Welcome to the 2008 Southwest Ohio Solar Tour!
Counties in Southwest Ohio region:  (Adams, Brown, Bulter, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Warren)

Please refer to the 3rd Quarter GEO NEWS Magazine - "A Preview of the Solar Tour" for color photographs of selected sites in Southwest Ohio [CLICK HERE].  Below are 8 detailed Tour Guidebooks (PDF) with descriptions of sites, directions, and tour & open house hours.  Copies of the Magazine and Guidebook will be available at each tour site.  Please respect site owners and visit only during specified times. **If you are having difficulty downloading the Guidebooks: safe the file on your computer, but change the file extension from .cfm to .pdf.  Then open the file from your computer and you should be able to access the guidebook.

Saturday, October 4th Tours & Guidebooks for Each Tour:

Cincinnati Metro Tour [CLICK HERE] 9 AM - Kick-Off at Eden Park in Cincinnati touring Cincinnati Parks Office, Cincinnati Zoo, Checco Residence and Cincinnati State Technical College. Communities: Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati Solar Decathlon House [CLICK HERE]  10 AM to 3 PM - Open House on University of Cincinnati campus sited solar home built for the 2007 Solar Decathlon Competition in Washington, D.C. Communities: Cincinnati

Cincinnati East Tour [CLICK HERE] 9 AM - Kick-Off at Melink Corporate Office in Milford touring Nutter Residence, Valley Asphalt Office, Melink Residence, Navarro Residence and Miami Twp. Kroger Store. Communities: Milford, Cincinnati, Miami Township

Cincinnati Central Tour [CLICK HERE] 9 AM - Kick-Off at Pleasant Ridge Montessori  School in Cincinnati, Friemoth Residence, McKelvey Residence, Keystone Park Commericial Building, DiPaolo Residence and Danenburg Residence. Communities: Cincinnati (Pleasant Ridge)

Cincinnati West Tour [CLICK HERE] 10 AM - Kick-Off at EarthConnection in Delhi touring EarthConnection at Mount St. Joseph College, Gomien Residence and Imago Earth Center and Enright Avenue Homes.  Communitiess: Delhi, Cincinnati (Price Hill)

Cincinnati North Tour [CLICK HERE] 10 AM - Kick-Off at Rumpke Sanitary Landfill in Cincinnati touring Murphy Residence, Foote Residence and Wilson Residence. 
Communitiess: Cincinnati, West Chester, Lebanon

Dayton Tour [CLICK HERE] 9 AM - Kick-Off at Dull Farm Homestead in Montgomery County touring the Perone Residence, Madison Lakes, Girl Scout Urban Campus, Litehouse Demonstration House and new Sinclair Renewable Energy Lab. Communities: Brookville, Dayton