Join the DVGBC for a Green Home Tour - Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) would like to invite you for a Green Home Tour in Chester County.
What: Green Home and Vineyard Tour
Where: Chester County, PA
When: Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Time: 2-5:30
Cost: $25 DVGBC Members, $35 Non-members, $15 Students
Register: http://dvgbc.org/education/green-home-caravan
The tour will visit three exciting examples of green building in the Delaware Valley. Learn about sustainable building practices from the owners, designers and builders of these fantastic homes.
The first home will be the residence of State Representative Chris Ross and Cecilia Ross, recently featured in Garden Design magazine for its sustainable approach to the garden as well as the home. This home features a green roof, a storm water collection system, solar panels, passive solar features and a 1/2 acre meadow planted with native plant species.
The next home, currently under construction, will be a single family home nestled on a hilltop on 10 acres of undeveloped woodlands. A simple barn-like structure, 60 Bragg Hill, pays homage to rural Chester County while utilizing state of the art sustainable building practices and technologies: insulated concrete forms, structural insulated panels, photovoltaic system, geothermal heating, and recycled rain water.
Rounding up our tour will be the sustainable Stargazers Vineyard and passive solar home built by Sunwood Builders whose design is based on the Cincinnati Ekosea home. The property features 54 solar panels providing about 10,000 kw per year to the home and vineyard as well as a rainwater cistern. Impressively this home has no heating, electric or water bills.
Hope to see you there!
Thank you,
Kelly Gidzinski
Realtor & EcoSociate by EcoBroker
Keystone Property Connections, LLC