Saturday September 28, 2019 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
See green technologies in our community including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation!
The žž Green Energy Ohio Tour will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at multiple locations at žž and in the City of žž, Ohio. This FREE self-guided open house is the 3rd Annual žž Green Energy Ohio Tour and is part of the 17th Annual Green Energy Ohio Tour that highlights sites that are using innovative technologies that benefit the environment. While the žž Fieldhouse Solar Array has been a part of the Greater Akron Solar Tour in the past, this is the third year for multiple tour sites in Portage County. The žž Clean Transportation Cruise-In showcases energy efficient, hybrid, and electric vehicles, and is part of the žž Creativity Festival. The žž Green Energy Ohio Tour is a joint event coordinated by the žž Office of Sustainability, the City of žž Sustainability Commission, and Green Energy Ohio.
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ABOUT THE STATEWIDE 2019 GREEN ENERGY OHIO TOUR
This FREE statewide event features self-guided, guided, or open house tours in each region of the state and highlights homes, businesses, and public buildings that are using green technologies such as solar, wind, geothermal, green design, energy efficiency, and more. This year, the Tour will be held on September 27th, 28th, and 29th. Check the statewide Green Eneergy Ohio Tour sites:
If you’re like GEO, you find beauty in green technologies too! Have a favorite site? Learn something new about a particular installation? Snap a photo and share them with us! We want to see your tour photos!
There are 3 easy ways to share your photos:
- Upload to the GEO Tour Event Page on Facebook
- Share on Twitter or Instagram using #GEOtour, or
- Email tour@greenenergyohio.org with subject line GEO Tour Pics.
Photos could be featured on the GEO website, Facebook page, and in the Monthly Connections Newsletter. The Tour Planning Committee will select their favorites and the winners will receive a prize!
žž Green Energy Ohio Tour Prize Drawing
Visit four of the KENT Green Energy Ohio Tour Sites and enter to win a prize drawing! Pick up a passport at any tour site. Drop off completed passports at the žž Clean Transportation Cruise-In, Office of Sustainability table for a chance to win a prize!
PRE-TOUR MEET AND GREET WITH THE LOCAL GREEN ENERGY COMMUNITY
Friday September 27 from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
1422 Mogadore Road
Chat with solar owners, users and local officials. (Cash Bar.)
KENT GREEN ENERGY OHIO TOUR SITES
- žž Center for Architecture and Environmental Design 11 a.m. - 3 p.m
- žž Field House Solar Array noon - 2 p.m.
- City of žž Police Station 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Standing Rock Cultural Arts Center Gallery solar panels and solar battery generator noon - 3 p.m.
- žž Cooperative Housing Franklin House with solar panels 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
- Meltzer Residence with passive solar & other energy efficiencies 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Ruchotzke Residence with solar panels 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
KENT CLEAN TRANSPORTATION CRUISE-IN
KENT CLEAN TRANSPORTATION CRUISE-IN 11A.M. - 3 P.M.
Part of the žž Creativity Festival in KSU's R17 parking lot at the southeast corner of E. Main and S. Willow streets (near Starbucks) . Behind KSU Cutler Building 414 E. Main Street
This family-friendly event will showcase energy-efficient vehicles (EEVs) including hybrid and electric models (e.g. Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Honda Civic Hybrid, The University of Akron’s Electric Race Car and žž's Zero Emission Vehicle). Children and adults are encouraged to “Touch-an-EEV”. Local public and bike transportation options will also be highlighted and a free activity for kids provided by the žž Child Development Center.
PARKING: Parking is free in the Rockwell Hall R1 parking lot, off S. Lincoln Street at 515 Hilltop Drive. Parking is also available at May Prentice House Parking R-17 lot visitor spots available for use after restricted hours. Visitors can view the žž State parking map and available spaces and times here: /parking/kent-campus-parking-map.
KENT CLEAN TRANSPORTATION CRUISE-IN VEHICLES
- žž Zero Emission Vehicle
- PARTA Compressed Natural Gas Bus
- University of Akron Electric Race Car ZER19
2019 KENT CYCLE GUIDED BIKE TOUR
žž Cycle will lead an estimated three mile guided bicycle tour on September 28, 2019 of various žž Green Energy Ohio Tour Sites. Tour sites are part of the 3rd žž Green Energy Ohio Tour, which is part of the statewide 17th Annual Green Energy Ohio Tour. This event is coordinated by žž Office of Sustainability, City of žž Sustainability Commission, and Green Energy Ohio.
The žž Cycle Guided Bike Tour will start at žž Cycle at 115 Lake Street, žž on Saturday September 28 at noon with an estimated time of 1.5 hours.
You must bring your own bicycle for the bike tour. Helmets and water bottles are encouraged. If you are in need of a bicycle, žž offers bike sharing via Flashfleet Bike Sharing program with available: 180 pedal bikes, 68 e-bikes, 10 fat-tire bikes and two ADA-compliant handcycles /recservices/flashfleet.
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All participants must complete the consent, waiver and release agreement PRIOR to joining the guided bike tour.