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The Princeton Environmental
Commission
&
Sustainable Princeton
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Join us for a video screening of three of the houses and a panel of experts at the Princeton Public Library on October 19 at 10 am.
About the 2024
Princeton Green House Tour
Join us on September 28, 2024
See how neighbors create healthier and more energy-efficient homes and environments with green building practices, such as solar panels with energy storage, rain gardens, superior insulation, and more.
Hosted by the Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) and Sustainable Princeton (SP)
Ways to Participate
All events are free and open to the public.
Tickets are required to attend in-person house tours on September 28th
Tour a Green Home
Register to go inside green homes in Princeton. Tickets are free but spots are limited. Must be 18 years or older to go inside a home.
September 28
(10 am - 3 pm)
Stop at points of interest
Take a few minutes to admire rain gardens, native plants, and properties from the curb (points of interest are not guided tours).
No tickets required
Join for a video screening
and panel of experts
Watch 3 new videos of green homes in Princeton and hear from experts on a panel at the Princeton Public Library’s Community Room
October 19
(10 am - 12 pm.)
No registration required. Learn more
MAP
exact address will be given to ticket holders
2024 In-Person House Tours
Join us on September 28, 2024. This is a free event open to the public. Registration is required for the in-person tours of the houses as there are a limited number of tickets available for each tour. Each home you would like to visit must be registered separately. If you plan to see multiple homes please choose different time slots for each tour. Most homes are within a five to ten-minute walk from one another.
You must be at least 18 years of age to go inside the homes.
SustainAbeLeigh
HISTORIC
Abe’s whole-house renovation within a historic district features heat pumps, solar, gas utility disconnection, induction cooking, sustainable materials, and more than we can fit here!
Hello sunshine, goodbye gas
This house features a geothermal heat pump, an induction cooktop, and a rooftop solar array with backup lithium-phosphate batteries.
(We recommend driving to this home)
radically radiAnt
This retrofit-in-progress received its nickname for its radiant heating/cooling floor. Other features include a ground source heat pump, passive solar design, and thermal energy storage.
Leedin’ on linden
Tour one of the only LEED-for-homes platinum-certified houses in Princeton. This unique and beautiful home was designed by local architect, Kirsten Thoft.
BLOOMIN’ ON BIRCH
This beautiful home was custom-built to meet the most stringent environmental standards. It features Geothermal, solar panels, heat-pump water heaters, two-layer insulation, sustainable materials, and so much more.
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The O.G. Home
(ORIGINAL GREEN HOME )
This is the home that inspired the tour! See how a local homeowner built a sustainable home designed for aging in place using LEED building principles.
You must be at least 18 years of age to go inside a home.
None of the homes are ADA-accessible.
Participants should be comfortable walking up and down at least one flight of stairs.
Please note that attendance is at your own risk.
2024 Points of interest
No tickets required. No tours offered at these locations.
Barbara boggs
sigmund park
Click the link below to learn more about the plants in this serene public park while you take a break.
NO TICKET REQUIRED
Oyster Bar home
This cutting-edge sustainable home features a beautiful rain garden, pervious driveway, solar shading, and a solar array.
Please view from the sidewalk.
NO TICKET REQUIRED
Guyot Path
Stroll down this hidden natural oasis that links the Community Park complex to Princeton High School.
NO TICKET REQUIRED
Video tours
Join us for a screening of the 2024 videos and a live panel of speakers at THE princeton public library community room.
october 19th - 10 am
