GET STARTED A supplement of SolAR TodAy
GET STARTED and SOLAR TODAY are published by the american Solar energy Society, ases.org, the u.S. Section of the International Solar energy Society.
Join Us on the
Solar tour! On Saturday,
Oct. 2, the American Solar Energy
Society presents the 15th annual
National Solar Tour in communities
across the country. It’s your chance to
see how your neighbors make use of
home energy improvements in your
climate. to find a tour near you,
go to nationalsolartour.org and
click on Find A tour.
Seth maSIa
Solar into the Mainstream
By RICHARD BURNS
On behalf Of the mOre than 10,000 volunteers, thousands of homeowners and hundreds of
tour organizers, welcome to the american Solar energy
Society’s 15th annual national Solar tour! The tour
is all about neighbors talking to neighbors, and people
talking to people, about all things solar.
Richard Burns is
be prepared to see real-world examples of how
the ASES National
your neighbors are reducing their energy bills and
Solar Tour Manager
doing their part to mitigate climate change. now it is
( rburns@ases.org).
your turn to ask questions, take pictures and learn how
to join more than 165,000 tour attendees in moving
solar energy into the mainstream.
I often tell tour organizers that they are planting “solar seeds.” Your attendance and participation in this year’s tour is proof that their efforts are reaping
huge results. take the next step by putting into action what you learn from this
fun and educational event: Go solar in whatever way you can! and please be
sure to thank all the homeowners and volunteers for opening up their homes
for you to view. almost every one of them began the solar journey by attending
a previous tour. enjoy, and pass it on!
6 Welcome to the
ASES National Solar Tour
By Brad Collins
66 New Products
for Energy Efficiency
70 Inside ASES
72 Advertiser Index
74 Chair’s Corner: The Joys of Solar
By Margot McDonald, AIA, LEED AP
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