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21st Cool House Tour
June 11, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
$20
From Austin Energy Green Building and the Texas Solar Energy Society –
The 21st Cool House Tour is Sunday June 11! This is a great opportunity to learn about the importance of energy efficient and sustainable design and construction from the homeowners and professionals who have made the commitment to a lighter footprint in the built environment.
In town we’ve got four homes and the latest Foundation Communities’ development. Going south and west, visit a home in Manchaca made of adobe mixture and two homes toward Dripping Springs where development is booming and lessons in sustainable home building are desperately needed. Learn about the importance of passive solar design in our hot and humid Central Texas climate. We’ve got homes with rainwater collection, solar installations and roofs that are ‘solar ready’! Proper design can bring natural light into rooms with minimal glazing. Learn the specifics of owning an electric vehicle and how to ease your home’s power bill from the professionals at Austin Energy.
This is a collaboration of Austin Energy Green Building and Texas Solar Energy Society(TXSES) and the main fundraiser for TXSES. The $20 guidebook is your ticket to the tour and will be available at Treehouse and Zinger Hardware after May 17, online at coolhousetour.com($21).