sevfiv Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 The tour was sponsored by the Houston Renewable Energy Group and included homes and buildings using alternate energy sources and also the first homes in the LEED for Homes Pilot Program.Did anyone go to this on Saturday?Stops on the tour:-9245 Wickford Drive: LEED/still under construction-6535 Kury Ln.: Solar power-3319 Virginia St.: shooting for LEED Platinum, still under construction-13900 Hiram Clarke Rd.: The WareLoft, LEED-H pilot program-8 Caravelle St., Galveston: EVIA, the "home of tomorrow" -Animal Farm, Cat Spring TX: main house completely off the grid-St. Catherine's Montessori School (9821 Timberside): Houston's first LEED certified school-16711 Tankersley Dr., Rosharon: LEED-H PilotFull descriptions and more information:http://www.txses.org/hreg/tour.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I wish I had known about it. I would have definitely gone to check out some of this stuff in action. The one on Kury Street especially interests me. It is just down the street, so I know the numbers would be similar to mine. That system would provide about half of my annual electricity use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 OH How I wish I had know about this early I knwo a number of people like myself that would have loved to attend this outing. We have talked about using solar power for years but even using solar power to off set our usage by a fraction is still very expensive. One day when it comes down in price we are planning to look at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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