Events
July 2025 Home Tour
Saturday, July 19, 2025
8:00 PM
to
4:00 PM
In the 25 years this family has lived in this 1947 ranch home, they have added solar, insulation, new windows, all electric appliances, and cut their gas line. They have extensive gardens including edible landscape and vegetable gardens and they purchased the adjacent property which they opened up to neighbors for a community garden as well.
Extensive ceiling insulation (~R50)
8kW solar
All electric - no gas line to the house.
Electric heat pump - 50A with 60A heat strip for temperatures below -15F
Air source heat pump hot water heater (230 V/30Amp), no make up air needed
Induction stove (with less venting requirements than gas)
Low-e, double-pane windows
Two quad-pane windows on west and south
Smart lighting, almost all LED.
Cold War vintage fallout shelter used for cold storage (and sometimes mushroom growth).
Extensive gardens (much of it xeriscaped with increasing numbers of native plants) with wi-fi enabled, weather sensitive watering system (mostly drip/emitter)
Extensive vegetable gardens including a shared community garden at adjacent rental property.
Near the NE corner of 21st and East Streets in Golden, 80401
Metro Denver Green Homes Tour
Saturday, October 4, 2025
3:00 PM
to
6:30 PM
Annual Green Homes Tour! Registered as an American Solar Energy Tour Event
SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE WEEKEND FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Takes place the first Saturday of October each year. This year will be our 30TH!
Several homes will be open to visit, Learn about the implementation of energy efficient upgrades to new-builds and existing homes.
The tour ends at 4 PM and an Energy Efficiency Expo takes place back at the registration site from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Food and drinks and music and vendors and non-profits who are dedicated to the effort are featured.