Northwest EcoBuilding Guild Hosts Local Green Tours
April 16th and 17th, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Both the South Sound and Seattle Chapters of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild will be hosting Green Tours this weekend featuring 27 home projects, including the Treehouse, featured in Dwell's April 2011 issue. Help celebrate local green builders, suppliers, and do-it-yourselfers and see how they are making green an affordable solution for everyone. The various tour sites will highlight a variety of green building, remodeling, and retrofitting techniques. The tours will showcase local green builders, suppliers, and do-it-yourselfers, as well as demonstrate how they are making green an affordable solution for everyone.
Both the South Sound Green Tour and the Seattle Green Home Tour are free and open to the general public, to be held April 16 & 17th, 10am to 4pm daily.
For More Information Contact:
Cate O’dahl, Seattle Green Tour Coordinator, 425-670-1342, greenhometour@ecobuilding.org
Chris Van Daalan, South Sound Green Tour Coordinator, 360-789-9669, cvan@theverdantgroup.com,
More info: ecobuilding.org
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