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I love a good challenge. The bigger the problem, the more fun it can be to solve. The most elegant solutions are simple, effective and often right before our eyes. Such is the case with water. For decades, we’ve focused on engineering “more is better” solutions that “improve” nature and bend it to our will. There are still plenty of folks around who subscribe to that antiquated approach. Big bucks, powerful pumps, long pipelines …(more) Continue reading Desert Water Solutions  Remember the old Japanese monster flicks? Godzilla wreaked havoc on the city, stomping cars like they were ants. That monster had one serious footprint! We are the new Godzilla. Our footprints have been stomping the planet and it seems we’ve only recently looked back to realize the destruction. Can progress that leaves a trail of environmental ruin really be called progress? Can we reduce our collective footprint enough to tread lighter on the earth? …(more) Continue reading Godzilla Water Users I doubt there’s anyone who has not been affected in some way by the current economic crisis. This is a big deal – a game changer of major proportion. Things are tight and getting tighter, causing many of us to reexamine our lives and our assumptions about what we’ve so often taken for granted. I’ve heard there has been an upswing in the use of public libraries. This makes perfect sense, since a local …(more) Continue reading Read a Book, Kill A Watt There are now new homes on the market that are getting greener with every passing week. While that’s great for those in the market for a new high-performance home, what about the thousands of us with existing homes, condos and apartments that weren’t built to the newer green standards? There are many ways to “green” a home. From healthy paint to high-performance windows, and set-back thermostats to SolaTubes, homeowners have many options when it …(more) Continue reading Energy Audits Make Sense  Leave a commentTags: cfl - efficient - energy audit - energy star - renewable energy - solatube - sustainable. It’s exciting to see the transformation taking place in the home building market. Perhaps the best example is the new Villa Trieste development by Pulte Homes. Located in Summerlin, this community of 185 homes is leading the way when it comes to responsible building in Southern Nevada. The community has gotten some good coverage recently but I noticed the focus is mostly on energy savings and the electrical solar panels that come with each …(more) Continue reading Green Options for Homebuyers Leave a commentTags: appraisal - co2 - efficient - footprint - green building - LEED - renewable energy - solar - sustainable - USGBC - video - water. The left side of the street faces south. The north-facing side is in shade. A few days after the snow fell, it's clear which side is warmest. I love winters in Southern Nevada! In fact, just about anytime from October to June is fine by me, but deep winter is special. I suppose it’s a stretch to call our relatively mild and brief period of cool weather “deep winter” but hey, it’s all …(more) Continue reading Let the Sun Shine In Leave a commentTags: passive solar - performance - renewable energy - solar - sustainable - thermal mass. |  Download the flyer (PDF). Green Transportation: Getting Over OilThursday, May 31 6:30 p.m.The future of transportation is exciting and changing rapidly. Learn how people are saying adiós to the gas pump, saving money and helping the environment.  | ||
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