The Solar & Green Building Tour – Saturday, October 13, 2012!
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For Immediate Release - October 12, 2012
Finalizing the Sites!
We are working hard right now to get all the last minute registered sites online for you to see. As you can imagine, we have a lot of last minute houses/buildings wanting to be a part of this fun event that decide late in the game to participate. That’s perfectly okay with us, the more the better!!
The listing should be out soon. Keep checking in! For all event details check here.
A printed copy of the listing will be provided for anyone who comes to the kickoff awards ceremony at 9:30am at 254 Virginia St – Hispanics United of Buffalo. Come and kick off the event with us! It will be a great way to start your day.
Thanks,
Bernice Radle, Co – Chair, WNYSEA GBOH
Highlighting A Regional Solar Asset: Montante Solar & The Riverview Solar Technology Park
Montante Solar is the brain company behind the innovative Riverview Solar Technology Park in Tonawanda. If you haven’t been there, check it out on Saturday! The Montante guys are bringing a new business model to the solar industry in WNY and proving it to be a success.
WNYSEA encourages you to check it out on Saturday, October 13th. Here is the link to their energy sage account. http://energysage.com/projects/riverview-solar-technology-park
Below is a Q&A about Montante Solar and an “about me”.
About MONTANTE SOLAR:
Montante Solar is a Buffalo based installer of solar energy systems on homes and businesses. As a NYSERDA and NABCEP certified solar installer, Montante Solar specializes in the design, construction, and commissioning of solar energy systems throughout New York State. Founded in 2009, Montante Solar is the undertaking of brothers, Daniel and Matthew Montante, from within the TM Montante Development organization. Montante Solar is the exclusive solar installer for Riverview Solar Technology Park in Tonawanda, NY. (new Logo attached)
For more information, Contact Sandra Lister at SLister@TMMontante.com or 716-876-8899
RIVERVIEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGY PARK (RSTP)
Riverview Solar Technology Park is New York’s first Solar Ready commerce park, where commercial real estate development blends seamlessly with solar technology!
- Demonstrates that RSTP can provide value and clean solar power to consumers of electricity at no additional cost
- Demonstrates the architecturally aesthetic appeal of commercial solar
- Demonstrates that solar acts as a direct business development tool (example: Unifrax made their final decision to come to RSTP based on the 100kW solar array provided)
Q: How much energy are you currently offsetting with solar in RSTP?
A: Enough energy to power about 30 homes. This is the equivalent of taking 535 cars off the road, OR Not importing 6,300 barrels of oil, OR planting 580 acres of forest!
Q: What are your future solar plans for RSTP?
A: We will dedicate underutilized land banks to large scale solar to accommodate current & future tenants
Q: What do you say to people that don’t think Solar can work in Buffalo? / What about all the snow in Buffalo?
A: Solar works in Buffalo BECAUSE of the cold weather. (data centers locate here because cold plays well with technology)
We get more average annual sun hours here in Buffalo than in Germany – the world’s largest end market for solar.
For more information, Contact Sandra Lister at SLister@TMMontante.com or 716-876-8899
Kickoff Awards Ceremony – Sat. Oct 13th at Hispanics United of Buffalo!
WNYSEA will be holding the kickoff awards celebration for the annual Solar & Green Building Tour at 9:30am on October 13th at Hispanics United of Buffalo. The address is 254 Virginia St on Buffalo’s West Side.
Hispanics United of Buffalo continues to pour information, outreach, care and love into their community through a variety of initiatives. WNYSEA is proud of Hispanics United of Buffalo for their support and dedication towards energy efficiency and renewable technology. Currently there is a large solar array on the top of their headquarters, you can see if you cross the street. It always bring a smile to our faces to see the excitement from people walking by who notice the array.
Come to the kickoff and check out this community asset. Refreshments, awards and prizes will be given. If you are interested in attending the Solar & Green Building Tour, you can get the entire list of sites here: http://www.energysage.com. Go to “green building open house” and search the sites by zipcode. You will see over 25 sites across the region that show off solar, geothermal, energy efficiency, historic building reuse and more. The event is one day only on October 13th, 2012 and it is free and open to the public. No registration is required! For the official press release click here: 2012 Tour Official Press Release
See you on October 13th!
WNYSEA
Hispanics United of Buffalo’s Solar Array.
Event Information – Official Press Release & Poster
Here is the Press Release Link: Press Release WNYSEA Green Building Tour Oct 13_Oct 7
For Immediate Release - October 7, 2012Solar & Green Building Tour of WNY
Buffalo, NY, On Saturday, October 13, 2012, over 1500 people from across WNY will experience the Solar & Green Building Tour, an annual event held by the Western New York Sustainable Energy Association (WNYSEA). With over 25 sites open across the region, for one day only, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about solar, geothermal, energy efficiency, net zero, green roofs, LEED buildings and reuse of historic structures. This event is not a traditional tour, it is an open house. All sites are open on October 13, 2012 from 10am – 4pm unless noted otherwise. The event is free, open to the public and no registration is required. A full list of sites is available at www.wnysea.com.
WNYSEA believes that this event helps to establish a need and demand for green jobs across the region. “Last year we had the largest tour in all of New York State, and this year we plan to go even bigger says Bernice Radle, Co-chair of the 2012 tour. We have confirmed the NFTA Living Roof Bus Shelter, CIR Electric’s moving solar array that moves with the sun to optimize sunlight, Singer Farm Naturals in Wilson and so many others. This is a great opportunity to learn from the folks who live with these technologies every day, not from a sales person trying to convince you to buy in. The Solar and Green Building Tour is an event that educates, inspires and encourages people to take the next step with their home or building.”
