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COOLING SYSTEMC - RADIANT SOLAR FLOORSD - THERMAL STORAGE TANKE - SUPER INSULATED WALLS, FLOORS AND ROOFF - SUPER EFFICIENT WINDOWSG - IVY TRELLIS AND DECIDUOUS TREESH - GROUND LOOPI - SHADESToronto HealthyHouse: MechanicalSystemsHEATING SYSTEMA - SUNB - CO -GENERATOR UNITC - RADIANT SOLAR FLOORSD - THERMAL STORAGE TANKE - SUPER INSULATED WALLS, FLOORS AND ROOFF - SUPER EFFICIENT WINDOWSG - IVY TRELLIS AND DECIDUOUS TREESWATER HEATING SYSTEMA - SUNB - CO -GENERATOR UNITD - THERMAL STORAGE TANKM - SOLAR THERMAL PANELSN - RECLAIMED-HOT-WATER TANKO - DRINKABLE-WATER TANKVENTILATION SYSTEMJ - HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATOR (HRV)ELECTRICAL SYSTEMB - CO -GENERATOR UNITK - SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELSL – BATTERY208
DRINKABLE-WATER SYSTEMWater and WasteManagementSystemsP - EAVESTROUGHSR - RAINWATER CISTERNS - COMB INATION FILTERT - DRINKABLE-COLD-WATER TANKO - DRINKABLE-HOT-WATER TANKWASTE WATER MANAGEMENTE - GREY WATER HEAT EXCHANGERN - RECLAIMED-HOT-WATER TANKU - SEPTIC TANKV - RECIRCULATION TANKW - WATERLOO BIOFILTER X - TWIN COMBINATION FILTERSY - RECLAIMED-COLD-WATER TANKZ - GARDEN IRRIGATION209> Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Healthy Housing A Winning Design: MartinLiefhebber Architect Incorporated Creative Communities Rese arch Inc. Toronto brochure publication, Heating,Cooling, Ventilation and Electrical Systems ( http://www.cmhc.ca/popup/hhtoronto/heat.htm), and Water andWaste Water Management ( http://www.cmhc.ca/popup/hhtoronto/water.htm) . All rights reserved. Reproducedwith the consent of CMHC. All other uses and reproductions of this material are expressly prohibited. For more
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Your Complete Guide to Sustainable
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Special OfferNatural Living: The Wi
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Copyright 8 2004 John WilsonPublish
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AcknowledgementsThis book could not
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TRANSPORTATION 178VALUE CONNECTION
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Dazzling and tremendous how quick t
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our times in the struggle to stop t
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ChangeThings happen for a reasonAn
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Chapter 1OUR CURRENT SITUATIONMajor
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eing restarted slowly. It turns out
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insanity of war and the terrible de
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R The first large wind turbine has
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R Kalundborg, Denmark: This area is
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29> EcoVillage at Ithaca NewYork.
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television, advertising designed to
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Chapter 2A BRIEF HISTORY OFSUSTAINA
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sunlight entered them in winter, bu
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The History of Wind EnergyWind ener
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Chapter 3CHANGE?Change really can c
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consumers to ask the question, does
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Too Many Parking LotsThere are too
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all of these are now known to produ
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R Drug useR CrimeR PovertyR Terrori
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the economic assumption of endless
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much less. More than that, we could
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that reinforces scientific material
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To bring down the whole house of ca
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Big PictureThe vast scale and compl
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Find the Right Scale for Action In
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direct use of heat from the sun in
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Driven by an uncritical worship of
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The fact is that our earth system w
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This analysis suggests that the glo
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capitalism institutionalizes a syst
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to finance the types of projects th
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Much of it was formed before many o
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of time, gave Al Gore a new sense o
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corporations, or countries is that
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Natural Living1. Awareness2. Food3.
