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		<title>Observations (Part 02)</title>
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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>MCNZ &#8211; Progress (part 7)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<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>Solar Hot Water (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lessons that I learned from the computer model of our solar hot water system are as follows: insulate the pipes leading from the basement to the collectors to at least R6, preferably R10 insulate the storage tank to R50 install a 1000 liter storage tank install 3 collectors there is extra heat &#8211; install [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention New Home Buyers: Now it’s Easy to be Green</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/04/attention-new-home-buyers-now-it%e2%80%99s-easy-to-be-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green living just got easier for people who are looking for an affordable, environmentally friendly and energy efficient home. Ecological Homes recently launched its new ready-to-assemble green home packages at the Edmonton Home and Garden Show and the Go Green Eco Expo.  The Edmonton-based company wants to put green living within reach of the average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCNZH &#8211; Progress (part 5)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photovoltaic modules about to be installed on the MCNZH roof Things are progressing nicely on the Mill Creek NetZero Home. The exterior is almost complete, not including the stucco that will be applied in the spring. MCNZH &#8211; the roof and wire and paper are now finished. The insulation for the home is almost complete. [...]]]></description>
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