Housing and Water Quality
SPRING HOUSING TOUR - 
Featuring Green Homes & Energy
PDF: Housing Tour Flyer 2010
Spring is the time of year many homeowners plan or begin home improvements. If you are exploring alternative ways to save on home heating and utility costs, then plan to attend the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County annual SPRING HOUSING TOUR on Saturday, June 5, 2010. This year’s housing tour will feature green energy systems and homes, Delaware County’s Waste to Energy Project, and grass bio energy pellet project. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is working in collaboration with Enviro Energy LLC grass pellet plant in Wells Bridge with funding from the Catskill Watershed Corporation. The tour will include a visit to a residential wind system, solar photovoltaic systems, green home designs and energy efficient construction. This year’s CCE housing tour will also visit 4-H Camp Shankitunk for an update on the bio energy grass pellet project where we will have lunch. Following lunch, participants will tour two homes and the Waste to Energy Facility at the Delaware County Land Fill.
Tour registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Bill and Jen Boyles on Gaffey Road off Route 23 in Harpersfield, NY. Bring a bag lunch and come prepared rain or shine to enjoy learning about energy incentives and energy saving technology as well as residential solar/wind, green homes/energy, biofuel and Delaware County’s Waste to Energy Project in the Harpersfield, Hobart, Delhi and Hamden area. Participants will be encouraged to car pool for this year’s housing tour. This housing tour will give homeowners a full day of visiting alternative energy installations and many ideas to make energy saving housing decisions.
Please register by June 3, 2010 for the Extension Housing Tour by sending pre-registration of $5.00 per person for enrolled members of Cornell Cooperative Extension or $6.00 for non‑members to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, PO Box 184, Hamden, NY 13782 or call 607-865-6531 for more information. (Checks should be made payable to Cornell Cooperative Extension). Registration will be $8 the day of the tour.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID IT?
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is participating in the ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging consumers to switch to ENERGY STAR qualified lighting products such as compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). These transactions are tracked by a pledge, completed by the consumer, stating that the change has been made.
If you have questions on becoming a pledge driver, dial 1-877-NY-SMART or send an e-mail to residential@nyserda.org
BE ENERGY SMART
Partnering with Cornell University and NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research Development Authority) Cornell Cooperative Extension has promoted ENERGY STAR® products, appliances and home performance with ENERGY STAR®. Find out today how you can save money on your energy bills. Cornell Cooperative Extension has promoted energy savings through workshops and exhibits at the Delaware County Fair, local community events and the annual housing tour.
Fact sheets, on this website, highlight the savings these products generate on your utility bills. Fact sheets, on this website, are “Change a Light, Change the World” and ENERGY STAR® LIGHTING FAST FACTS and describe in detail the benefits of the compact fluorescent bulbs.
PDF: Change a light, change the world
PDF: FastFacts-Lighting
WATER QUALITY INFORMATION
is available for home owners interested in water testing, water treatment, water conservation, private water systems, household chemicals and your septic system, bottled water and water in emergencies.
Contact Jeanne Darling for information and available fact sheets at 607-865-6531.
PDF: WATER IN AN EMERGENCY