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	<title>Raising Spaces &#187; Welcome to Raising Spaces | Green Building Products | Sustainable Interior Design | Servicing Edmonton, Alberta and Beyond</title>
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		<title>NetZero Home Tour June 4 ** noon-4pm</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2011/06/netzero-home-tour-june-4-noon-4pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend marks the NetZero Home tour.  Last year a couple friends and I went on an exciting bike tour to see the different styles and design elements of each gorgeous home.  This weekend, Raising Spaces will be showcasing some fantastic products and materials at 7615 111 st.  The Belgravia Homes, as seen in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Window Coverings</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2010/01/window-coverings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temptation has always been there for eco-house builders. It’s those damn windows; they are just so useless once the sun goes down. There must be some way to insulate them once they no longer need to be seen through, right? Moisture The answer is yes, but not cheaply. The biggest problem is moisture. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Observations (Part 02)</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/12/observations-part-02/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mill Creek NetZero Home, December 15, 2009, 14:00. As we approach the winter solstice and the three-month anniversary of our moving in, we continue to learn about our new house. These observations are mostly qualitative, because we don’t have the rest of our solar modules up, and we haven’t set up monitoring equipment yet. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ventilation</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/11/ventilation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mill Creek NetZero Home Heat Recovery Ventilator I heard a story once about a man who built a house using insulated concrete forms (ICFs). While I don&#8217;t advocate their use in general, ICFs have some distinct advantages (certainly over conventional construction). The primary of these advantages is supreme air tightness. ICF homes (those that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concrete Floor Finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way that I can think of to add a large amount (20+ tonnes) of thermal mass to a solar home is by adding concrete floors. By doing this, one can get two uses, thermal storage and a finished floor,  out of the same investment. Furthermore, since the mass of a concrete floor is so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Observations (Part 01)</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/11/observations-part-01/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mill Creek NetZero Home Living Room &#8211; finally some autumn sunshine! Have you ever noticed that as soon as you move in to a solar house the sun stops shining? It’s been overcast since the beginning of October here in Edmonton – since just after we moved into the Mill Creek NetZero Home – and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCNZ &#8211; Progress (part 7)</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/10/mcnz-progress-part-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/10/mcnz-progress-part-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.raisingspaces.com/?p=628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mill Creek NetZero Home is substantially completed. The stucco is finished on the outside. We went with a cement-based stucco because of its looks and durability. Peter Amerongen built a brick wall behind the wood burner. We used the bricks from the foundation of the house that used to be standing on the property. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtight</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/09/airtight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/09/airtight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of air tightness in building construction cannot be overstated. Very few factors affect energy performance in a cold climate more than air moving in and out of a building. The Mill Creek Net Zero Home (MCNZ) has achieved an air tightness test result of 0.36 air changes per hour (ACH) at a pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Home</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/08/healthy-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/08/healthy-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can’t put a price on your family’s health. When we set out to build the Mill Creek NetZero Home, we were determined to make it a healthy living environment for us, our children and those who visits us. The factors that are most responsible for making a home’s air toxic are paint, formaldehyde and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waste Reduction</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/05/waste-reduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/05/waste-reduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The construction of today’s modern house expends a lot of energy and creates a lot of waste. We’ve worked hard to reduce waste while building the Mill Creek NetZero Home. Wood Green Door Builders framed the home, and along with building us a very airtight double-walled system, they were extremely conscientious about keeping their waste [...]]]></description>
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