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Pima County (Tucson, AZ) Green Homes Program

Have you been thinking about a Green Home?

      What goes into a "Green" house?    Who determines what "Green" is, and how green is it?

            Are they expensive?  What can I do to make my existing home more energy efficient?

Where do I start?

If you live in Pima County Arizona (home to Tucson, Vail, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley & many other communities), good resources are available through the county!

Rich Franz-Under is the Pima County Green Building Program Manager - and he is very helpful as well as knowledgeable about ways to improve your home (new or existing).  This past Monday, Rich gave a presentation at the Tucson Association of REALTORS building that was very informative.

I asked him if it would be allright to have a copy of his PowerPoint to make available to the public - I converted it into video format for easier implementation into my blog, but if you would like the original PPT, just send me an email & I'll be glad to send it to you!


In addition to being a resource for the Tucson Metro, under his tutelage, Pima County has become the LEED Provider for all of Arizona, New Mexico & Southern California.  If you're thinking LEED in the Southwest - you're going to be visiting Tucson - so look me up!

Check out Rich's webpage at PimaXpress - he is constantly updating it and adding more resources for people to utilize.

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1 comment • Kent Simpson 520.302.5368 Tucson Homes Land & Investment • October 08 2009 07:54PM

Unexpected (and really cool) Result of Blogging About Tucson's 1st LEED Platinum Bldg

One of the wonderful things about blogging is the opportunities that come out of nowhere to meet people from all over the world, from all walks of life...for reasons you never dreamed of!

 

Because of a post I wrote in January about the new learning center at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo, a professor of Urban Engineering at Osaka City University contacted me.  Dr. Masaki Nakao was going to be in the United States at the end of September, and wanted to tour this building because of its LEED Platinum Certification.

Honored to help with such a request, I contacted the zoo, and was put in touch with Ruston (Rusty) Agte, the Director of Education for Reid Park Zoo.  He probably knows this building better than anyone else except for the architect in charge of the project.

Dr. Nakao, his wife & his assistant, Dr. Minako Nabeshima were very enjoyable people - and I hope to visit them when I visit Japan someday.

Sure, those of us blogging on ActiveRain do it to help our business - but there's also the benefit of connecting with people for reasons outside of business cannot be discounted...plus you might just get to do something nifty like pet rhinos too!

Here's a link to see how much energy the building gets from its solar panels:  SunnyPortal To see all of the photos I shot that day, check out the web album on Picasa.

If you're visiting Tucson - I can't guarantee you that we'll get to do something like this, but I do love showing off our beloved "Old Pueblo."

 

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4 comments • Kent Simpson 520.302.5368 Tucson Homes Land & Investment • October 07 2009 11:25PM