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Green Remodel in DFW

By on Saturday, August 20th, 2011 | No Comments

This redo of a mid-century home in Fort Worth shows how a sustainable approach can reclaim beautiful vintage features of a house, such as the facade bricks, while adding the latest energy efficient technology and creating modern open spaces within a re-imagined floor plan. Design by GGO Architects, Dallas; Contractor Bryan Bogle of Fort Worth.

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Straw Bale Home Construction Instructional Video

By on Sunday, May 29th, 2011 | 25 Comments

Straw bale house conctruction is shown in this movie trailer for the “Building With Awareness” DVD video. Straw bale walls, thermal mass walls, earth plaster techniques, and passive solar design are all explained in this how-to DVD on building with natural materials.

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Passive Solar Air Heater Heating System Alternative Energy

By on Monday, April 11th, 2011 | 25 Comments

This is a video of the Passive Solar Heating System in use at www.envirosponsible.com in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. It provides a great deal of heat, and the installer, Chris, will be making it more effecient by adding a second computer fan to push the warm air at the top, painting the inside better and taping [...]

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