Sites open Saturday

These sites will be open for public tours from 10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday, October 1 only. Please do not visit at any other time. Note that EcoVillage will be running guided tours at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm.

Ithaca

    510 Linn Street
Non-toxic finishes/ products; recycled/salvaged materials; blown cellulose insulation; on demand water heater.
    302 Cascadilla Street 
Permaculture garden & landscaping, rainwater collection, hybrid double stud wall / timber frame construction, and much more!
    Green Guerillas Solar- and Biodiesel-Powered Bus 
Biodiesel, solar-powered, mobile media center.
    119 S. Hill Terrace 
Recycled/salvaged materials; local materials; masonry heater; water tempering system
    Ithaca Children's Garden 
Community built, timberframe, strawbale troll house as well as a plastic bottle greenhouse, a number of gardens and much more!
    Renovus Energy 
Co-generation; daylighting; grid-tied solar PV system; instantaneous hot water; passive solar; radiant floor heating; and much more!
    604 Cliff Street 
Recycled/salvaged materials; geothermal; local materials; passive solar.
    528-530 Chestnut St. (INHS) 
Two high-efficiency duplexes built to LEED Gold standards; high-efficiency faucets, toilets and showers; and much more!
    EcoVillage at Ithaca [note, guided tours will be given at 1, 2, and 3pm]
An organic CSA/U-Pick berry farm, office spaces for small businesses, a neighborhood root cellar, community gardens and much more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lansing

    118 Ross Road 
72 photovoltaic panels provide all electricity for the home (off-grid), 72 battery storage, and much more!
    112 Lansingville Road 
Daylighting; earth-sheltered; RASTRA foundation; strawbale construction; rammed earth tire root cellar; living roof; and much more!

 

Enfield

    115 Enfield Center Road West 
Passive solar; earthen tubed ventilation; recycled/salvaged materials; cord wood exterior; off-grid solar PV system; non-toxic finishes/products; back-up biodiesel generator.
 

 

Trumansburg

    326 Aiken Road 
Standard-construction home with a nod to energy conservation that combines wind and geothermal energy, and much more!
    2675 Agard Road 
All electric house including LED lighting and tankless hot water, wiring designed to minimize EMFs (electromagnetic fields), and much more!

 

 

Last Updated: November 29, 2011