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Saturday & Sunday,
September 29-30, 2007
10am - 4pm
Presented by
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Sponsored by
Drew George & Partners
Visit homes and businesses that feature sustainable building practices that save energy, water, resources, money, and our environment!
Talk with owners and builders – find out what they did, how they did it, and why
Choose from 17 sites to visit – 9 on Saturday, 8 on Sunday
How to Take the Tour
- Look at the Tour Site Descriptions and decide which ones you want to visit. (Note: each site will be open for touring one day only: either Saturday OR Sunday)
- Write down the directions to the first site you will visit. You can pick up maps and directions to the other sites at the first one you visit.
- On the day of the tour, go to your first site. You can purchase your tickets there ($15 adults, kids 14 and under free), and get maps and directions to the other sites. Tickets are good for both days.
- Visit any sites you wish, from 10am to 4pm.
- After the tour, come back here and click this link to take our on-line survey: let us know what you liked and didn't like, and what we can do to improve the Tour.
About the GreenBuilt Tour
On Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, San Diego EarthWorks will once again produce a self-guided tour of homes and businesses in San Diego County that features sustainable building practices that are attractive, practical, and affordable today. These structures demonstrate that energy and resource-efficient residential and commercial design and construction are the right way to build. Sites on the tour will include new construction as well as rebuilds and retrofits.
Environmentally friendly construction and retrofit options are available to fit almost any budget or lifestyle. These days, everyone can find ways for their homes and businesses to do more for their pocketbooks as well as the planet.
The Tour takes place over over two days, with different sites available on each day, to allow participants to visit more sites.
What's On the Tour
Homes and businesses around throughout San Diego County will be open for touring. To preview the sites, and for the address, driving directions and a map, click here.
 This year’s Tour has something for everyone. There are commercial sites and residential sites; sites that are still under construction, just completed, and ones that have been “lived in” for a while; new structures that were designed from the ground up, and ones that are remodels. Some of the sites were also on the last tour, so if you missed them you get another chance.
The structures will feature many different “green” building and landscaping options, including:
- Ecologically sound building materials and technologies (e.g., straw bale and PerformWall construction);
- Energy-efficient building components (e.g., “high-E” insulating windows);
- Water-efficiency features (e.g., gray water systems, native landscaping);
- Alternative energy technologies (e.g., solar electric and solar water heating);
- Healthy building materials (e.g., low-emission paints, nontoxic insulation, filtration systems);
- Recycled and/or reused materials (e.g., renewable bamboo flooring, recycled plastic carpet, composite decking);
- Xeriscaping – landscaping technique using native and drought-tolerant plants to minimize exterior water use.
 Owners, architects, and builders will be available to answer questions about each project throughout the day. Literature about the materials used and the providers of services will also be available.
The tour will include new sites, plus a selection of those from last year's tour (you can see how last year's new construction turned out!).
GreenBuilt Tour Guide Book
 Free GreenBuilt Tour Guides, with descriptions of the tour sites, a glossary of “green” building terms, and a resource guide will be distributed at more than 100 sites throughout San Diego County. You can also pick up one at any GreenBuilt Tour site on the day of the tour.
Click here for a list of locations where you can pick up a guide
To download a complete copy of the 2007 GreenBuilt Tour Guide, please click here. (8.1MB PDF file)
Tour Tickets
The GreenBuilt Tour cost $15 per person. Tickets are good for both days, for all tour sites. Ticket holder's children aged 14 and under can tour for free. You can purchase tickets at any GreenBuilt Tour site on the tour day for that site. We accept cash, Visa and MasterCard, and personal checks (with ID).
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