Get ready for our Energy Solutions Tour in 2011 on Saturday, October 1
Below is our info from last year's tour...
Heartland Renewable Energy Society
presents
2010 Energy Solutions Tour,
Energy Fair, & Magazine
Indian Woods Middle School,
9700 Woodson
Overland Park, KS (2 blocks west of Nall)
October 2, 2010
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Attendees - See Info Below |
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Buy Advanced Tickets Here!!
8:30 am–12 noon |
Morning Energy Solutions Tour |
11am - 3 pm |
Exhibitors on the Front Lines of the Green Revolution. (Stay after the Morning Tour or come early before the Afternoon Tour!) |
1 pm |
Our Guest Speaker GPACE Director Scott Allegrucci |
2:30 pm - 6 pm |
Afternoon Energy Solutions Tour |
6:00 pm |
Event Concludes |
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Attendees
Join us October 2
Indian Woods Middle School
9700 Woodson Drive, Overland Park, KS
2 blocks west of Nall
(see map)
Bus Tour: Learn the latest in reducing your energy costs,
reducing your carbon footprint, and what you can begin to do... Today!! Complete listing of exciting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Tour Features.
Bus Tour $15 - Buy Advanced Ticket
Click here for Advance Tickets
or Bus Tickets at the door.
Exhibitors: Meet and talk to businesses on the Front Lines of the Green Revolution about your energy projects!! FREE.
Presentation: Scott Allegrucci, Director of GPACE, on why Time is Not on Our Side!! FREE |
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Help us Publicize Our Event - Download our Flyer and distribute it or display it in your office or email it to your lists!! |
Event Features
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Energy Solutions Tour - Get on the buses at Indian Creek Middle School, 9700 Woodson (see map). Morning Tour and Afternoon Tour. Passive & Active Solar, Extreme Energy Retrofit, LEED Platinum Home Deconstruction / Reconstruction, Commercial Site with Solar PV, Wind, Deep Energy Improvements. Buy Advance Tickets. Tour Details and Features Here
- Energy Solutions Tour Magazine - NEW!! Tour stops with detailed descriptions. Ads from businesses on the Front Lines of the Green Revolution, Directory of Green Businesses.
Click on Magazine to right to download.
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Energy Solutions Tour Energy Fair
Exhibitors, Presentation, and Lunch Midday at Indian Woods Middle School - Meet Businesses in on the Front Lines of the Green Revolution. Presentation by Scott Allegrucci, Director of The Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy. (more on GPACE. Earth Friendly lunch will be available for purchase.
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Tour Stops |
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Passive Solar, Super Insulated, Earth Contact Home |
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Extreme Energy Retrofit of Existing Home |
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LEED Platinum Home Deconstruction / Reconstruction |
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Commercial Site with Solar PV, Wind, Deep Energy Improvements |
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Buy Advanced Tickets! Click Here.
Program below...
Folks can take the Morning Energy Solutions Tour or the take the Afternoon Energy Solutions Tour.
Exhibitors available 11 am to 4 pm. Speaker at 1 pm
8:00 am |
Doors Open. Tickets sales for the Energy Solutions Tour.
Gather at Indian Woods Middle School, 9700 Woodson Drive, Overland Park, KS,
2 blocks west of Nall. |
8:30 – 12:00 noon |
Morning Energy Solutions Tour
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11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Exhibitors on the front lines of the Green Revolution (Stay after the Morning Tour or come early before the Afternoon Tour!) |
12:00 noon |
An Earth Friendly Lunch available from Green vendors |
1:00 pm |
Our Guest Speaker Scott Allegrucci, Director of Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, will discuss how vital renewable energy and energy efficiency is to our world future. (more on GPACE) |
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Afternoon Energy Solutions Tour
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6:00 pm |
Event Concludes |
Tour Details
- Tour bus seat prices are $15.
- Seating limited. (Advance tickets recommended)
- Morning Tour at 8:30 am or Afternoon Tour at 2:30 pm.
- Meet at Indian Woods Middle School, 9700 Woodson (see map)
- Bus only tour (no cars)
- Presentations and Exhibitors are FREE
Complete Listing of Tour Stop Features
Features of homes and businesses on the Energy Solutions Tour 2010
Passive Solar Home:
- Passive solar design
- Super insulation construction
- Earth contact
- Window Quilt insulation system
- Air-to-Air heat exchanger
- Thermal mass storage in 16 inch mass backed greenhouse and tile-on-slab flooring
- Minimal HVAC systems due to extremely low heating and cooling requirements
Extreme Energy Retrofit:
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Energy Audit—before and after improvements
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Extensive caulking, sealing and new weather-stripping
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Upgraded insulations—several different kinds and methods in many places
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Sealed accessible ductwork
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Installed KCP&L smart thermostat
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Insulated accessible hot water piping
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Insulated boxes over can lights and attic accesses with tight seals
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Replaced some windows with Low-e argon duo-pane
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Sola-tube
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Tankless gas water heater
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Recirculating pump on hot water line
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Solar PV system
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Electric vehicle---charging-- and has a hybrid car as well as the all electric truck
LEED Platinum Home Deconstruction / Reconstruction:
- Will be a LEED certified Platinum Home
- Deconstructed and recycled materials from a previous home on the lot.
- Saved trees and preserved landscape on lot during construction
- Passive solar with 12” thick concrete thermal mass in solarium.
- Structural Insulated Panel construction for above grade walls—SIPs.
- Active solar PV system-- 4 KW
- Ground source heat pump
- Windows that vary their heat-gain coefficients to match their orientation on the house
Commercial Site with Solar PV, Wind, Deep Energy Improvements:
- 5.5 KW solar system with 24-230 w panels that also serve as window shading for the south facing windows.
- 5 KW wind turbine---AES WindJet 5-- a 90-foot vertical-axis wind turbine,
- Reclaimed wooden sunscreen to shade the south facing concrete wall of the facility.
- Green screen to grow plants that will shade the east wall of the building.
- On-going improvements to include: solar tubes to bring in natural day-lighting, installing dimmable fluorescent ballasts, more solar panels, and the installation of an electric car-charging station.
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