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Chapter 4TAKE THE FIRST STEPStart t
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e aware of nature, life, rocks, lea
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That is why Natural Living revolves
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• Transportation (cars and trucks
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5. Make a concerted effort to focus
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these changes. When youve achieved
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Natural LivingLife Activity Take Ac
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Chapter 6NATURAL LIVING STEPSThe fo
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Step 2: FoodReminder: You are what
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Step 3: PlanReminder: Failure to pl
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6. Use local renewable sources of w
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found the resources to achieve Natu
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Step 4: HomeReminder: Home is where
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for materials significantly minimiz
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with nature and people who are of n
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quantum mechanics, Gandhi has appli
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Connect, in the article All Hands t
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connecting, and building your relat
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Step 7: CreativityReminder: If we c
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Words of Truth by VincentI will try
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· Get local businesses to provide
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Chapter 7ORGANIC FOODTaking pleasur
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More NutritiousThe variety and nutr
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Chapter 8PLACELooking at your place
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Chapter 9EFFICIENCYNot needing some
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Chapter 10PASSIVE SOLAR HEATINGAND
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R Hydronic heating to supplement st
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Chapter 11STRAW BALECONSTRUCTION135
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dampen the shock, bend, while not b
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anywhere near the work site. Also,
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are not many architects who are fam
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· Wire mesh for window/door corner
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windows allowing sufficient wire to
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With tools prepared the sewing can
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Each layer should be applied comple
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Straw Bale Details: A Manual for De
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This home in the city of Mississaug
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ideas. This included the idea of th
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Page 161 and 162: Active SolarWood stoveFood· Uni-so
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Page 169 and 170: Case Study: Freedom Off-The-GridGai
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Page 183 and 184: Peace· True peace is a symbiosis w
Page 185 and 186: Chapter 16THE JOURNEYIt started whe
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Page 189 and 190: waves, wind and rain would soon swa
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Page 195 and 196: The town of Cabarete providesplenty
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Page 199 and 200: SOLAR HOT WATER SHOWERThis system a
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Page 203 and 204: Being an organic farmer is not alwa
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Page 233 and 234: Chapter 21BUILDINGOn my 34 th birth
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Page 239 and 240: Letting Light InNovember 2000The gr
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Page 243 and 244: Stacking BalesApril 2001Up go the b
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Page 247 and 248: Green Roof ConceptMartin Liefhebber
Page 249 and 250: Wind TurbineOperating whileSolar Pa
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XL wind turbine can generate up to
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R Extremely quiet, good sound insul
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R Silent operation;R Solid state el
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R The north wall has a minimal numb
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constant use. The second is lightin
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R Smaller size reduces energy requi
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R We selected only the most efficie
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R If office work is required then t
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albeit with just a single small LED
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what we had done wrong. Several wee
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Chapter 23FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONS
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summer, it absorbs the heat so that
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How much is the wind turbine?R The
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What is the grey/tin/silver roof/si
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What are composting toilets and how
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Chapter 25LOOKING BACKWeve lived in
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Chapter 25NATURAL LIVINGVISION OF T
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organic farmers have teamed up with
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offered at this central location.29
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floor solar waterheating and passiv
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Back at home the sun provides the r
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Chapter 26NEXT STEPSI know this boo
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Chapter 27RESOURCESBreathe Architec
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IkeaBirch wood kitchen cabinetry.We
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Appendix AWARNING TO HUMANITYIssued
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ForestsTropical rain forests, as we
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WHAT WE MUST DOFive inextricably li
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A new ethic is required -- a new at
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The Global SituationThe dominant pa
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. Promote social and economic justi
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c. Ensure that information of vital
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f. Strengthen local communities, en
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Earth Charter principles with an in
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"shadow science" origin is that mos
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constant slow re-radiation, resulti
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slab with a mortar adhesive and gro
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color to store the heat low. Cler e
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Figure 4b: Two-story sunspace: wint
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mentioned earlier, special care mus
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about 86 percent. Non-storage mater
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ecommended ratio. If water in conta
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the wall to 90%, compared to 60% fo
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Figure 7:When designing a solar hom
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STEP 2: Recommended Insulation Valu
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Figure 9: Use this map to find your
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oof is not glazed and the south wal
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walls with direct-gain windows abov
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BIBLIOGRAPHYVan der Ryn, the Toilet
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Berry, Thomas, THE GREAT WORK:OUR W
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connections, 15, 25, 49, 51, 53, 57
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health, 16, 39, 45, 48, 49, 54, 55,
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SScience, 113, 354sewage, 24, 40, 4
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Back Inside CoverJOHN WILSONis an a
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