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Comment by Hybrid Home Guy on April 8, 2012 at 10:07am

Here is the trailer to the documentary on the Earth Shelter in Northern Michigan titled "Sheltered - Under Ground and Off The Grid" 

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7xoMIgEB-Y

Comment by Hybrid Home Guy on April 8, 2012 at 10:04am

I want to invite anyone who can make it to the premiere of the Earth Shelter Documentary on May 3rd, 2012. The premiere is at the Wealthy Theatre in East Grand Rapids. This is a free screening of the documentary. Also, if anyone has a builder or project that they feel would be more cutting edge than anything else out there right now, let us know. We are currently filming and casting for another documentary and national media coverage. You can contact me at: hybridhomeguy@gmail.com

Comment by Marie Law on April 11, 2011 at 3:34pm

Doing our best to live green, at least chartreuce. Can't for Coveyou's CSA to kick in so we can eat local "green" grown veggies from Coveyou Scenic Farm Market. No synthetic sprays!! Food tastes better!

Our lawn is in bad shape after winter, but their Dairy Doo Organic Fertilizer brings it back. Amazing stuff. Check it out. http://www.coveyouscenicfarm.com/dairy-doo.html

Comment by Jeffery D. Stratton on March 1, 2011 at 5:30am

James thanks for sharing that information with us. I am a Bergey dealer in the area so that is no problem and I also can provide you with 3.6 kw of solar too. I just finished a project this size in January that was a 4.05kw of solar for one of Eric Hughes customers. If you would like a price for your system, you can reach me at (231) 715-1170. I can also provide generator backup too. I have a full range of Briggs and Stratton whole house generators too.

Comment by james mercier on February 28, 2011 at 3:20pm

Thank you all for the warm welcome. It's great to know people in the area to work with. The house is to be a cement slab floor with ICF walls. Masonary Thermal heater, 3.6 KW solar, Bergey XL 1 wiind [still TBD]. The South wall windows ~12% of thermal mass square footage. 4' overhangs 1.33 ft above the windows. we would like to source the parts as 'locally' as possible

Comment by Dendra Best. WasteWaterEducation on February 28, 2011 at 3:01pm

Login Link is http://www.learncentral.org/node/139252

Comment by Dendra Best. WasteWaterEducation on February 28, 2011 at 2:59pm

For the Teacher in your community: Fix A Leak Week, 2011: Free Webinar of Lesson Plans, Tools, Games and Curriculum Development Materials

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 3 PM EST - Join us or a free Curriculum Guide web seminar presented by WasteWater Education and EPA WaterSense to introduce elementary and high school teachers to the curriculum materials available from USEPA to promote March 14-20, 2011 "Fix A Leak Week!"

In 2009, EPA WaterSense's 2,100 partners, including WasteWater Education, collectively saved over 36 BILLION gallons of precious drinking water!
36 BILLION gallons that didn't find their way back into sewers and onsite wastewater systems!
Which translates into 4.9 billion Kwh of electricity saved!
Which means over 1.75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide didn't go into our atmosphere!
"We're still adding up the total for 2010 - help us do even better in 2011!" says Stephanie Thornton USEPA WaterSense Coordinator.

This event is for anyone who teaches, or home schools, physical sciences, environmental or social studies and would like to inspire their students to action, and connect the message that wasting water has real financial and environmental consequences!


Go to this URL and login at 2.45 pm EST by clicking on the Participant Link. Sound is via your computer. All you need to participate is a decent internet connection speed.

Simple Steps to Big Savings

Drip. Drip. Drip. The average American household wastes more than 10,000 gallons each year from easy-to-fix water leaks—enough water to wash nearly 10 months’ worth of laundry. If that doesn’t seem like a lot, consider that across the country, easy-to-fix household leaks can add up to more than 1 trillion gallons of water lost every year.

That’s why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and WasteWater Education 501(c)3, is encouraging homeowners to find and fix leaks during the third annual Fix a Leak Week, March 14 through 20, 2011. Sponsored by EPA’s WaterSense® program, Fix a Leak Week reminds homeowners of the easy steps they can take to help save water in their community now and for future generations.

Fixing household leaks not only saves water but reduces water utility AND electricity bills—by more than 10 percent. Be for water and start saving today with these three simple steps: Check. Twist. Replace.

1. Check
First, check your home for leaks. An easy way to start is to examine your winter water use. If it exceeds 12,000 gallons per month, you probably have leaks. Walk around your home with eyes and ears open to find leaks, and don’t forget to check pipes and outdoor spigots. You can also detect silent toilet leaks, a common water-wasting culprit, by adding a few drops of food coloring to the toilet tank and waiting 10 minutes before flushing. If any color appears in the bowl during that time, your toilet has a leak. Visit www.epa.gov/watersense/fixaleak for do-it-yourself repair tips or contact a plumbing professional.

2. Twist
Apply pipe tape to be sure plumbing fixture connections are sealed tight and give leaking faucets and showerheads a firm twist with a wrench. If you can’t stop those drops yourself, contact your favorite plumbing professional. For additional savings, twist a WaterSense labeled aerator onto each bathroom faucet to save water without noticing a difference in flow. Faucet aerators cost a few dollars or less and can save a household more than 500 gallons each year—enough to do 14 loads of laundry.

3. Replace
If you just can’t nip that drip, it may be time to replace the fixture. Look for WaterSense labeled models, which use at least 20 percent less water and are independently certified to perform as well or better than standard plumbing fixtures. Replacing an old, inefficient showerhead with a WaterSense labeled model will shrink your household’s water footprint by 2,300 gallons annually while still letting you shower with power, thanks to EPA’s efficiency and per

Comment by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on February 28, 2011 at 2:57pm

James I have two compies one is a Sustainable Residential Design Firm and the other is A Sustainable Home Consulting Firm if you need help with your plans please call me! 1-616-957-LEED (5333)

Comment by Jeffery D. Stratton on February 28, 2011 at 2:51pm

James when you are ready for someone to help you with your off the grid application let me know. I can help design and install that system for you, that is what I do. I look forward to seeing your plans on this site soon. If you need a reference you can contact Eric Hughes .

J.D. Stratton Electric, Inc.

Comment by Eric Hughes "The Green Home Designer" on February 28, 2011 at 2:43pm

That would be great James.

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