welcome to the b-more, b-green solar tour!

Welcome to the B-more, B-Green Solar Tour!

Visit area homes and business that are using green design and technology to reduce their carbon emissions while increasing the quality of our environment. See how neighbors are using solar energy, energy efficient design, and other sustainable technologies to reduce their utility bills while helping to mitigate climate impact. A free, self-guided tour.

Take a moment to get familiar with how it all works–and see you on Sunday, Oct 4! Read the descriptions of the sites to find the energy features of most interest to you. Go to all sites on the route or just pick our a few. All sites are open from 11am till 5pm. Meet neighbors, like-minded Green advocates, and technical experts who can answer questions about their experiences, --or just look and see real installations demonstrating that Green solutions work!

Please remember: the homes we are visiting are private residences and we their guests. Let’s respect one another and give our Thanks!

Join us for a celebration! Come picnic at the beautiful (and Green-Certified) Black Ankle Vineyard, from 5 to 7:30 pm. We will celebrate a greener future and richer community life! If this is your last stop, enjoy a glass of wine and bring a picnic dinner for outside dining – celebrate the sun and mingle with fellow-green folks on the tour! Bring a dish to share, if you like. --A pleasant atmosphere for the whole family.

For more information on BMore BGreen Tour contact: Sam Silverblatt 410.367.4000 [email protected]

Also, Hearty Thanks! to our sponsors who made the tour possible:Silsam Energy Group www.silsamenergy.com

One stop for all of one's energy conservation and sustainability needsSilverblatt Electric www.silverblattelectric.com

Committed to the highest quality electrical work, for both residential and commercialKenergy Solar www.kenergysolar.com

Your source For Energy Independence –designers and installers of solar systems Solar Saves www.solarsaves.net

Over 30 years on-site experience in the installation and service of solar systemsAstrum Solar www.astrumsolar.com

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Solar Town www.solartown.comLearn about, buy and build with solar products

American Solar Energy Society www.ASES.orgPotomac Regional Solar Energy Association www.PRSEA.org

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How does it all work?

1. Download Tour guide from www.bmorebgreen.com. Print and take it with you on the tour, it is your groups’ pass.

2. Check out the descriptions and the features of buildings that interest you.3. MapQuest or GPS your route!4. B’More Green buildings will be marked with a cluster of green balloons.5. Ask about cost cutting incentives: rebates, tax deductions and pick-up information.6. Come to a celebration! Join us at Black Ankle Vineyard, bring a picnic dinner, and maybe

something to share. If you like, enjoy a glass of wine at the cash bar. In any case, socialize with other solar enthusiast! We look forward to meeting you! 5p to 7:30p.

Tour Sites: Sunday, Oct 4th 11am to 5pm

Listed below are the open-houses on the tour and their features. The letter on the map indicates the site and is keyed to the descriptions and directions which follow. Houses are listed in a travelable route, --or pick a few that have features that interest you and plot your own path.

Site Locations and Tour Route

Read about the home and building sites, and choose those that interest you. Plan your route, and go!Map Letter Address Features

A. Note: site “A” is the same as “J” on map. See “J” for description.B. Home - 314 Braeburn Glen Court, Millersville 21108 2.4 kW solar PV array consisting of 12,200

watt panels and 1 SMA inverter. Solar array installed by Kenergy Solar Inc. Roof consists of EnviroShake imitation cedar shake shingles made from recycled rubber and plastic. Product comes with a 50 year warranty. Storm-water management feature consists of decorative natural waterfall into backyard sand drainage area.



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C. Educational Center - Masonville Cove - 1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore 21226. Achieving: Near Zero, Net Energy, of course that means: producing as much energy as using. Features: geothermal, passive and PV solar panels, super tight building envelope, maximized placement on lot harnessing site benefits, also has restored wetland nature park.

D. Home - 305 Cedarcroft Road, Baltimore 21212 PV electric generation, rainwater diversion, rainwater barrel collection system; solar roof PRIUS on display.

E. Solar Heated Pool - 3429 Janellen Drive, Pikesville 21208 The family installed a rooftop, solar pool heating system in the summer of 2008 and have been delighted with the performance. They are heating their 1000 square foot pool to approximately 10 degrees above what it would normally be (at no extra cost). They have increased the use of their recreational investment and extended their swim season by months. The solar system consists of 10 Solar Industries solar collectors (500 square feet of collectors) and a Heliotrope automatic controller that diverts pool water to the panels when the panel temperature exceeds the pool temperature. The solar system utilizes the existing pump/filter system to route the water to the solar panels. Also, the system controller can be set for a maximum pool temperature to avoid overheating the pool in the hottest summer months.

