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Solar Greenhouse Dave MacKinnon, Ph.D., ORGANIC GARDENING greenhouse designer, has put it all together after three years of experimenting and has created a design ...more

Low Impact Woodland Home (Wales) Dale says the main tools used were a chainsaw, hammer and one-inch chisel. And he writes that he is not a builder or carpenter, with little ...more

Florida Solar Cracker House The house is near the middle of 60 acres of wooded land 50 miles south, southwest of Jacksonville. North Florida is fairly flat, but ecosystems ...more

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Awnshade

from Florida Solar Energy Center

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Collector Efficiency Calculator

Calculator will calculate the two output values.

Efficiency -- The efficiency of the collector. That is, (Collector Heat Output / Total ...more

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Alaska Bioshelter Solar Greenhouse Video (USA)

This guy built, out of the side of an Alaska mountain, a water recycling, self-sustaining shelter. Out of some fairly simple stuff. The goal was ...more

Amazing SOLAR and WIND Powered VAN Video

This is fantastic, and it just shows what you can do with renewable energy. This is the way forward for vehicle technology. An electric powered ...more

Build a Wind Generator Video

Learn how to build a wind generator with Les and Jane, experts in building wind generators, and solar panels with over 16 years of experience. ...more

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