Posted by admin | Posted in Green Energy | Posted on 26-02-2010
Tags: energy, environment, green, home, sustainability
Waukee Public Safety Building achieves national recognition
It takes a lot of energy to heat, cool, and provide electricity for the 26,000-square-foot Public Safety Building at 1300 LA Grant Parkway in Waukee. But, with some recent energy efficiency improvements, taxpayers won’t be footing quite as big of a bill in the future.
Energy Efficient Structural Insulated Panels
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Man Made: Ultimate Skyscraper $19.93 In the city that never sleeps, one architect’s dream for a greener future has been realized. National Geographic provides an exclusive look at the design and construction of an eco-friendly marvel: One Bryant Park, set to be the second tallest building in New York City and one of the world’s most energy-efficient skyscrapers. Follow architects and engineers as they take a modern approach to green… |
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Green is the Color of Money! DVD Case Study for a Sustainable High Performance Building From Academy Award winner Ben Shedd About the USGBC LEED CS Platinum Banner Bank Building, one of the World’s Most Energy Efficient, High Performance Buildings. $45.00 A DeepGreen Documentary from Academy Award winner Ben Shedd about designing and building the Banner Bank Building, one of the worlds most energy efficient, high performance buildings. This 11 story building has received the US Green Building Council LEED CS PLATINUM rating. Building Green is good business. In the mid-size city of Boise, Idaho, local developer Gary Christensen and his team use an … |
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Green Careers: Building Green $85.95 This program presents an overview of green job opportunities in the building trades where there is a high demand for trained professionals, designers, and workers to help improve the efficiency of commercial and residential buildings through better design of new buildings and smart improvements to existing structures. A job in a “green” construction trade can enable a young person, with a minimal… |
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Wind Turbine Generator DIY Starter Kit with 111 Dia Blades, 25 Neo Magnets, Rectifier $599.00 9.3 Foot DIY Wind Turbine Package for DIY Wind Turbine Plan The package includes: One set of 3 High Efficiency Reinforced Fiber Glass Wind Turbine Blades – 9.3 Feet diameter Wind Turbine Hub. Nose Cone 25 super strong Epoxy+Nickel + Copper+Nickel quadruple layer coated NdFeB Neodymium magnets – Grade N42, stronger and better performance than N40, N38 and N35 11 LB Magnet wire – Original Fact… |
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Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder’s Guide) $15.23 A thorough, informative, and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction that clarifies definitions of green and sustainable and guides builders and architects through the process of new or remodel green construction, including issues of site, landscaping, durability, and energy-efficiency. It starts with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of … |
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Prefabulous + Sustainable: Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home $13.95 Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are. In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. … |
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Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction $19.70 The house of your Dreams does not have to be expensive. The key is all in the planning. How much a house costs, how it looks, how comfortable it is, how energy-efficient it is – all these things occur on paper before you pick up even one tool. A little extra time in the planning process can save you tens of thousands of dollars in construction and maintenance. That is time well spent!Living Homes … |