Annual Solar & Net Zero Tour
Beyond Solar | Tour & Soirée
Beyond Solar | Tour & Soirée
Saturday, Oct. 7th, Tour| 10am-5pm,
Soirée and Green Business Award Ceremony| 6-9pm
Online Ticket Sales are closed. Soirée is sold out.
TOUR Tickets can be purchased at the Durango Farmers Market, Saturday, Oct. 7th from 9am-12pm
The First Annual Green Business Award Ceremony at the Soirée
This year, we celebrate the businesses who have gone the extra mile and achieved their Green Business Certification. Food, drinks and music all at the amazing home of Laura and Gary in the Falls Creek Valley. You won’t want to miss this fun evening.
Soirée Location
Businesses Going for Certification
The Sweaty Buddha
Desert Sun Coffee
Dorothy Parker Interiors
First Southwest Banks: Durango, Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Alamosa, Saguache, Center
Manna
Phoenix Physical Therapy
Eagle Insulation
Columbine Landscapes
Visit Durango
Sage Fresh
Durango Outdoor Exchange
Online Ticket Sales are closed. Soirée is sold out!
You may purchase TOUR tickets only at the Farmers Market, Saturday, Oct. 7th from 9am-12pm
Featured Tour Stops
11am-1pm: At 12pm Local garden guru of KSUT fame, “Garden Guy” Tom Bartels,will host a presentation and tour of his fabulous garden and strawbale home. Bring your lunch and learn how he and Jenny minimised their carbon footprint while designing their home and how to consider efficiency first; in design, energy and water use, and food production.
Self-Guided Stops
ASHP Animas Valley- Mary’s an engineer with a solar home in the Animas Valley, a Rivian owner and she’s an expert on Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP). She can answer all your questions about cold climate ASHP in your home and how her system works.
Joel of Schiavone Woodworks will open his solar home and shop so you can see and learn about the custom built windows and doors that are some of the most energy-efficient in the country. The bulk of the materials in the windows and doors is locally sourced.
Mountain Middle School
Did you know that they are a carbon neutral campus which generates nearly 100% of its power from solar? Not only does the school utilize their solar to provide the school’s electricity, power their HVAC system, charge their electric van, it powers electric charging stations for staff to charge theirvehicles while at work.
Galbraith Construction
If you’re familiar with fine building in the region you know about Mark Galbraith. The solar house is a insulated concrete slab on grade with in-floor radiant hot water heating tubes. The water for heat and domestic hot water is provided by a 96% efficient natural gas boiler. We also have a heat recovery ventilation system to provide fresh air when the house in buttoned up and a steam humidifier to control the humidity level. Additionally we have a UV device (Knight IPG) in the duct run to provide very clean filtered air and EV charging. The 9.6 kW system feature bi-facial panels.
If you would like to visit the final stop of this fabulous, owner-built, custom solar home, it requires a Tour/Soirée Ticket for $65
Thank you to these generous sponsors
Durango Outdoor Exchange
Join Us as One of the 2023 Beyond Solar Tour Sponsors!
TERAWATT- $3,500
- Free Guided Solar Home Tour and two tickets to the Sunset Soiree
- Headlining, large logo on posters and flyers
- Guaranteed top sponsor position for both events Logo included in all printed ads, digital materials and media
- Hyperlinked logo on 4CORE’s website homepage as sponsor for the year
- Company banner displayed at Farmer’s Markets 4CORE booth during ticket sales for two months
- Hyperlinked logo included in monthly eNews going out in August, September, October and November
- Special social media recognition on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, linking to company
- Business included in event press release sent to over 100 media, business and residential contacts
- Placement of a Durango Herald Thank You Letter in a Sunday issue (most read day of the week)
- Exposure to businesses and nonprofit organizations that are taking sustainable energy to the next level
GIGAWATT- $2,500
- Two free Soiree tickets
- Logo on posters and flyers
- Logo included in all printed ads, digital materials and media
- Hyperlinked logo on 4CORE’s website homepage.
- Hyperlinked logo included in monthly eNews going out in August, September, October and November
- Special social media recognition on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, linking to company handle
- Business included in event press release sent to over 100 media, business and residential contacts
- Placement of a Durango Herald Thank You Letter in a Sunday issue (most read day of the week)
- Exposure to businesses and nonprofit organizations that are taking sustainable energy to the next level.
MEGAWATT- $1,000
- One FREE ticket to the Solar Home Tour
- Logo on posters and flyers.
- Logo included in all printed ads, digital materials and media.
- Hyperlinked logo on 4CORE’s Solar Home Tour program page.
- Hyperlinked logo included in monthly eNews going out in August, September, October and November.
- Business included in event press release sent to over 100 media, business and residential contact.
- Placement of a Durango Herald Thank You Letter in a Sunday issue (most read day of the week)
KILOWATT- $500
- Logo on posters and flyers
- Hyperlinked logo included in monthly eNews in August, September, October and November
- Hyperlinked logo on 4CORE’s Solar Home Tour program page.
- Business included in event press release sent to over 100 media, business and residential contacts
- Placement of a Durango Herald Thank You Letter in a Sunday issue (most read day of the week)
2021 Featured a special presentation by architect and homeowner on the day of the tour:
“How to Reach Net Zero; The All-Electric House”
Look for a special garden surprise and presentation on this year’s tour!
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