Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties

Sunday, September 28, 2008

10AM-5PM

Tour Overview:

Don't miss the second Build It Green Home Tour in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, where 14 green-built and remodeled homes will showcase innovative techniques and products.

Check out a wide array of green features installed in homes such as:

• Solar hot water and solar electric systems
• Radiant floor heating
• Bamboo and cork flooring
• Recycled glass countertops
• Salvaged and sustainably harvested woods
• Green roofs and graywater systems
• Dual-flush toilets and much more!

To get a general sense of the location of homes on tour, please see the overview map. 

Tour Admission: $20/person or $40/admits two

The Tour Guidebook is your admission ticket to each home. Each person needs a Guidebook to go on the Tour and will be asked to show it upon entering each home. Children under 16 do not need a guidebook.

Tour Guidebooks are $20/per person or two tour-goers may share one guidebook for $40. So, if you're touring with a friend, save paper and shipping costs when you purchase online!

Purchasing Guidebooks:

Online Sales: Guidebooks can be purchased online by credit card and mailed to you up to one week prior to the tour.

Local Sales: Guidebooks are available for sale at a number of local retail locations throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties beginning September 1st.

Attending the Tour:

For more information about the Tour, please read the General Information page.

Tour Organizers:

Thanks for the vision, commitment, and resources from our Tour Organizers. Without their help and support, the Build It Green Home Tour in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties would not have been realized.

Tour Sponsors:

Thanks to the following businesses and organizations for their generour support.  

Acknowledgements:

Thanks to the following businesses for their generous donations. Please support these businesses/organizations and the good work they are doing to move green building forward.

Two Mile Wines

Gibbs Smith, Publisher