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Mosquito-Net Facade Defines Tropical RRCasa on Brazil’s Coast

A giant mosquito net forms the entire facade on both sides of this house for Sao Paolo, in Brazil, a short stroll from the sea.Â The RR Casa is entirely open to cross breezes straight through the house – sheltered under a huge, simple outer shell structure. These 50 foot tall mosquito nets can be [...]

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Like Hillocks, Lush Green Roofs Arch Over UK Housing Development

The Birchway Eco-Community, London’s new infill development by Paradigm Housing, comprising five green buildings containing a total of 24 small affordable apartments (or flats as they call them over there), was built to meet the Code of Sustainable Homes. This rating system, in place since 2007, is the British equivalent of the EnergyStar ratings that [...]

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DIY Hot Water Retrofit Cuts Energy Bill Up to 70%

If you are a homeowner looking to take advantage of the new 30% tax credits to cut your energy bills, here’s aÂ simple retrofit that attaches to a water heater, costs about $500 and can reduce your heating bill by 50% to 70%. If you use radiant heating for floors, rather than air heating, it [...]

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Hyper-Efficient Wyoming Home Bucks 90% Coal-Powered State Trend

Who thinks advanced energy efficiency when they think of 90% coal-powered Wyoming? Not me. The average house in the state has to use over 800 kilowatt hours a month of the dirtiest energy in the US, to heat and power the same iPods and so on that in the other states take half those kilowatts [...]

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Elegant, Energy-Efficient & Low Carbon-Footprint Cooking

One gorgeous and elegant way to reduce your use of the energy that causes climate change is by switching to an induction cooktop. These use a high-powered magnet to heat food, not an electric heating element.

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