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Save the date! The tenth annual Build It Green! Home Tour is Saturday, September 24th, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  New Info Fair hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come by early!

  • $15 admission, on sale starting mid-August.
  • $10 honored citizens/students/alternative transportation.
  • Info Fair is FREE and open to everyone.
  • Children 13 years-old and under are FREE.

Twenty green remodels and new homes open their doors around the Portland metropolitan area for this self-guided tour. Start and stop where and when you choose. Chat with homeowners, designers, do-it-yourselfers and contractors about solar panels, ecoroofs (green roofs), rainwater harvesting, natural landscaping, affordable housing, water and energy conservation, natural building materials, alternative construction techniques and much more! Pick up some great ideas for YOUR current or future home. 

 

The Info Fair is a prelude to the Tour with green vendors, demonstrations, food, drink and music.

 

Build It Green! Info Fair at Green Depot | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 819 SE Taylor, Portland, OR | 503-222-3881

  • View pictures from the 2010 tour on Flickr

  • Want a free Tour ticket? Volunteer for the Tour or Info Fair! 

Contact Valerie Garrett, tour coordinator greenhotline@portlandoregon.gov 503-823-5431 for more information.

 



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