Constructing a Sustainable Green Future

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Constructing a Sustainable / Green Future

• Energy Water Efficiency

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Use Net Solar Income

• How can the Sun s Energy be utilized to provide
  heat Electricity for Buildings we live work
  in ?

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Orientation -

• A fundamental Design Planning decision that
  affects building energy use for the life of the
  building a recurring energy debt.

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Long Side of Building Facing South
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Sun Path Diagram
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Use the Natural Energies on the site
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Glass Windows

• What is Best ?

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Many Qualities to Consider
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Window Heat Loss
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Thermal Mass

• A Thermal Storage bank .

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Diurnal or 24 hour Temperature Variations due to
Thermal Mass
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Thermal Mass

• Forms

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Insulation Energy Conservation
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House Thermal Image Huge trades Problem
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F / G

• Insulation
• No
• Gaps
• Voids
• Compression

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Attic Blown-In Foam
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Operating Energy / Building Life
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Trombe , D/G
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Trombe Direct Gain _at_ Willow Bend
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Water

• A Precious Resource
• Not to Squander

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Water Analogy

• If all the water on Earth was in a one gallon
  Jug, Only about one Tablespoon would be Fresh
  Water!!

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Rainwater Systems Overview
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2,400 Square FootAverage Size Home

• 2,400 Square Foot X
• 625 Gallons / 1,000 Sq Ft inch X
• 20 Inches of Rain
• 30,000 Gallons / Year !!

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Water Runoff

• Erosion ?

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Terraced Landscaping

• Peru

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Watson Wick
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Plumbing Fixtures Dual Flush Toilet
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Dual Flush Water Savings
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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

• Energy Savers

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Sustainable Building

• Much to Consider
• Knowledge Better Decisions

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Priming the Pedagenesis Creation of Soil
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Afternoon Session Next

• !

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Something Like a Summing Up

• But Actually
• A New Beginning
• A Re defining
• An Integration into Cultural Distinctions

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What are The Benefits ?

• How can Green be seen to be of Cultural
  Significance ?
• How are the peoples lives bettered with Green
  Applications?

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Nageezi , NM