The STI 1st year Anniversary originally planned for Nov 14th will be celebrated in a different way other than what has been publicized. Specifics will be forthcoming soon.

#1. Elmira : 84 Sacajawea Trail, Hosted by Cindy Peer. Very green rural setting home, solar orientation and cooling massing. Earth-loop geothermal heating system and high thermal mass interior building systems, and more.  A real learning experience for you to tour, and a nice drive.

#2. Sunnyside “The House of Good Cheer” 2460 Sunnyside Road. Hosted by Collin Beggs, owner/designer a traditional Timber Frame, Medieval Organic Revival style. FSC certified timber, super eco wood finishes, local and found materials, high efficiency electric and healthy insulation. Using local craftspeople and materials to express our regional vernacular and more created this home of “Good Cheer” with a scenic drive.

#3. Schweitzer, 550 Telemark Road. Hosted by Tim Boden owner/architect. An exciting  “Active Solar Design” to see and two levels of Rasta/Energrid built on a “unbuildable lot” with non-traditional design/construction systems, details and materials- worth the drive up the mountain to see how this home is built and enjoy some awesome views.

#4.CANCELLED, please enjoy the others…Lakeshore, “Lone Pine Residence”, Camp Penne Road, Sagle. Hosted by Ellen & Scot Pfalzgraff “Craftsman Style with a twist” being part of the landscape and as energy efficient as practical. Earth berming, green roof, solar orientation, and view sheds just to start. This home is well worth the drive to see.

#5.West of Sandpoint, 1064 Eagleview Lane. Hosted by Patricia & Steven Sodorff, sip walls over the timber frame and steel siding with cedar trim, 3000 sq ft timber frame on 5 ac with view of river, solar hot water, reclaimed timbers inside and out, cork stone and reclaimed wood floors. Another scenic drive.

#6. Sandpoint, 953 Janish Dr. Hosted by Chris White owner/designer—ten years in the thinking—Bruce Millard helped Chris’s dream come true. The home follows the natural shapes of nature, walls buried in the earth, passive, active and electric solar, much more, design and lighting for a soothing feel. There are very few 90-degree corners in the home, another fun one to see.

#7. Park Cottages, 901 Spruce St. owned by Steve Lockwood & Molly O’Reilly. Hosted by Michael Reitz, unit F. Brent Lockwood may also be on site. Award winning Eco-Friendly Studio and one bedroom apartments. Developers create small, diverse community, vegetable gardens, healthy living, easy to get to so no reason to not see this one.

#8. Baldy Mtn. Rd.,15658 Baldy Mtn. Rd. designed by Designworks and built by Minglewood Construction. -This is a straw-bale house with beautiful clay plaster walls, built for less than $100 per sf., a must see!