Sustainable Ways

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GREEN BUILDING

Sustainable Ways  5th  Annual Solar Home Tour,  Saturday, July 24th 2010
Meet at 8:30 am in the south parking lot of the Custer County Courthouse.

We leave promptly at 9:00am (12:30 pm approx. return to town.)

Please bring sunscreen, water, and comfortable shoes.

Three Passive solar homes include:
1. Performance Block home: This ICF home has many custom features with a southwest style.  Great passive solar, sunk-in living room, beautiful entryway. This home is currently on the market.

2. Strawbale Home: New to the tour this year, this home has very thought out sustainable materials, non-toxic paints and stains, unique features around every corner,  and locally and recycled wood used to round out its features. 

3. NuDura ICF Home: This home is under construction to give you the best views of the skeleton of the home. High R-values, passive solar and off the grid. One of a kind design called "The Eagle" named by it's shape.

Suggested donation: $5

Many members of Sustainable Ways are involved in the building and construction industry and are committed to building homes that integrate thermal mass design, active and passive solar technology, wind turbines, strawbales, and even modern "Earthships" using recycled tires and rammed-earth walls. Many of our homes are "off-the-grid" requiring innovative technologies to achieve sustainability.

Form more information see The Path to Sustainable Homes   authored by this Focus Group

Our Mission...

To increase public awareness while advocating the many advantages of sustainably-built structures, and provide technical building advice, support and education to the community at-large.

"Sustainability often is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. A growing number of people are committed to reaching this goal by modifying patterns of development and consumption to reduce demand on natural resource supplies and help preserve environmental quality. Achieving greater sustainability in the field of construction is particularly important, because building construction consumes more energy and resources than any other economic activity. Not only does a home represent the largest financial investment a family is likely to make, but it also represents the most resource-intensive possession most people will every own. Making homes more sustainable, then, has a tremendous potential to contribute to the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

This hybrid 1300 square foot home is an authentic timber frame wrapped with 2-string straw bales placed on edge around the first story. This provides an estimated R-40 insulation value. The second story is standard 2x6 framing on the gable ends. The roof has R-30 fiberglass batt insulation.

Solar Home Tours...

Sustainable Ways  5th  Annual Solar Home Tour

Saturday, July 24th 2010

8:30 am in the south parking lot of the Custer County Courthouse.

We leave promptly at 9:00am- 12:30 pm (approx. return to town.)

Please bring sunscreen, water, and comfortable shoes.

Three Passive solar homes include:

1. Performance Block home: This ICF home has many custom features with a southwest style.  Great passive solar, sunk-in living room, beautiful entryway. This home is currently on the market.

2. Strawbale Home: New to the tour this year, this home has very thought out sustainable materials, non-toxic paints and stains, unique features around every corner,  and locally and recycled wood used to round out its features. 

3. NuDura ICF Home: This home is under construction to give you the best views of the skeleton of the home. High R-values, passive solar and off the grid. One of a kind design called "The Eagle" named by it's shape.

Suggested donation: $5

For more information contact Tyler Stein at 783-4070 or by e-mail at steinwayconstruction@gmail.com

Sustainable Ways  -  PO Box 672  -  Westcliffe, CO 81252
A Non-Profit Colorado Organization