1. Eco Living - How To Start One Step At A Time
(Eco Friendly Articles/Eco Friendly Articles)

... works either. Solar panels lining the roof are the most common source of electricity, water heat, and other resources. There are people who have been working toward that dream their entire life but ...

2. How To Build Composts
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... level and the temperature of your compost from time to time when building compost. Without sufficient amounts of moisture and heat, waste materials can not break down properly. Though not excessively wet, ...

3. 8 Different Ways To Save Energy
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... energy bill. Plastic window covers to keep heat in and cold out. To efficiently block the heat from going out of your house, you can use plastic window covers. This would effectively reduce the energy ...

4. The Green Kitchen - Eco Friendly Interior Design
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... will have many more options available. Some new kitchen appliances use the water and heat to fuel other appliances or features. Some new ideas include making use of the heat from a refrigerator's compressor ...

5. Building techniques that lower the energy usage in homes and buildings (Part 2)
(Eco Friendly Articles/Eco Friendly Energy Savings)

... this article we are going to look at improvements to heating, cooling, ventilation and water heating systems to reduce the energy use. Absorption refrigerator - The absorption refrigerator uses a heat ...

6. Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun
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... introduce viewers to the scientists and businesspeople who are racing to make solar power practical—for lighting and heating, and for running power plants. Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun  ...

7. Designing and building a low-energy home
(Eco Friendly Articles/Eco Friendly Energy Savings)

... of your windows, reduce air infiltration into your home, utilise heat recovery ventilation, lower heating and cooling energy used by you home, use passive solar building design techniques, install ...

8. Tips to Save Energy Without Going Green
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... Install a programmable thermostat that is compatible with your heating and cooling system. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. Although more expensive than normal light bulbs the last so much longer. ...

9. Building techniques that lower the energy usage in homes and buildings (Part 1)
(Eco Friendly Articles/Eco Friendly Architecture)

...  Improvements to the building Barra system - Developed by Horazio Barra in Italy this a passive solar building technique uses a collector wall to capture solar radiation in the form of heat. It then ...

10. Design and construction strategies for sustainable living
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... do not result in unintended and negative results. It also ensures that the improvements cosider all energy loads - heating, cooling, ventilation of the air, water heating, appliances and plug loads as ...

11. Solar Power Your Home For Dummies
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... a solar-powered house from the ground up. You'll see how to heat and cool your home, create solar rooms, install solar lighting, and much more.  ...

12. Green Renovation Checklist
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... cells or solar photovoltaic arrays to convert light from the sun directly into electricity or heat – are increasingly available for residential use. Solar power can be harnessed to create electricity ...

13. How To Build An Energy Efficient Home
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... house to use less heating and cooling energy to maintain the same temperature. Or, installing fluorescent lights and light bulbs and/or skylights instead of incandescent lights to attain the same level ...