As with every year at the GreenBuilt Home Tour (organized by the IL Green Alliance), I try to make it a point to visit as many homes as possible (as I’m sure we all do). This year, I was lucky enough to hit five within six hours (thanks to careful route mapping and stellar tour guides) and they all ended with the Lakeview Passive House.
It seems every year the GreenBuilt Home Tour occurs, organized by the IL Green Alliance, there are a few places opened up by developers. Although, this home was nice – it was maybe a little too “model home” for what I was ready to see.
Each year the IL Green Alliance has put on the Green Built Home Tour, I come across a tour, or tour, that is packed full of juicy information; this house did just that.
Every year the GreenBuilt Home Tour, organized by the IL Green Alliance, amazes and inspires me, and this year was no exception.
Probably my favorite visit of the day, purely because we were given the tour by the owner himself AND this was someone who had a full-time job (same as his wife), was busy raising three kids, and he was building this home on his own (with a little help from friends)! Talk about making a person feel lazy! I was excited to see that this airline pilot was as interested about creating a healthy interior space as I am.
Every year, the IL Green Alliance puts on a weekend event that opens homeowners’ doors and shares with the community how to integrate simple, and even complex, sustainable strategies. This year, I only made one of the two days, but I did manage to see five wonderful homes starting with: the Eco Farmhouse.