SHORELINE - The public is invited to tour the Zero Energy House (ZEH) at Shoreline Community College on Wednesdays and Saturdays over the next four weeks.

ZEH Construction Manager Brian Mast will answer general questions about the structure, its design, and how the design can be incorporated into new buildings. The tours will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, beginning Oct. 20 and on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning Oct. 24.

Community organizations may schedule private tours as well by calling Mast at 206-280-8167.  The Zero Energy House is located on the northwest corner of the main campus.

The ZEH was designed and built by architecture, interior design and engineering students at Washington State University.  The structure will serve as the home to the Northwest Solar Center and as a demonstration/ test facility to support environmental sustainability in the Puget Sound.  The installation of the ZEH was made possible through a grant from the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.

In September the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges endorsed a proposed professional-technical program, “High Performance and Zero Energy Building Practices,” a pathway certificate program to be offered at Shoreline CC beginning Fall Quarter 2008.

For more information about the ZEH, please check out the web site at http://www.shoreline.edu/zeh/.