Green Homes Tour Saturday

When Angela Dean was an architecture student, the only choice that followed in her personal ethics was to go into green building.

Now as an architect for AMD Architecture, which specializes in residential and commercial green building, Dean helps residents around the valley make choices to not only make their home more environmentally friendly, but also to be more energy efficient.

"(I think it) goes beyond being environmentally friendly — the homes better serve their owners. They're more efficient (and help in) extending healthfulness," she said.

Dean helped design one of the 10 homes that will be on display for the Second Annual Green Homes Tour this Saturday. The tour highlights homes built with the environment in mind, designed to be save energy. Eight of the homes are in the Salt Lake valley and two are in Park City.

Tickets to the Green Homes Tour are $15 per person with a discounted price of $10 for students, seniors, bicyclists and children under 12. The Green Building is providing vans for public transportation that will meet in the parking lot at 3900 S. Wasatch Boulevard at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. However, seating is limited, so reservations must be made before Saturday.

Participants can also choose to make their way through the tour on their own. For any questions about the tour, or to purchase tickets, contact The Green Building at 484-6278 to stop by the store, 1952 E. 2700 South in Salt Lake City. Twenty percent of the profits from ticket sales will go to Design Build Bluff and Utah House, two not-for-profit entities involved in green building.