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Solar and Wind Step by Step Become independent and produce your own sustainable energy. Anyone can do it! www.earth4energy.com Free Energy? Is it a hoax or does it really exist? Get the manual for constructing your own energy generator www.magniwork.com DYI Solar Panel Save thousands by learning how to make your own solar panels for less than $200 www.greendiyenergy.com Alternate Energy Best Deals Get everything from a great advice to the last screw for your sustainable house project www.altestore.com
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It is a considerable challenge to retro-fit energy efficiency measures to this type of house and so the new owners asked the SURE Energy Group, working in the Wharfedale area of West Yorkshire, to give them advice and ideas about what has worked with similar houses in the locality. SURE is creating a video record of this process and in future episodes will show how the work is progressing. The intention is to inform and inspire people to tackle major energy efficiency works in their own homes. This is good for reducing their energy bills and for helping to reduce the likelihood of runaway climate change.. Duration : 0:9:46
Terramor, a sustainable community in Orange County, is one of the largest sustainable communities in the country. Built on 4000 acres of land, Terramor boasts 1,260 residences in 12 distinctive neighborhoods. Sustainable features include: Energy Efficiency and Reduced Carbon Emissions – EnergyStar appliances, photovoltaic panels integrated into the roofing, electric vehicle charging in garages, Live-Work units to bring services to the community and reduce carbon emissions resulting from commuting, architectural shades, natural ventilation, low-voltage outdoor lighting. Water Efficiency – Irrigation is controlled by a weather-responsive centrally-controlled irrigation system of rain gauges which contributes to reduced water consumption and utility costs for maintaining the common areas, utilization of greywater to irrigate the landscape, use of drip irrigation, low-flow water fixtures. Renewable Materials – Cocoon® insulation, which consists of at least 80 percent recycled material and is fire retardant Locally Sourced Materials Recycling of Construction Waste – Terramor Village builders diverted between 66%-74% of their construction waste from landfills, green waste or landscape clippings used as mulch Air Quality – low VOC paints and coatings, formaldehyde free insulation and building materials Landscaping – shade and tree canopies, drought tolerant plants, edible gardens with fruit bearing trees Terramor’s energy program was aimed at reducing energy by 20%, but in reality, a whooping 30% was realized. In addition, Terramor was designed to save water by 20%, and this goal has also been exceeded. Thanks to John Lehe from EDAW, a global design & planning firm, for giving us a tour of this amazing development. Duration : 0:5:16
This is the fourth video for one of the most efficient eco-house in Bulgaria at present. Duration : 0:8:2
We like this home because its energy efficiency coupled with the fact that it produces most of its own electricity during peak energy hours means that its carbon footprint is very low. In addition, this home has some really cool design elements and a stunning landscape. This episode covers the home’s beautifully and efficiently designed eco-kitchen. Some of the kitchen’s eco-friendly features include: sustainably manufactured and locally sourced tile countertops, high end durable appliances, water efficient dual drawer dishwasher, natural daylighting with strategic skylight placement, task lighting and reclaimed wood flooring. To see other parts of this sustainable home, stay tuned for the upcoming episodes of this series. If you are interested in more information about the home, contact us at contact@buildaroo.com, and we will put you in touch with the owner. This video is the second part of a series on this home. Check back soon for part 3 at www.buildaroo.com And for more videos and information about sustainable green building check out www.buildaroo.com Duration : 0:1:3
The Code for Sustainable Homes sets standards for the environmental performance of dwellings, and comprises nine categories. The first category, ‘Energy and CO2 Emissions’, seeks to minimise the operational energy used within the home, and the resulting emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Under the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, the core of the commitment required was for developed countries to reduce their emissions by 5%, based on 1990 levels of emissions. The three principal means of implementing Kyoto are emissions trading, clean development mechanisms and joint implementation. In particular, the emissions trading scheme means putting a cap on carbon and giving everyone an allowance. People who don’t need the full allowance can then sell it on to those who need more, so a market is created, leading to more innovation and efficiency. The ‘Energy and CO2 Emissions’ category in the Code for Sustainable Homes aims to push people to build low carbon homes, so that they’re more likely to use fuels which emit less carbon, and insulate their properties so that less carbon is emitted. The ‘Energy and CO2 Emissions’ category is probably the most complicated or extensive of all the categories in the Code. The Code levels are rated at level 1 to 6, sometimes referred to as level 1* to 6* rating. Where level 1 is a poorly performing house in terms of its emissions, level 3 equates to the old, phased-out BRE EcoHomes ‘very good’ rating, and level 6 is effectively a zero carbon property. The objective of the Code therefore is to reduce carbon emissions and increase the Code level rating. In order to do this there are several aspects of the carbon-producing and energy-consuming functions of the building to consider; these are the Dwelling Emission Rate (DER), the building fabric, internal lighting, drying spaces, energy labelled white goods, external lighting, low or zero carbon (LZC) technologies, cycle storage and the home office. To watch the full programme, subscribe to NBS Learning Channels – http://www.thenbs.com/learningchannels. Duration : 0:2:59
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“Can we save the planet Earth from destruction with the celebration of music? This song is inspiring, and will give new joy to the world music scene.” DRAWINGS FROM: www.solviva.com Some website addresses that relate to my music: http://www.earth-music.com/ Duration : 0:4:6 Solar and Wind Step by Step Become independent and produce your own sustainable energy. Anyone can do it! www.earth4energy.com Free Energy? Is it a hoax or does it really exist? Get the manual for constructing your own energy generator www.magniwork.com DYI Solar Panel Save thousands by learning how to make your own solar panels for less than $200 www.greendiyenergy.com Alternate Energy Best Deals Get everything from a great advice to the last screw for your sustainable house project www.altestore.com |
Presentations from winners of the Higher Education Energy Efficiency Partnership Program Best Practices Competition in the category of New Construction Best Overall Sustainable Design. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will present on its Center for Sciences building design and UC Davis will present on the Veterinary Medicine 3B project. Series: Sustainability Conference: Working Our Way to Zero [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 18181]
At Cisco Live 2009, Tony Anderson provides a demo showcasing the Cisco Network Building Mediator, a Smart Connected Buildings solution that provides the intelligence to interconnect and enable building systems such as heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC), lighting, electrical, security, and renewables over the IP network to build smart and energy-efficient buildings of the future. This provides operators and owners of these buildings with new ways of managing how energy is used based on policies that make sense for occupants. For more information, please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/mediator
This is the first part of a continuing project to refurbish a 100 year old terraced property in West Yorkshire, England. This type of house is well known for being built when standards for insulation, air tightness and energy efficiency were very low.
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Passive House Sofia Bulgaria
We took a trip to Sebastapol, California to tour the first LEED home in the world! The home was built from the ground up by Paul Rosen, Founder of North Bay Energy as well as a builder and sustainability consultant. Amazingly, the house is so energy efficient that the total annual utility cost is less that $10! Skeptical? Well we were too, so Paul invited us to tour the home while he explained all the different design features.
This programme from NBS Learning Channels – http://www.thenbs.com/learningchannels – discusses the targets related to CO2 emissions and how close we are to actually meeting said targets in the UK.
Western Coalition for Sustainable Living
Wim Elfrink, EVP Cisco Services and chief globalisation officer, discusses Cisco’s Smart Connected Communities initiative and the launch of Cisco’s Network Building Mediator technology from Cisco Converged Building Systems Business Unit, the first BU to be based in Cisco’s Globalisation Centre East in Bangalore, India. For more info please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/buildings
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