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Pittsboro potter Mark Hewitt and his wife, Carol, have weatherized their 1890 home to greatly increase its energy efficiency, including the recent installation (pictured) of a 10kw solar photovoltaic array with a battery backup. The solar array produces all the  electricity for the house. The Hewitt home and solar array can be seen between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. It is one of several on the self-guided tour of energy efficient Chatham County homes that is part of Central Carolina Community College’s Celebrate Green Central 2010 Trade Show and Home Tour at the college’s Chatham County Campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro. Maps for the free tour are available during trade show hours, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. Limited bus seating is available for the home tour by calling (919) 545-8032. Visit www.cccc.edu/green/celebration/ for tour and trade show information and updates.

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Chatham County resident Ralph Coomer (right) chats with Everything Green Resources owner Michael Leigh about making his home more energy efficient during Central Carolina Community College’s 2009 Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour. The 2010 Trade Show and Home Tour takes place 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15-16, at the college’s Chatham County Campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro. Admission is free. The event includes a self-guided tour of energy-efficient Chatham County homes from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday only. Limited bus seating is available for the home tour by calling (919) 545-8032. Visit www.cccc.edu/green/celebration/ for tour and trade show information and updates.

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Adrienne Bashista (right) co-owner of Home Performance NC, Inc., discusses making homes more energy efficient with visitors to the 2009 Celebrate Green Central Trade Show and Home Tour at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus. The 2010 Trade Show and Home Tour takes place 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15-16, at the campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro. Admission is free. The event includes a self-guided tour of energy-efficient Chatham County homes from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday only. Limited bus seating is available for the home tour by calling (919) 545-8032. Visit www.cccc.edu/green/celebration/ for tour and trade show information and updates.