friday and Saturday evenings to offer a full 
weekend of engaging activities!   Once again, there will be free walking and 
bike tours on Saturday, and guided van tours on both days for a small fee.  
Space is limited on the vans - reserve your space a.s.a.p.!   Consider 
volunteering on one or both days -details below!

Hope you can join us for this year's Ithaca Green Buildings Open House tour, 
presented by the Ithaca Green Building Alliance and Cornell Cooperative 
Extension of Tompkins County!

Sandy Repp
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

2009 ITHACA GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE
Saturday-Sunday, Oct.  3 & 4, 2009, 10am - 4pm
More than 30 homes and businesses that use renewable energy and/or eco-friendly 
building practices will be open to the public for self-guided tours during this 
FREE 2-day event. Homeowners and/or builders will be on hand to discuss their 
work and 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. Visit 
http://ccetompkins.org/environment/greenbuildings/tour.htm for a guide to the 
sites, maps, and details on van/bicycle/walking tours. Call (607) 272-2292 or 
email <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for more information. Presented 
by the Ithaca Green Building Alliance and Tompkins County Cooperative 
Extension, with support from Ithaca College and the Tompkins County Tourism 
Board, in conjunction with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and the 
American Solar Energy Society.

NEW THIS YEAR: SPEAKERS ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 7-9 PM!!!
At the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable 
Enterprise, Ithaca College (with tours of this LEED-Platinum-certified building 
at 6pm).

"If These Bale Walls Could Talk"
Green Building Panel Discussion
Friday, Oct. 2, 7:00 pm
Park Center, Ithaca College, Rt. 96B/Danby Road
Come at 6:00 pm for a guided tour of the Park Center, a LEED-certified green 
building at Ithaca College. At 7:00 pm, see a slide-show preview of the homes 
and businesses on the 2009 Green Building Tour and hear a panel of people who 
worked on them talk about the stories behind these projects - including design 
considerations, materials choices, and lessons learned.  With: Rob Garrity of 
Finlo Energy, Brent Katzmann of Balance Studio, Aaron Dennis of Tugley Wood 
Timberframing, and Dave Mountin, building performance expert.$5 suggested 
donation. Call (607) 272-2292 or email 
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for more information.

Mark Piepkorn, "How Did We Get Here?"
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7:00 pm
Park Center, Ithaca College, Rt. 96B/Danby Road
Come at 6:00 pm for a guided tour of the Park Center, a LEED-certified green 
building at Ithaca College. At 7:00 pm, Mark Piepkorn, Associate Editor at 
BuildingGreen, LLC, in Brattleboro, VT, will speak on housing trends in the 
U.S., how we got to where we are today with home construction, life cycles of 
building materials, and how to evaluate green building products. $5 suggested 
donation. Call (607) 272-2292 or email [email protected] for more information.

Volunteer! Help out for a few hours or more at a tour site. Direct visitors, 
encourage sign-in, give the homeowners a break! Call or email Guillermo Metz at 
607-272-2292 or <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].

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