"Tour of Colorado" Solar Homes
by Justin Thomas, Virginia 
on 09.27.05
The Colorado Renewable Energy Society is holding its annual tour of Solar Homes on October 1st and 2nd. On this self-guided tour you can visit homes that use a variety of strategies to reduce their energy bills through efficiency measure and solar design. On October 1, the Boulder Area Tour starts at the Center for Resource Conservation, 1702 Walnut St., Boulder. Sixteen homes will be featured in Saturday’s Boulder Tour. The Denver Area Tour, on October 2, starts at the Visitor Center of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (ReourceNREL) in Golden, where participants can see exhibits dealing with solar and energy efficient homes. The Denver Tour will highlight fourteen homes throughout the metro area. :: Tour of Colorado via: Off-Grid
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That's actually a national event, not a Denver one. www.nationalsolartour.org .
In the Northeast you can find a solar house tour near you at
http://www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse/listings.php
does the colorado tour include the RMI in Snowmanss Colo? i would love to be able to snoop around that place!