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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

NEOhiodemocrat

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1. I love this, such a good idea

Reply to Starboard Tack (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:00 PM

Mar 2012

My daughter is a fourth year architecture student and they are designing very energy efficient buildings in studio. I don't understand it all but her last few have been especially focused on being water efficient. Pipes move the water up and down the building and water is collected on roof. I hope this trend continues.

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Net-Zero Energy Buildings Take Hold in U.S. [View all] Starboard Tack Mar 2012 OP

I love this, such a good idea NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #1

Good for her txlibdem Mar 2012 #2

I know the building she is designing now includes passive solar NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #3

Zero Energy Concept Building (ZECB) Rollin White May 2012 #4

I am going to "bookmark" this and read it later Kolesar May 2012 #5

Thanks for sharing. Looks like you've been hard at work. Starboard Tack May 2012 #6

ZECB purifies waste water as well as indoor air Rollin White Jul 2012 #7