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National Tour of Solar Buildings - Saturday October 2 from 1000(10am) to 1600(4 pm)

There is NO preregistration required for this event & it's FREE!!

Finger Lakes-Rochester area homes/business owners have reduced or in some cases, eliminated their dependence on utility provided energy through conservation and/or by generating electricity through solar and/or wind power. The general public is greatly encouraged to tour these home/business’ and see first hand how renewable energy works in New York State!

The homes/business owners are participating in the 2010 Green Buildings Open House, featuring the ASES National Tour of Solar Buildings sponsored by the American Solar Energy Society and locally by Solar & Wind FX Inc.

For more information, and to obtain directions to the local sites, contact Chris Schaefer at 585-229-2083 or email chris@solarandwindfx.com . Check out these websites: www.ASES.org and www.NESEA.org for national and regional information. This is a self tour and admission is free.

What you’ll see on the tour

Energy Conservation measures:

      Clotheslines instead of dryer
Insulated window treatments
Compact and T8 fluorescent lighting
Instant-on appliances on switched outlets
Microwaves and stoves without digital clocks (these clocks always draw electricity)
Super energy efficient refrigerators and washers
 Instant hot water heaters
Radiant floor heating
Air to air exchanger 
Indoor Wood Fired Boiler

Passive Solar Design

        South facing windows that allow sunlight to enter and heat the house in the winter
Overhangs that prevent the hot sun from entering in the summer
 Thermal mass (brick walls, tile floors on concrete slabs) that retains  the heat of the sun and keeps the house warm in winter, cool in summer
Insulation that keeps the heat from escaping in winter and from entering in the summer
PolySteel and Logix Insulated concrete forms and Icynene spray insulation 

Active Solar and Wind Power

        Solar panel domestic hot water systems
Solar Kiln used to dry timber/lumber
Solar panel (PV) electricity generation systems
PV Tracker for remote water pumping via shore well
Wind generators for electricity generation
Battery storage systems
Back-up generator system

For directions to homes/businesses participating in this years tour click the link at the top left of this page labeled "directions 2010".

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