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Most of the light fixtures in my 50+ year old home say to use a maximum of 60 watt bulb. How does this translate into LEDs?

by from Green Home Guide General Feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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Ceiling fixtures and older lamps Most LED bulbs have a maximum of around 12 watts, so they can easily fit into 60w maximum fixtures. However, three key things to note: #1. Failure. Despite the fact that [...]

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Is it possible to fur out the exterior of a log cabin? We are not in love with the exterior appearance.

by from Green Home Guide General Feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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It has been vacant for 2 winters and had flooding on 2nd floor due to burst pipes Hi Michael, I am thinking spray foam on the outside of the logs. I like your basic idea of furring out and adding foam, but rigid foam will allow [...]

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Are ductless A/C units worth considering as a replacement to our aging central AC with poorly performing ductwork?

by from Green Home Guide General Feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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We have a 1920's 2 story dutch colonial with good attic (spray foam) and basement - partially finished- (spray foam and polyiso) insulation but nothing in the 1st and 2nd floor walls. Heat is forced air natural gas, with central AC. The AC was added [...]

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The Change Initiative in Dubai is declared "the most sustainable building in the world"

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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They have a point, 107 of them actually. But call me [...]

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A little bit of extra height makes a big difference in a small apartment

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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3XA architects show how it's done in 312 square [...]

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Green Globes building certification system releases Anti-LEED Screed

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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Instead of concentrating on becoming a reputable certification system, it trash-talks the [...]

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Beautiful renovation

by Scandinavian Retreat (noreply@blogger.com) from Scandinavian Retreat  (prefab blog) — Jun 19, 2013 01:09 AM
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 Photo: via Algreen ArkitekterWhat a house, would kill for that couch! By Danish Algreen Architects via desire to inspire. More [...]

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How the self-driving car might make our cities better and greener

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 18, 2013 01:12 AM
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Kaid Benfield and Lee Epstein have doubts about the benefits of the autonomous car. They are missing an [...]

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Renzo Piano gets small

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 18, 2013 01:12 AM
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The big name architect designs a tiny house for furniture maker [...]

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The Future of Food

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — Jun 18, 2013 01:12 AM
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The Guardian spills its guts about a future where we eat bugs, fake meat, GM rice and the packages it all came [...]

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