F. Home - 3434 Birch Hollow Rd, Baltimore 21208 4.2 kW system in this energy-efficient home. Solar makes sense even without lots of other major changes to your home. This is an example of a typical suburban home with a 4.2 kW solar array. No change to the homeowners lifestyle, they just use cleaner electricity and after an easy, turnkey solar installation.

G. Home and Garage - 334 Delight Meadows Drive, Reisterstown 21136 Straw bale garage with BioBased foam and recycled slab insulation, two green roofs, solar thermal heat, Incinolet (uses electric heat to reduce human waste (urine, solids, paper) to a small amount of clean ash) toilet

H. Green-building certified Winery business– 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mt Airy 21771 The facility is constructed of straw bale, clay, stone and wood (harvested from the site), solar PV system, and a living roof. – On the farm, bio-dynamic techniques with minimal pesticide use.

I. Home – 7176 Millbury Ct. Elkridge 21075 4.2 kW system powering a traditional single family home. This system will save the homeowners over $800 in electricity costs this year!

J. Friends Community School 5901 Westchester Park Drive College Park, MD 20740 Energy features: strawbale construction, living roof, rain garden, bio retention ponds, radiant floor tube heating, environmentally friendly ventilation, low energy lighting, solar tubes, clerestory and large wall windows, all classrooms facing south, waterless fixtures, energy-efficient boilers/water pipes/valves, low VOC rugs & paints, replaceable rug squares in admin areas, recycled and recyclable pressed wood post construction, etc. About the building: One of the largest straw bale buildings in the world, FCS' new (2 year old) home offers 1) a physical environment that is a model of how to minimize impact on the natural world within a moderate budget, and 2) a learning environment that integrates the building and environmental stewardship into the curricula and daily lives of the students. The building has won two national "green" awards. The 17 acre campus is surrounded by Greenbelt National Park.

Directions from nearest major intersection:…to plot your own path, directions below will help you triangulate on locations.A. (“A” is not marked on map, it is the same as the “J” site)B. To: 314 Braeburn Glen Court, Millersville 21108. From Rt I-97 S: take exit 10A onto Benefield Blvd

toward Veterans Hwy/Severna Park 1.1m – turn left onto Governor Stone Parkway .2m – turn right onto Rustling Oaks Drive .5m – turn left onto Braeburn Glen Ct.



C. To: 1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore 21226. From Baltimore 395 S: – exit onto I95S – Exit 54 onto Hanover Street – Slight left onto Frankfurst Ave. – The Mason Cove Center is on the left.

D. To: 305 Cedarcroft Rd Baltimore 21212. From 83, Take exit 10B to merge onto W Northern Pkwy 0.3 mi. Make a U-turn 1.4 m.i Turn left at N Charles St 0.3 mi. Take the 1st right onto E Melrose Ave 0.5 m.i Turn left at Pinehurst Rd 0.2 m.i Take the 2nd right onto Cedarcroft Rd 0.1 mi

E. To: 3429 Janellen Drive, Pikesville 21208. From 695 (near Towson): take Stevenson Road exit 21 toward MD 129 - Park Heights Ave. .3m – Take the Stevenson Road north ramp – Turn slight right onto Stevenson Road .8 – Turn right onto Janellen Dr. – 3429 is on the right

F. To: 3434 Birch Hollow Road Baltimore 21208. From 695, (near Pikesville): Take Stevenson Road exit 21 toward MD -129/Park Heights Ave.3 – Take the Stevenson Rd north ramp – slight right onto Stevenson Road .1 – Right on to Birch Hollow – 3434 Birch Hollow is on the left.

G. To: 3434 Delight Meadows Drive, Reisterstown 21136. From 695: take I-795 N via exit 19 toward Owings Mills/Reisterstown 6.7m – Take the Franklin Blvd west exit 7B .7m – Merge onto Franklin Blvd .4m – Turn slight right onto Church Road .4m – Turn left onto Sunnyking Drive .3m – Turn left onto Sunnydale Way .3m Turn left onto Sunlight Road .1m – Turn left onto Bonnie Meadow Cir. .2m – Turn right onto Delight Meadows Road .4 – 334 is on the right.

