<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Victoria Sergent <<a href="mailto:vms33@cornell.edu">vms33@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 8, 2010 2:20:27 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">undisclosed-recipients:;</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>2010 Green Buildings Open House</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><b>** SAVE THE DATE **</b></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <a name="12af20c83c983af6_OLE_LINK1" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); "><b><br></b></a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a name="12af20c83c983af6_OLE_LINK1" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); "><b><span style="font-size: large; ">2010 GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE</span><br> </b><b>Sat & Sun, October 2-3, 10am-4pm</b><br>More than 30 homes and businesses that use renewable energy and/or eco-friendly building practices will be open to the public for self-guided tours during this two-day event. Homeowners and/or builders will be on hand to discuss their work and answer questions about solar energy, wind power, geothermal, solar hot water, straw bale construction, timber framing, non-toxic finishes, local and reclaimed materials, and more. Visit </a><a href="http://ccetompkins.org/gb-open-house" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); "><span>http://ccetompkins.org/gb-open-house</span><span></span></a><span> for details on specific sites and which day they’re open. Van, bicycle, and walking tours available—<b>preregistration required</b>. Call (607) 272-2292 or e-mail </span><a href="mailto:gm52@cornell.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); "><span>gm52@cornell.edu</span><span></span></a><span> to preregister or for more information. Presented by Tompkins County Cooperative Extension and the Ithaca Green Building Alliance<span>, in conjunction with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and the American Solar Energy Society</span>.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <span><b><i>Friday October 1 - Special Presentation:</i></b> <b>Green</b><b> Building</b><b>: Attaining the Promise</b>. Join us for a thought-provoking evening as <b>John “Jack” Elliott</b>, Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, discusses the environmental impact of the built environment, the advances we’ve made through green building practices, and where we still need to go. 7-9pm. Room 226, Weill Hall (a LEED Gold-rated building), Cornell University, <b>with a tour of the building at 6p</b>.<br> $5 suggested donation.</span></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>