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Straw Bale Homes
Wednesday, 7 Nov, 2007 – 9:51 | Comments
Straw Bale Homes

I have been a lover of straw bale homes ever since I saw my first one under construction about 13 years ago when I lived in Flagstaff, AZ.

Straw Bale is an amazing construction technique and …

Thames and Kosmos Power House
Saturday, 3 Nov, 2007 – 17:11 | Comments
Thames and Kosmos Power House

So today I was wandering through a little locally owned toy store here in Salt Lake City and came upon what is probably the coolest thing I have seen in a very long time. …

daily stuff – November 2, 2007 – 50 x 3 = 150 Ways to green things up.
Friday, 2 Nov, 2007 – 10:14 | Comments
daily stuff – November 2, 2007 – 50 x 3 = 150 Ways to green things up.

In the last few days I have come upon some great lists to help anyone green up things, so I thought I would share them here.
The first one that I really like was post …

New green resource in Salt Lake City!
Wednesday, 31 Oct, 2007 – 15:23 | Comments

I am very excited to announce the opening of a new green resource here in Salt Lake City! Located just a few blocks from my house within the East Liberty community and just North …

Zero House an off-grid, pre-fab modern home
Tuesday, 30 Oct, 2007 – 10:04 | Comments
Zero House an off-grid, pre-fab modern home

Well, this is my third post for the day, which is a lot, but I saw this over at jetsongreen.com and just had to share it with everyone. It is beautiful.

Zero House generate it’s …

daily stuff – October 30, 2007 – 21 things you didn’t know you could recycle.
Tuesday, 30 Oct, 2007 – 9:01 | Comments
daily stuff – October 30, 2007 – 21 things you didn’t know you could recycle.

This is new today over at Sustainabuild.com and I feel that it is a very worthy topic for today’s daily stuff.

Ellen Reid over at Sustainabuild has posted the
21 things you didn’t know you could recycle. …

daily stuff – October 29, 2007 – Green homes CAN be affordable.
Monday, 29 Oct, 2007 – 9:47 | Comments

A wonderful article was published in the Arizona Daily Star last week. According to the article 24 student architects are building 5 affordable homes that are using passive design features to create 5 affordable green …

daily stuff weekend edition – October 26, 27 & 28, 2007 – Hello from Planet Bob
Saturday, 27 Oct, 2007 – 7:27 | Comments

Yes, this is a 3 day weekend edition. It is my birthday this weekend, so I am taking a day off! Woo Hoo!
Enjoy today’s video clip and Greetings from planet Bob. Taxonomy is …

daily stuff – October 24, 2007 – Rainwater Catchment
Wednesday, 24 Oct, 2007 – 17:13 | Comments

Have you ever wondered where all that water goes once it runs off your roof? Maybe you think that if only you saved a little from the last rainstorm, you could keep those flower pots …

Aldo Leopold Legacy Center – A very cool building.
Tuesday, 23 Oct, 2007 – 10:22 | Comments
Aldo Leopold Legacy Center – A very cool building.

I came across this building in a post at treehugger.com. It is beautiful and amazing and will produce 110% of it’s own energy needs. It features everything from Active Solar to Earth Tubes …

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