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Friday, December 1, 2006
Tour of Chester County Green Residences
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills –
Serena Stevens Merck House &
State Representative Chris and Cecilia Ross’ Home
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Continuing Ed. Credits:
This program is worth 4 AIA CES (HSW) LUs.
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton Hills is part of the international Camphill movement, which creates communities for children and adults with special needs. An elder care house is located in the Serena Stevens Merck House at Camphill Village. Green features of the building include: timber from certified forests; non VOC and/or low toxic paints; cellulose (recycled newspaper) insulation; natural flooring materials such as wool, ceramic tile, bamboo, & linoleum; rainwater harvesting; constructed wetlands for treatment of wastewater; solar light tubes; photovoltaic (PV) arrays; and sustainable landscape design. Situated beside the Serena Stevens Merck House is the Center for the Healing Arts, which will also be included in the tour. The conceptual architect Joan de Ris Allen and Director of Kimberton Hills Diedra Heitzman will share their green building story & lead the tour.
Photo courtesy of Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
State Representative Chris and Cecilia Ross’ Home
State Representative Chris Ross (R-158) and his wife reside in a green home in Kennett Square. Their home incorporates a partial green roof, passive & active solar, graywater system, geothermal heating & cooling, radiant floor system, sustainable landscape design, and locally-manufactured products. The tour will be led by green design consultant Tad Radzinski (Sustainable Solutions) and architect Matthew Mojure (Lyman Perry) and will include an introductory presentation.
Schedule:
8:15
Meet at the AIA Philadelphia Office
(17th and Sansom) for bus
8:30
Depart Philadelphia on bus
9:30 - 11:45
Tour the Serena Stevens Merck House in
Kimberton, PA
11:45
Bagged lunches will be served on the bus between Kimberton & Kennett Square
12:45 - 3:00
Tour the home of State Representative Ross in Kennett Square, PA
4:00
Arrive back at AIA Philadelphia Office
Transportation provided by Lower Merion School District on a natural gas-powered bus.
Thanks to our sustaining sponsors:
Platinum: Anonymous Sponsor (Platinum+), Antron® Carpet Fiber, EwingCole, Liberty Property Trust, Lutron
Gold: AKF Engineers, DVL Automation, The Hankin Group, Tozour-Trane, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Silver: Armstrong Ceiling Tile, Bala Consulting Engineers, Inc., Ballinger, Brandywine Realty Trust, Bruce E. Brooks & Assoc., Corporate Lamp Recycling, WS Cumby & Son, LF Driscoll Co., Forbo, Hercules Cement, Herman Miller Inc., Homasote Company, Honeywell International, InterfaceFlor Commercial, IMC Construction, Johnson Controls, Inc., MAB Paints, MaGrann Associates, Mannington, Mohawk Fine Papers, Norwood Construction, PECO Energy, Pentex Construction, Company, Inc., Paul H. Yeomans (PHY), Consulting Engineers, Inc., Sherwin Williams, TOTO USA, Urban Engineers, Weston Solutions
Certified: Burt Hill, RDLA
Cost:
Pre-registered:
$25 Members
$30 Non-members
$15 students
After 11/27/2006:
$30 Members
$35 Non-members
$20 students
Questions:
Contact Heidi Kunsch
with questions
Registration
RSVP by Monday, November 27
Click here to register.
Space is limited.
Co-Hosts:
The Delaware Valley
Green Building Council and
AIA Philadelphia's
Committee on the Environment
Special Thanks to Event Sponsors:
Carnevale Eustis Architects, Inc.
The Environmental Home Store