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How to become more energy-efficient once you’ve picked the low-hanging fruit (Scientific American)

April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Editor’s Note: Scientific American’s George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in 60-Second Solar. Read his introduction here and see all posts here. As we continue to wait for our solar paperwork to go through to receive the subsidies and loans, I’ve kept looking for ways to save energy, and I’ve come to a sad realization. It looks like we’ve already done most of …

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Eat It, It’s Green!

April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Beer-battered Lake Huron Whitefish Sandwich with Apple Slaw from Epic. As much as I love the Green Living Show , a lot of it doesn’t really apply to me. As a smug (high-rise) renter, I’m not really in a position to add solar panels to my roof or a tankless hot water heater. I’d love to, but I think building management might protest. But food plays an important role when it comes to green living and this year’s festival features two areas where eco-friendly food lovers will find something of

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Construction with a Conscience (Daily Local News)

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

VALLEY — The new house in Dewey Homes’ Oakcrest housing development doesn’t look much different from most new tract housing — except for the solar panels on the roof of the garage.

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Woman planning for best way to use solar power, other alternative energy options in new home (Jefferson City News Tribune)

February 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Kristi Butler and Carl Medley discuss where to place solar panels on the roof of a house in relation to the sun’s position. Butlers plans to have as many panels as she can get on the roof of the new home she is building at her empty lot in Lake Mykee.

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The ‘green’ mobile home

January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Call it what you will… ‘pre-fab’, ‘modular’, ‘mobile’… whatever, but perhaps in the not too distant future we will see dwellings such as these around these parts. Taken from this online Popular Mechanics article…The result was the Clayton I-House, an innovative prefab home that can be powered for a dollar a day, thanks to Low-E windows, solar augmentation, high-efficiency appliances, and superior insulation. The solar panels on the roof don’t supply all the home’s needs, but they do cut e

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