Friday, June 29, 2012

Solar Power - Sustainable insulation key to green 'off the grid' living




Extensive temperature insulation of residential structures is crucial to the efficacy of off-the-grid, solar-powered living, asserts property developer the Green Housing Company CEO Brett Petzer.



In the News:




Just what is a sustainable home?
Voxy
As part of the drive to foster better understanding of the issues, Homestar is a key supporter of the New Zealand Green Building Council's Sustainable Housing Summit, June 27, 2012. Krista Ferguson, Director of Homestar says, "The ... "There's a ...

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U.K. to Make 1.3 Billion Pounds a Year Available for Green Plan
Bloomberg
The program will help homeowners and businesses to install fuel-saving technologies such as insulation that curb heat loss and improve energy efficiency. The U.K. is aiming to cushion consumers from energy price rises by improving inefficient, drafty ...

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Stuff.co.nz

New Zealand should be a leader in solar energy
Stuff.co.nz
Promoting everything from air-conditioners being set at 28 degrees Celsius, switching off computers not in use, and shifting more work hours to the morning, the Super Cool Biz campaign has also placed full-page advertisements in key newspapers, urging ...




GreenBiz.com (blog)

Why efficiency is smarter than renewables
GreenBiz.com (blog)
Business voice of the Green Economy. Get daily ... What matters is what happens after the insulation goes into a building, or the solar panels go up on the roof. ... GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther is a longtime journalist and speaker whose ...

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The Guardian

Leaving appliances on standby 'can cost UK households up to £86 a year'
The Guardian
A wiser education system might be the key. Its interesting that traditional peoples worldwide who lived in harmony with nature always emphasized how to live, life's wisdom was the core of their culture, yet in modernity, its a fringe subject with a ...

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