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Geoexchange: how to let earth heat and cool your home
videos
Frederick Corson's 5000 square foot home in Northern California's wine country is much bigger than the average home, but it's heated and cooled entirely by geoexchange.A retired chemical executive, Corson knew the technology worked so when he moved to the hills of the Alexander Valley, he ...
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3 months, 4 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Mini solar air-conditioner (a.k.a swamp cooler)
diy
Here's a DIY to make a simple, cheap, and energy-efficient air conditioner with basic materials that should cost less than $5. How it works is evaporating water in the A/C (air-conditioner) pulls heat away, making the inside cold. The fan sucks air through the A/C, making the ...
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8 months, 1 week ago by: Andy user 1 comments
Climate control for sidewalks: making stores close the door
news
A loophole exists in our global warming awareness. As most of us are are investing in energy saving appliances and insulating our homes to cut the need for climate control, there's a large segment of our communities that still find it acceptable to run the air conditioning or heating ...
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1 year, 1 month ago by: kirstendirksen staff / nicolas.boullosa staff 2 comments
Can whitewash, tinted windows & closed doors save the earth?
blogs
The fight against climate change has taken a rather low-tech turn lately. Obama's Energy Secretary Stephen Chu wants to fight climate change by whitewashing the world's roofs roads and pavements.California's air regulators are requiring automakers, beginning in 2012, to install sun-reflecting glass in the windows of ...
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1 year, 2 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
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Permaculture house: passive solar as AC
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Permaculture is a basis for design that mimics "the patterns and relationships found in nature". When applied to home temperature control, this means using passive solar for heating and night-flushing for cooling. In this video, permaculture homeowner Mark Feichtmeir shows us how he keeps his home between 68 and 78 ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Seattle Tilth Association
diy
Seattle Tilth seeks to inspire and educate people to garden organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.
Mission & Programs
Seattle Tilth "inspires and educates people to garden organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order ...
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1 year, 6 months ago by: faircompanies faircompanies comments
