Green Home Tours & Talks 2024
We are thrilled to announce a new format for our Green Home Tours & Talks 2024! This year we invite you to join our tour pop-up series. You will be able to view homes at optimal points of their builds, seeing the technology and techniques that are implemented in the most sustainable homes in the area. We are so excited for you to join us for these tours!
Green Home Tours Map 2024
Lake Whatcom Passive House
Saturday, July 13th 12:00-2:00pm
Lynden Powerhaus
Tuesday, August 6th 4:00-7:00pm
The Soundview Home
Monday, August 19th, 4:00-7:00pm
Silver Residence
Saturday, August 24th, 11:00am -3:00pm
Viewcrest
Thursday, September 26th, 4:00-7:00pm
Green Home Tour Stops 2024
Lake Whatcom Passive House
Saturday, July 13th 12:00-2:00pm
This energy-efficient home is nestled in the woods of Lake Whatcom, designed with a focus on nature.
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Lynden Powerhaus
Tuesday, August 6th 4:00-7:00pm
This multi-family home with aging-in-place features will receive the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home, ENERGY STAR, and EPA Indoor airPLUS certifications, and is anticipated to receive Built Green 5-star certification while being capable of running completely off the grid for weeks.
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The Soundview Home
Monday, August 19th 4:00-7:00pm
Tucked into the Chuckanut hillside, the home preserves the natural beauty of the its location through modern design, innovative technology, and the latest green building techniques.
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Silver Residence
Saturday, August 24th 11:00am -3:00pm
Explore the Silver Residence, an award-winning, net-zero energy home nestled in a meadow by a pond and seasonal creek. This contemporary, high-performance house blends nature with luxury, featuring heated floors, communal spaces, and a cozy gallery. Enjoy outdoor recreation and stunning views while reducing your carbon footprint.
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Viewcrest
Thursday, September 26th 4:00-7:00pm
Viewcrest is a home intentionally designed to reduce building material, operate with efficient mechanical systems, and meet the highest standards of building performance. The home is ADA Accessible, and includes an additional dwelling unit to contribute to urban infilling.
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Green Home Talks & Workshops
Built Green Workshop
Presented by: Jane Wybenga
Location: Lynden Powerhaus
Time: 5:00pm
Jane works as the Built Green Specialist and leads project enrollment and certification review, outreach, education, and events. Built Green is the green home certification program of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. In addition to certifying green homes, remodels, apartments, and communities, we host a membership network of companies and individuals involved in the green building industry. Built Green homes grant homeowners healthier, more comfortable living. A Built Green home typically saves money, conserves natural resources, and reduces your footprint all while contributing to a healthier habitat and a happier planet.
Lunawood ThermoWood®
Presented by: Pieter Sundgren
Location: Viewcrest
Time: 6:00pm
Pieter was born and raised in Seattle, WA and has been in the sustainable, healthy building materials space here for 20 years. As a young contractor and customer at Environmental Home Center in the late 1990s, Pieter quickly found his place of passion to change how architects, designers, contractors, and building owners thought about their sustainability-built goals and how to achieve them. Pieter joined Greenhome Solutions in early 2014 spearheading the trade sales team and has played an integral part in the business development of sustainable, healthy products and brands in the PNW market.
Innovative Lunawood Thermowood is a truly natural and long-lasting wood modified using only natural methods – heat and steam – without chemicals. The sustainable Nordic timber’s durability and stability are improved significantly through the patented non-toxic production method. This allows Lunawood to be used for all decorative surfaces – both indoors and out – and in all climates. And the best part? It’s extremely low maintenance and doesn’t require surface treatments or chemical preservatives in any climate, even the most challenging ones. That’s because Lunawood does not react to changes in humidity and retains its original shape better than untreated wood. When left untreated, it gradually develops a beautiful silver color.
Real Wood, From Renewable and Certified Nordic Forests.
100% Chemical-free Modification Process.
A Truly Sustainable, Durable, Stable and Naturally Beautiful Alternative to Tropical Hardwoods.
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