H. To: 14463 Black Ankle Road, Mt Airy 21771 From Baltimore: Take Route 70 West for 24 miles to Exit 68, Route 27 North. - Follow Route 27 for 9 miles to a left onto Route 26 West in Taylorsville - Proceed 4 miles to a left onto Unionville Road - Follow Unionville Road for one mile to a left onto Black Ankle Road - half-mile up on the right

I. To: 7176 Millbury Ct. Elkridge, MD 21075 From 695: Take exit 11B to I-95 S toward Washington 6.2 mi. Take exit 43B to merge onto MD-100 W toward Ellicott City 1.2 mi. Take exit 4 to merge onto MD-103/Meadowridge Rd 1.6 mi. Turn right at Ilchester Rd 1.3 mi. Turn right at Landing Rd 0.7 mi. Take the 2nd right onto Grovemont Dr 0.4 mi. Take the 3rd left onto Millbury Ct 0.2 mi

J. To: 5901 Westchester Park Drive, College Park, MD 20740. From the Washington Beltway (95/495): Take Exit for Kenilworth Ave. South. In 0.5 mile, turn left at the first light (Westchester Park Drive). Friends Community School driveway is on the right.

The BMore BGreen Tour is part of the ASES National Solar Tour: www.nationalsolartour.org

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Enjoy the tour? You can help: Join PRSEA

Potomac Region Solar Energy Association (PRSEA) supports the use of solar and other sustainable energy sources through education and is a non-profit 501-C-3 organization. Membership: Individual $25, Donor $45, (and receive our gift of Kill-a-Watt Meter), Corporate $100



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Mail your tax deductible payable to PRSEA P.O. Box 809 Pasadena, MD 21123

Member Benefit: Kill-a-Watt Meter This handy little device can help you lower your electric bills! Find out how much that old refrigerator in the garage or hibernating TV is really costing you. Teach your kids to be energy detectives! We offer Kill-a-Watt Meters, as a PRSEA membership benefit at the Donor or higher level.Here are house-to-house directions:It is a loop, therefore you may start and end at same address. Total travel time: 4 hr 15 min. Or, use to get to the next nearest house from the one you are at.

Start address: 5901 Westchester Park Dr College Park, MD 20740End address: 5901 Westchester Park Dr College Park, MD 20740

Start at: 5901 Westchester Park Dr College Park, MD 20740

1. Head southeast on Westchester Park Dr - 26 ft2. Make a U-turn - 82 ft3. Take the 1st right onto Kenilworth Ave/MD-201 - 0.7 mi4. Take the ramp onto I-495 S/I-95 S - 1.1 mi

5. Take exit 22A to merge onto Baltimore Washington Pkwy N/MD-295 N toward Baltimore - 10.4 mi6. Take the exit onto MD-32 E - 9.9 mi7. Take the I-97/MD-3 exit toward Baltimore - 0.4 mi8. Merge onto Crain Hwy/MD-3 - 0.8 mi9. Continue on Veterans Hwy - 1.7 mi10. Turn right at Benfield Blvd - 0.6 mi11. Turn left at Gov Stone Pkwy - 0.2 mi12. Take the 1st right onto Rustling Oaks Dr - 0.5 mi13. Turn left at Braeburn Glen Ct - 46 ft

Arrive at: Kenneth Staldin 314 Braeburn Glen CT Millersville, MD 21108-2413

14. Head east on Braeburn Glen Ct toward Rustling Oaks Dr - 46 ft15. Turn right at Rustling Oaks Dr - 0.5 mi16. Turn left at Gov Stone Pkwy - 0.2 mi17. Take the 1st right onto Benfield Blvd - 0.6 mi18. Merge onto I-97 N via the ramp to Baltimore - 8.1 mi19. Take the I-895 exit toward Harbor - 0.6 mi20. Merge onto I-895 Bus Spur N Toll road - 0.9 mi21. Take the exit onto I-895 N Partial toll road - 2.4 mi22. Take exit 9 for Childs St Toll road - 0.2 mi23. Sharp right at Childs St - 154 ft24. Turn right at Frankfurst Ave - 0.3 mi25. Slight right to stay on Frankfurst Ave Destination will be on the right - 0.2 mi

Arrive at: 1000 Frankfurst Ave Baltimore, MD 21226

26. Head northwest on Frankfurst Ave toward Frankchilds Ave - 0.9 mi27. Continue on S Hanover St/MD-2 - 2.6 mi28. Turn right at W Montgomery St - 0.2 mi29. Turn left at Light St - 0.5 mi30. Continue on S Calvert St - 1.7 mi31. Turn right at E North Avenue - 0.2 mi32. Turn left at Greenmount Ave - 2.0 mi33. Continue on York Rd - 1.9 mi34. Turn left at Cedarcroft Rd - 0.2 mi



