Solar Homes in the Collegeville Area 1754-2012: Common Sense Building

What did Collegeville farmers know over a century ago that we are still learning today?

Sustainable?  Green?  Passive Solar?  Photovoltaic’s?

These are modern words, but these designs and building practices were just old-fashioned good sense, according to Jon Costanza, President of SunPower Builders. Costanza will be speaking at the Collegeville Farmers Market, 460 E. Main Street, Saturday at 10 a.m. about his favorite combination of topics - energy efficient homes and solar energy systems. 

He will discuss the common sense “technologies” of “farmer-dumb” design and the simple details of the Master-builder of yesteryear and how they are being rediscovered and popularized in the “new” sustainable and energy-efficient buildings of today.

So head out to the market this weekend, enjoy all the fresh, local products and produce and visit Jon as he discusses the SunPower Builders projects of Collegeville, the sustainable movement of “today”, and his hopes for the future.  

This interesting workshop is free and will take place under a shaded tent at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Jon will be available to answer any questions you have about local historic houses and sustainable building practices.