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LIKE MANY OF THE IOWA STATE FAIR LOCATIONS AND BUILDINGS IN
RECENT YEARS, EXPO HILL HAS UNDERGONE A FACELIFT.
THROUGH FEDERAL GRANT MONEY AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE BLUE
RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE IOWA STATE FAIR, AND MIDAMERICAN
ENERGY, SEVERAL SOLAR POWERED AND ECO-FRIENDLY FIXTURES WERE
RECENTLY INSTALLED. THE EXPOSITION HILL AREA HAS A
LOT OF GREEN INITIATIVES FROM LED LIGHTS IN THE LAMPPOSTS,
WHICH ARE HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPARED TO YOUR
STANDARD LIGHT FIXTURES. THE MIDAMERICAN ENERGY VISITORS
CENTER ITSELF IS GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING.
THEY HAVE SOLAR PANEL ARRAY ON THEIR ROOF AND UTILIZE THAT
ENERGY AND, ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE THE WIND TURBINE BEHIND US, IT
IS AN OPERATIONAL WIND TURBINE AND COULD POWER ALL OF THE
ELECTRICAL NEEDS THAT WE NEED FOR THE ELEVEN DAYS OF THE FAIR.
WE'VE INTEGRATED SOME SOLAR COOLING BENCHES, WHICH BASICALLY
OUR SOLAR POWERED BENCHES THAT HAVE BEEN FANS IN THEM.
SIT DOWN, RELAX, AND HOPEFULLY COOL OFF.
OTHER ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE SITE THUS FAR, A
LOT OF NIGHTTIME AMBIENCE. SOME OF THE BOLLARDS THAT
ILLUMINATE ALONG THE EDGES OF THE SIDEWALK, SOLAR PAVERS THAT
ARE IN THE CONCRETE. THERE'S SOME SOLAR CUBES THAT
ARE MEANT TO LOOK GOOD FROM A DISTANCE BUT ALSO COULD BE SIT
DOWN UPON. THE STAGE IN THE FUTURE IS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME SOLAR PANELS THAT BASICALLY ARE
INTENDED TO POWER THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD HAPPEN ON
THAT COVERED AREA. ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE FAIR AND
EXPO HILL THIS YEAR, THE RED TROUSER SHOW ACROBATS WHO
PERFORMED UNDER THE NEW STAGE CANOPY.
DON'T WATCH ME.
WATCH DAVID'S FACE.
WE ARE THE RED TROUSER SHOW. WE'RE UP HERE AT EXPO HILL RIGHT
BY THE GIANT WINDMILL. SO IF YOU SEE THAT ON THE HILL,
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PERFORMING. KIDS, GROWN-UPS, EVERYONE WILL
BE ENTERTAINED BY OUR SHOW. COME AND WATCH.
WE GOT TO NAME THE RED TROUSER SHOW FROM A FRIEND OF OURS.
WE HAD A DIFFERENT NAME AT THE TIME BUT,OBVIOUSLY, WE WEAR RED
PANTS AND THAT NAME JUST STUCK. AND WE STUCK ON TROUSERS RATHER
THAN PANTS BECAUSE ANYWHERE IN THE UK, IF YOU SAY PANTS, THAT
MEANS UNDERWEAR. SO WE WANTED TO AVOID THAT.