You’ll get stories on:
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Tips on saving energy by using passive heating and cooling, automated or sensor-controlled switches,
increasing insulation and choosing the best bulbs for your fixtures.
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Beautiful, do-it-yourself home building materials such as adobe, strawbale, cob, rammed earth,
earthships and geodesic domes.
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Real-world advice and stories from the pioneers who build and live with these green home materials.
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How-to instructions for projects like laying your own brick walkway, creating a green roof,
building a beautiful deck with an outdoor food prep area, adding a water feature to your
landscaping and customizing a watering system for your garden.
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How to safely avoid or fix problems such as mold, VOCs and pest invasions.
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Tips for saving money by using salvaged windows and doors, passive heating and cooling
and green roofs.
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Tips for saving water by using cisterns, planting for your local weather conditions and using
low-flow fixtures.
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Underutilized home building materials, like concrete, Rastra®, ICFs and SIPs that contribute more
insulation, sound dampening and weatherproofing for your buck.
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Financial assistance programs such as energy-efficient home mortgages, home improvement loans and
government rebates on home improvements like installing a geothermal heating and cooling unit, wind-powered
water pumps or solar panels.
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Comparisons of eco-innovative products such as insulations, floor coverings, heating and cooling systems,
wastewater treatment systems and daylighting products.
Including these in our Summer 2006 issue:
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How one Solar Patriot built an energy-efficient home
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A few of the biggest and oldest green building organizations
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The National Association of Home Builders' very first green (and gorgeous) show home
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Sustainable energy efficiency using passive solar design techniques
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Tips on how to find a green contractor
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How to keep energy from being wasted down the drain
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An alternative to PVC piping that works better for the same cost
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Advice on how to decide if solar panels are for you
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