Tour Portland’s first-ever permitted straw bale house, and a historic home energy upgrade project by Clean Energy Works Portland

Portland’s first-ever permitted straw bale house and a Victorian home that received energy-saving upgrades from the Clean Energy Works Portland program (www.cleanenergyworksportland.org) are two reasons to buy tickets early for the 9th annual Build It Green! Home Tour on Saturday, September 25th. This year’s tour features twenty-one green remodels and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area. Tickets are on now sale at Ecohaus and at www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen.

Many of the homes and affordable housing include solar panels, ecoroofs, rainwater harvesting, natural landscaping, water and energy conservation, reused building materials, alternative construction techniques, small footprints and much more. Homeowners and contractors will be available to share their personal experiences and to answer questions. Come be inspired!

A FREE family-friendly information fair will follow at Ecohaus with green vendors, demonstrations, food, drink and music.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Home Tour: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Twenty-one tour stops throughout the Portland metro area

Information Fair: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hosted by Ecohaus, 819 SE Taylor St, Portland

Tickets: $15 adults; $10 car-free, students, and honored citizens, FREE for children 14 and under. Purchase tickets (credit card) at www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen or in person (cash or check only) at Ecohaus (819 SE Taylor St, Portland, 503-222-3881).

Presented by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Sponsored by Metro, Energy Trust of Oregon, Solar Oregon, Oregon Home magazine, and City of Portland Bureaus of Environmental Services, Development Services and Water

For more info: visit www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen, e-mail greenhotline@portlandoregon.gov, or call 503-823-5431.