The Texas Solar Energy Society’s Cool House Tour is this weekend:

The 14th Annual Austin Cool House Tour

June 6, 2010 10:00am-6:00pm

Photo: Patrick Wong

Full details here: http://www.txses.org/solar/content/cool-house-tour

Update:

Google Map of homes here: Cool Homes Tour 2010 Google Map

Last minute notice for a great event on Thursday, May 6, 2010:

Another great AIA Austin event this weekend:

Austin Open Architecture Downtown

Saturday, May 1, 2010
1:00 – 5:00 PM

Join the members of AIA Austin in the 2010 OPEN ARCHITECTURE event, an “open house” of twenty-two Architects’ Studios in the Downtown Area. See where and how the magic happens inside these creative downtown businesses, hear plans for future projects and developments straight from the Architects themselves and experience the unique styles and personalities of each studio. Maps will be provided so you may tour the studios at your own pace. Refreshments will be served.

Tickets – $5.00 wristband.

Full details here:AIA Austin – Open Architecture Downtown

Participating firms:
McCann Adams Studio
Rhode Partners
hatch + ulland owen architects
Minguell-McQuary
Loop Design
Pitt Architecture
AguirreRoden
Alterstudio
Architecture + Plus
Black + Vernooy
Block 16 Architects
Dick Clark Architecture
Graeber Simmons & Cowan
Hurt Partners
Jerri Kunz Design
Lym Architecture
Nelsen Partners, Inc.
NoackLittle Architecture and Interiors
PageSoutherlandPage
Runa Workshop, LLC
STG Design
Webber + Studio

Readers in the Dallas area, don’t miss this!

White Rock Home Tour Showcasing Modern Architecture

April 24-25, Noon-5 PM

The area’s only all-modern home tour embarks on its fifth year of benefiting Blue Ribbon School Hexter Elementary with a wonderful display of mid-century modern homes and a sustainable home.
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Your Ticket Includes:

• Tour 4 mid-century modern homes near White Rock Lake.
• 2 of the 5 are Ju-Nel Homes. They were designed by Lyle Rowley and/or Jack Wilson, understudies of modern architecture pioneer Howard Meyer who built Dallas’ acclaimed Temple Emmanu-el. We broke the Ju-Nel story on the first tour in 2006, and subsequently in a D Home story.
• 1 of the 5 Homes is a “green” home designed by Alan Hoffmann, who D Magazine reported is a “green leader”.
• Architect meet-and-greets

Full details here: White Rock Home Tour

Happy to post for the UT Student Engineers Council:
Saturday, April 17, 9am – 3pm
Location: Lot 39, LBJ Library (http://tinyurl.com/ewasteLot39)
Goal: Help the environment by collecting and recycling electronic waste

The University of Texas Student Engineering Council (SEC) and Goodwill are hosting an electronics waste collection and recycling event.
If you have electronics that you don’t use (broken or working, but not UT property) and/or if you would like to help the event, check out the info below.

Examples of Accepted items: Computers, DVD/VCR Players, Cables and Wires, Fax Machines, MP3 Players, Cell Phones, Phones, Answering Machines, Scanners, Printers, Copiers, and Televisions

NOT accepted: Non-computer plastics, Hazardous materials, University property, Ferrous materials, Paper or wood, Refrigerators, and Household appliances

For more information, go to http://sec.engr.utexas.edu/index.cfm/activities/ewaste/