Saturday 2011 Sites

These sites will be open for public tours from 10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday, October 1, 2011 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 July 26, 2019