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Green Homes | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
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From the publishers of Environmental Building News and Fine Homebuilding. Free 10-day GBA Prime Trial. A Pretty Good House in Southern California. May 2, 2016 Big Bear Lake, California. Making an Old Tract House Sunnier and More Efficient. Dec 14, 2015 Middle River, Maryland. Insulation over the standard 2x4 walls filled with fiberglass batts. Large Connecticut Home is ‘Zero-Energy-Ready’. Jun 11, 2015 Climate Zone 5A, Derby, Connecticut. Builder Mark Nuzzolo of Brookside Development has energy savings a...
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California Retrofit Measures Cut Energy Use by 45% | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
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From the publishers of Environmental Building News and Fine Homebuilding. Free 10-day GBA Prime Trial. California Retrofit Measures Cut Energy Use by 45%. Fair Oaks, CA. Sep 16 2010 By Ann Edminster 2 comments. Lots of stainless steel. Lots of stainless steel. The north-facing entry reveals few clues of the homes green credentials. The landscaping plan used native, non-invasive, drought-tolerant plants. The homes south roof, which faces the back yard, has room for 16 photovoltaic modules. The solar t...
permaculturemn.blogspot.com
Permaculture Twin Cities: A+ Blog on a Local Home Energy Retrofit
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Sign up to author discussion messages or follow the discussion group. Welcome to the permaculture lifestyle. Join us in discussion of permaculture, its many facets and the actions you are taking to implement sustainable living systems. Upload images of your designs. This is an image driven discussion group, but pure text is fine too. Link to your own blog and submit entries for links to great permaculture resources. Anyone can read and comment. Thursday, August 11, 2011. I-Joists will be added to the ext...
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Permaculture Twin Cities: August 2011
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Sign up to author discussion messages or follow the discussion group. Welcome to the permaculture lifestyle. Join us in discussion of permaculture, its many facets and the actions you are taking to implement sustainable living systems. Upload images of your designs. This is an image driven discussion group, but pure text is fine too. Link to your own blog and submit entries for links to great permaculture resources. Anyone can read and comment. Saturday, August 13, 2011. Going Vertical with Vine Crops.
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Mission - Carbon Zero Home
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Garage Dismantle and Garage Raising Days. Using carbon neutral renovations as our platform, address the global problem of Climate Change, and especially its social justice implications here in Minneapolis. Twelve years ago, I did my first kitchen remodel in the city of Minneapolis, six months after moving here from Omaha. I worked on it every day, and I had no other projects at the time. 80% of the installation work was completed by me personally. The project took five months. There were no FIVE THINGS.
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NC Home Grabs Five Green Ratings | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
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From the publishers of Environmental Building News and Fine Homebuilding. Free 10-day GBA Prime Trial. NC Home Grabs Five Green Ratings. Nov 2 2009 By Michael Chandler 14 comments. Wide (37 in.) roof overhangs and lattice shade structures protect windows from the summer heat. The three roof-mounted solar collectors are connected to a 180-gallon storage tank which supplies hot water to the radiant floor. Two water heating systems. The lightweight fiberglas SpiderLath was installed over two layers of WRB (...
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