ASES Solar Home Tour Saturday, October 8, 10:00 am Central Time
In-Person KC Homes Tour
THE TOUR HOMES
There will be two homes on the American Solar Energy Society Homes Tour (ASES) in Kansas City. The KC Tour will start at the Zahner Residence at 10 am, and then you will travel to the second Tour home, the Poland Residence, for an 11:30 am tour. This ASES Homes Tour is nation-wide. ASES Tours will be both in-person tours and virtual tours, so you can check out the virtual tours by going to the ASES Tour website https://www.nationalsolartour.org/ and pick the virtual tours that interest you.
The Zahner Residence The Zahner Residence is at 10202 NW 72nd Street, Weatherby Lake, MO. Shauna Zahner is an HRES Board member. She and husband Mike will will talk about how the house was designed and constructed specifically for energy efficiency and low utility bills, and discuss how homeowners could utilize some of these techniques when remodeling or building. A video of a blower door test will be available to view. Some features of the Zahner Residence are:
Passive Solar Design
Thermal Mass
Sized overhangs for summer shading
Special wall construction for air-sealing
Insulated concrete form foundation
Ice-house roof ventilation
Unvented attic construction
High efficiency heat pump
Blower door tested for air-sealing
In-floor hot water heat
Orientation and vegetation
Low electric bills
Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV)
The Poland Residence The Poland Residence address will be provided at the end of the Zahner Residence presentation. The owner will be able to share his experiences in working with a solar company and installing a solar system. He will talk about using the PAYS Program with Evergy available for reducing energy usage. We will have reports available to see the production of the solar system since installation. We will also share what more could be done to further tighten up this home, making it more comfortable. Here are some features of the home and presentation:
The Zahner Residence
The Poland Residence
