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With an annual production of more than 16 million pump units, Grundfos is one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers, specializing in circulator pumps for heating and air conditioning as well as other centrifugal pumps for industrial applications, water supply,
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Mediterranean Solar Electric Systems is glad to be a partner in the Green Idea House Project as the designer and installer of the solar electric system.
Mediterranean has been installing Residential & Commercial Solar Electric, Solar Hot Water, and Solar Pool Heating Systems in Southern California since the
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CELOTEX® PREMIUM INSULATING SHEATHING, as manufactured by BLUE RIDGE™ FIBERBOARD (http://www.blueridgefiberboard.com/pages/green-building.php) is a key component of a superior exterior building envelope design. An R-value of 1.3 per ½” provides superior insulating qualities in comparison to standard O.S.B. and plywood sheathing, thus providing an excellent thermal break. The indoor air quality
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GreenFiber is the only national manufacturer of natural fiber insulation. With eight manufacturing facilities across the country, GreenFiber uses recycled materials from local sources, low-energy manufacturing, and short-haul transportation to offer an environmentally responsible choice for homeowners.
GreenFiber Natural Fiber Insulation consists of certified 85%
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Beach Reporter Article
Thermal Cooling in the Summer
Thermostatically controlled windows at the top of the stairwell create a natural drafting effect as hot air rises out of the building
1.In summer months, the overhang of the roof prevents sunlight from entering the lightwell and overheating the interior.
2.As interior air warms, it rises to toward
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Net zero energy means harvesting as much energy as you use on an annualized basis. It is our key objective because there a lot of prescriptive standards our there, but most are not performance based. Net zero energy gives us a verifiable target that tells us how the building
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Why Partner with Edison? Aren’t they the Enemy?
California’s Public Utilities Commission:
Decoupled energy sales and energy savings in their profit model
Set guidelines that ALL new residential construction will be net zero energy by 2020, and ALL new commercial buildings will be net zero by 2030.
As a result, Southern
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Green Building Experts Present at HB City Council Meeting at 7pm Tonight. Charisse Bartholomew Dunn and Dan Thomsen, a couple of the experts who are working on our project, will be giving a short presentation to the City Council at the Mayor’s request.
Charisse and Dan are both instructors with
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The Green Idea House was discussed in an article in the WSJ online today. The article will be in print December 23rd!
Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing – WSJ.com
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The green building movement is targeting a goal once thought virtually unattainable: zero net energy use.