Event Name: 2010 Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair
Event Start Date: 25 September 2010
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen
Event Description: Ninth Annual BIG! Home Tour: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Go By Bike and receive $5 off the price of admission!!!
Self-guided route – twenty-one green remodeled and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area.
2010 theme: Passive House Standard, small footprints and affordable housing. Homes include solar panels, ecoroofs, rainwater harvesting, natural landscaping, water and energy conservation, reused building materials, alternative construction techniques and more. Bike rack parking will be at the houses.
Homeowners and contractors will be available to share their personal experiences and answer questions.
A FREE information fair will follow with green vendors, demonstrations, food, drink and music. 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Ecohaus, 819 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214.
Tickets: $15 adults; $10 car-free/students/honored citizens, FREE for children 14 and under.
Tickets available now! www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen or in person at Ecohaus 503-222-3881 (cash/check).
Got questions? 503-823-5431
greenhotline@portlandoregon.gov
Presented by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Sponsored by Metro, Energy Trust of Oregon, Oregon Home magazine, Solar Oregon, City of Portland Bureaus of Environmental Services, Development Services and Water.
