2009 Solar Tour
Colorado Springs / Pikes Peak Region
ASES 14th Annual Solar Tour
Saturday, October 3 9am – 4 pm
at Univ. of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Science Engineering Building
· SOLAR TOUR: Purchase a map for the Pikes Peak region solar tour on 10/3 at UCCS. Maps are sold from 9-1:00. You can visit homes and buildings on the tour until 4:00 p.m.
· Thin-film solar: Tour the brand-new Science Engineering building at UCCS, with LEED design and interactive displays for all ages.
· Solar thermal: Tour the new LEED Gold UCCS Recreation center, with solar thermal technology that heats the pool.
· Vendors! Displays! Fun!
Additional support provided by Colorado Springs Utilities and the UCCS Office of Sustainability. 
SECRES 
We are debating whether to attend the Denver or Colorado Springs Solar Tour. We plan to build a solar home in Chaffee County between Salida and Buena Vista and are wondering if Denver builders will work that far from the Metro area or if we should try to find a Colorado Springs contractor. Or, to take if even further, should we look at Pueblo builders? I don’t see a Pueblo tour though.
Thanks!
Bill,
Alas, you missed the Pueblo renewable energy Expo on August 8. There are actually 10 additional solar tours being offered October 3 around Colorado, including some tours in southwestern and western Colorado! Here is the link: http://www.ases.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=549&Itemid=94
Of course, we’d love to see you at the Colorado Springs Tour, which will feature tours of the new UCCS Science Engineering Building (which just won a 2009 CRES award), as well as a self-guided driving tour of several nifty solar and RE projects around the Pikes Peak region. The Denver tour info is available at http://www.cres-energy.org/events/tour/
Finally, there is a CRES webcast on 9/24 called “Designing and Living in a Solar Home.” You may want to log in and view this interesting session. http://www.cres-energy.org/events/
Hope to see you on October 3! –Sherry
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