WNYSEA will be kicking off the annual event with an awards ceremony at 9:30a.m., on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Hispanics United of Buffalo – 254 Virginia Street on Buffalo’s West Side. WNYSEA will give its annual leader ship award to two organizations; Hispanics United of Buffalo for their efforts in promoting renewable technologies in our region and the Clean Air Coalition for their sustainability and air quality efforts across WNY. The public is welcome to attend. The NFTA will be providing 50 day passes for the metro/bus to encourage public transit which can be picked up at the awards ceremony. Additional prizes will be awarded to the people who attend the kickoff.
For the complete list of sites, go to www.wnysea.com or www.energysage.com .
For details or questions, contact Bernice Radle at berniceradle@gmail.com .
The Western New York Sustainable Energy Association is a non profit 501c3 organization which promotes energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies through exhibits, speakers, programs and events across Western New York. The WNYSEA Tour of Solar Homes and Green Buildings is organized in conjunction with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Green Buildings Open House, and the American Solar Energy Association’s National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grass roots solar event.
The 2012 event celebrates the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, and National Energy Awareness Month.
Contact: Bernice Radle Co-Chair WNYSEA 2012 Tour 445 Breckenridge St, Buffalo, NY 14213 berniceradle@gmail.com|760.408.7898
Highlighting Our Sponsors/Supporters – CIR Electric
CIR Electric’s headquarters will be on the tour this year! They have solar arrays that move with the sun exposure to gain maximum sunrays. Neat!
You can check out their energysage tour information profile here: http://energysage.com/projects/cir-corporate-office. We are thankful to CIR for signing up on our tour!
About CIR Electrical
CIR Electrical Construction Corporation was established in 1976 in Buffalo, New York. We are one of the fastest growing electrical contractors in Western New York, and are listed as fifth in New York State for bidding public work. We are a privately held, independent electrical contractor signatory to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and proudly affiliated with the National Electrical Contractors Association. CIR has achieved growth by forging lasting relationships with our customers through reliable performance and a reputation for quality workmanship.
CIR is proud to have first generation owners who worked their way up in the electrical construction industry to get where they are today and highly skilled electricians hired through our local unions. With the growing concern for our environment, CIR is committed to taking a leadership role on environmental sustainability in the Western New York community. By expanding our knowledge of energy efficient technologies and practices, we can help our customers decrease their environmental impact while saving on energy costs. The combination of our ownership and employees and our commitment to the environment is what makes CIR a Blue Collar. Green Company.
WNY Solar & Green Building Tour is in One Week! 10/13/12
We are one week away from the largest annual sustainability event in WNY. Mark your calendars!
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WNY SOLAR & GREEN BUILDING TOUR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012 | 10AM – 4PM | FREE & SELF GUIDED On Saturday, October 13, 2012, over 1500 people from across WNY will experience the Solar & Green Building Tour, an annual event held by the Western New York Sustainable Energy Association (WNYSEA). With over 25 sites open across the region, for one day only, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about solar, geothermal, energy efficiency, net zero, green roofs, LEED buildings and reuse of historic structures. This event is not a traditional tour, it is an open house. All sites are open on October 13, 2012 from 10am – 4pm, unless noted otherwise. The event is free, open to the public and no registration is required. A full list of sites is available at www.wnysea.com or www.energysage.com . WNYSEA Solar Homes & Green Buildings Open House Tour Details: The self-guided tour is free and open to the public from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. To view the entire list of tour sites, go to http://energysage.com/projects/nesea-gboh-listing and find all the sites across WNY by zip code. Additionally, approximately one week before the tour, WNYSEA will compile a list of addresses and make the information available on our website. There is no sign up to attend the tour, you go at your own pace and see what you want. This way if there is a specific place or element you are most interested in, you can be sure to see it! What will you expect to see during this event? You will learn about solar, geothermal, bale on bale construction, LEED buildings, net zero houses, energy efficiency, adaptive reuse “historic” buildings and so much more. Each site has someone on site that can answer questions, concerns and demonstrate to you how the technology works. Why is this event important to Western New York? The event happens for ONE DAY ONLY and it primary focus is giving the experience from accomplished building owners to educate the public so that more people can integrate similar features in their own homes and buildings. In 2011, over 1500 people attended and there were forty-five sites across Erie and Niagara Counties, which was the largest tour in New York State. For more information email wnysea@gmail.com or go to www.wnysea.com. 2012 Event Schedule 9:30am – 10:30 am - Kickoff Celebration & Awards Ceremony at Hispanics United! Awards will be given to Hispanics United of Buffalo and the Clean Air Coalition. 254 Virginia St. Buffalo, NY 14201. Light fare and prizes will be given. 10:00am – 4:00 pm - All houses/ Buildings are open, unless noted on the tour listing. About the awardees: Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., will receive a 2012 WNYSEA Leadership Award for incorporating energy efficiency features and renewable energy technologies in its headquarters on Virginia Street. Rita Yelda, Director of the WNY Drilling Defense and Erin Heaney, Executive Director of the Clean Air Coalition of WNY will both receive WNYSEA Individual Leadership awards for their great work in Environmental Stewardship.Important Links for You! www.wnysea.com / wnysea@gmail.com – All tour info, sites, times and details. http://energysage.com/projects/nesea-gboh-listing – The complete list of sites by zip. If you want to have your home/building on the 2012 tour, you can sign up here: http://energysage.com/projects/nesea-gboh/host
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