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Build a $100K house for ten thousand dollars

Here is how you can build a $100K house for about $10,000 that will save you 90% in energy costs for the lifetime of the home.

$100,000 – Typical cost to build a 1,200 sq ft conventional house (by a building contractor)

– $60,000 – savings because 2/3 the cost of building a house is […]

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Which is Superior—Passive Solar, Hybrid Systems, or Active Solar?

The paper below is something I researched and wrote about at age 19 in college, and although we have made great strides in technology since then, I am amazed at how relevant the information still is in 2015, some 25 years later (boy am I starting to feel old, haha). However, I definitely have a […]

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How I Chose to Live Sustainably

sharon buydens

Sustainable living is an easy choice, and there are so many things one can do to start living in a way that reduces waste and the overuse of earth’s natural resources. My experiences in attempting to live a responsible lifestyle that incorporates sustainable living and reducing my carbon footprint, as well as saving energy and […]

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House Design Blunders

Do you complain about how high your heating and cooling bills are? If so, then your house is probably designed all wrong. House design blunders can force you to spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars every single season of every single year in utilities… money that could otherwise be going into your pocket. Why is […]

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