Torrington Mayor Ryan Bingham is pictured below cutting the green ribbon to open the show!
Shown below are the crowds at the opening of the show.
Come learn ways to make your home more environmentally friendly.
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Power cost monitor atop a lyptus countertop |
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IceStone vanity top made from recycled glass bottles |
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Green Crafts for the Kids! | |
| Energy Star light fixture |
Come see a a variety of green products including a dual flush toilet which uses less water when flushing liquids rather than solids and could save the average family of four 6000 gallons of water each year, faucets with aerators that mix air with water to create the same water pressure while saving 30% on water, cork floors which are made from a cork tree that never has to be cut down, the bark is peeled back without destroying the tree and it grows back within nine years, a Lyptus island countertop made from the Lyptus tree which re-sprouts itself from the trunk and grows back up to five times, occupancy sensors which automatically turn off lights when rooms are unoccupied,, floors made from bamboo which is a renewable resource, zero VOC paint which has no volatile organic compounds so it is healthier for the environment, carpets made from recycled plastic bottles, Energy Star light fixtures, a Sun Tunnel Skylight which uses natural light to brighten a space, and much more.
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Get more information about the "green" products from the suppliers themselves! On-site vendors include:
| All American Heating & Plumbing | energy saving furnaces and water heaters |
| Bender Plumbing | dual flush toilets |
| Budget Blinds | bamboo blinds |
| The Good Life | green body care |
| Hoffman Toyota | hybrid cars |
| Holly's Oatmeal | all natural oatmeal |
| Moen | water saving faucets |
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Passiflora Tearoom (Sun. Only) |
natural food |
| Progress Lighting | Energy Star light fixtures & occupancy sensors |
| Shaklee | green home care products |
| smart center Hartford | smart cars |
| Tamarack Technologies | whole house fans and timers |
| TechniArt (Sun. Only) | energy saving light bulbs |
| Torrington Lumber (Sat. only) | Energy Star windows |
| Ulster Home Mortgage | green mortgages |
| Velux | tubular skylights |
| Viking Kitchens | green countertops and cabinets |
| Young Living | green essential oils |
| Weigold Flooring | green flooring |
Directions to the Green Living Home Show:
From Hartford take I-84 West. Take Exit 39 toward Farmington and proceed 20 miles on Route 4 through Farmington, Unionville, Burlington and Harwinton and past the intersection with Route 183 in Torrington until you get to an intersection where Rte 4 bends to the right. Go straight at that point onto Torrington Heights Road and take an immediate left onto Clearview Avenue. Proceed 1/2 mile down Clearview and take a right onto Tognalli Drive. Proceed up the hill to the Home Show on the right.
From Waterbury take Rte. 8 South to exit 44. At the bottom of the ramp turn right onto Route 202 North (East Main Street). Proceed past Friendly's and the Days Inn and then take a right onto Torrington Heights Road. Take the 4th right off Torrington Heights Road onto Clearview Avenue. Proceed 1/2 mile down Clearview and take a right onto Tognalli Drive. Proceed up the hill to the Home Show on the right.
For more information please call 860-489-9229.
For a virtual tour of the Green House" go to
www.CTgreenhouse.com or for
further information click below:
Green Living Home Show associate producer: Wildwood Associates