Arrive at: 305 Cedarcroft Rd Baltimore, MD 21212

35. Head west on Cedarcroft Rd toward Blackburn Ln - 85 ft36. Take the 1st left onto Blackburn Ln - 420 ft37. Turn right at E Lake Ave - 0.6 mi38. Turn right at N Charles St/MD-139 - 3.6 mi39. Merge onto I-695 W via the ramp to I-83 - 5.1 mi40. Take exit 21 to merge onto Stevenson Rd - 1.1 mi41. Turn right at Janellen Dr - 128 ft

Arrive at: 3429 Janellen Dr Pikesville, MD 21208

42. Head west on Janellen Dr toward Stevenson Rd - 128 ft43. Turn left at Stevenson Rd - 0.1 mi44. Take the 1st left onto Birch Hollow Rd - 0.1 mi

Arrive at: 3434 Birch Hollow Rd Pikesville, MD 21208

45. Head west on Birch Hollow Rd toward Elm Hollow Ct - 0.1 mi46. Turn left at Stevenson Rd - 0.8 mi47. Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Brooks Robinson Dr (signs for Glen Burnie) - 0.4 mi48. Take the 1st right onto Park Heights Ave - 0.1 mi49. Turn left to merge onto I-695 W toward Glen Burnie - 1.4 mi50. Take exit 19 to merge onto I-795 N toward N.W.Expwy/Owings Mills/Reisterstown - 6.6 mi51. Take exit 7B to merge onto Franklin Blvd - 0.9 mi52. Slight right at Church Rd - 0.2 mi53. Take the 3rd left onto Sunnyking Dr - 0.3 mi54. Take the 3rd left onto Sunnydale Way - 0.3 mi55. Take the 2nd left onto Sunlight Rd - 0.1 mi56. Turn left at Bonnie Meadow Circle - 0.2 mi57. Turn right at Delight Meadows Rd - 0.6 mi

Arrive at: 334 Delight Meadows Rd Reisterstown, MD 21136

58. Head northwest on Delight Meadows Rd toward Bryan Way - 0.6 mi59. Take the 1st left onto Bonnie Meadow Circle - 0.2 mi60. Take the 1st right onto Sunlight Rd - 0.1 mi61. Turn right at Sunnydale Way - 0.5 mi62. Turn left at Church Rd - 0.3 mi63. Turn left at Berrymans Ln - 0.4 mi64. Take the 1st left onto Deer Park Rd - 0.5 mi65. Slight right at Wards Chapel Rd - 2.3 mi66. Turn right at Liberty Rd/MD-26 - 16.9 mi67. Turn left at Unionville Rd - 0.7 mi68. Take the 1st left onto Black Ankle Rd Destination will be on the left - 0.7 mi

Arrive at: 14463 Black Ankle Rd Mt Airy, MD 21771

69. Head southeast on Black Ankle Rd toward Talbot Run Rd - 0.5 mi70. Slight left at Talbot Run Rd - 2.1 mi71. Continue straight onto Harrisville Rd - 0.7 mi72. Turn right at Buffalo Rd - 381 ft73. Take the 1st left onto Harrisville Rd - 1.3 mi74. Turn right at MD-27/Ridge Rd - 4.4 mi75. Take the MD-40/I-70 ramp to Baltimore - 0.3 mi



76. Merge onto I-70 E - 18.9 mi77. Take exit 87A to merge onto US-29 S toward Washington/Columbia - 2.7 mi78. Take exit 23 for MD-103/St John's Ln - 0.3 mi79. Turn left at MD-103/St Johns Ln Continue to follow MD-103 - 2.7 mi80. Turn left at Ilchester Rd - 1.3 mi81. Turn right at Landing Rd - 0.7 mi82. Take the 2nd right onto Grovemont Dr - 0.4 mi83. Take the 3rd left onto Millbury Ct - 0.2 mi

Arrive at: 7176 Millbury Ct Elkridge, MD 21075

84. Head west on Millbury Ct toward Grovemont Dr - 0.2 mi85. Turn right at Grovemont Dr - 0.4 mi86. Turn left at Landing Rd - 0.7 mi87. Turn left at Ilchester Rd - 1.3 mi88. Turn left at MD-103/Montgomery Rd Continue to follow MD-103 - 1.4 mi89. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Meadowridge Rd - 466 ft90. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto the MD-100 E ramp - 0.3 mi91. Merge onto MD-100 E - 0.5 mi92. Take exit 5A to merge onto I-95 S toward Washington - 19.5 mi93. Take exit 23 to merge onto Kenilworth Ave/MD-201 toward Greenbelt - 1.3 mi94. Turn left at Westchester Park Dr Destination will be on the right - 187 ft



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