Come see the Palo Alto Passive Home!

October is a busy month for Passive Homes! Please join us at one of our several upcoming events. All events include our newest Palo Alto Passive Home, 1510 Portola Avenue. Please note that parking is limited; please consider parking at Palo Alto High School on Churchill Avenue.

All events are free and open to the community! We hope to see you there!

2012 Solar Homes Tour: The Road to Net-Zero Energy

Hosted by Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet

October 13th from 1pm – 5pm

You are invited to take a self-guided tour of five local homes including a net-zero energy house and a passive home. At each house, you can speak to the owners about the various methods they use to reduce their energy bills. In addition, there will be many EV and plug-in vehicles to check out!

For more information, please visit:  http://2012solarhomestour.eventbrite.com/

Passive House California Event

Hosted by Passive House Consultants Presentation & Tour

Sunday, October 14th from 2pm – 5pm

Tour Palo Alto’s New Passive Home

Hosted by Clarum Homes

Saturday, October 20th from 1pm – 5pm

Please join us at Palo Alto’s new passive home for an afternoon devoted to sustainability and health building practices. Passive home standards can be integrated into a myriad of different architectural styles. In this case, it was a beautiful Spanish Revival, which integrates perfectly into the surrounding Southgate neighborhood.

For more information on the house, call 605.800.3550!