Posts Tagged ‘Home’
DIY Wind Powered Generator
Posted by Jeff Lovett in Entangled_Citizens on April 23rd, 2009
From Make Magazine:
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with a flashback to some clean, green wind-powered goodness. Back in MAKE Volume 05, Abe and Josie Connally shared a detailed DIY on how to make their Chispito Wind Generator (Spanish for “little spark”). The Connallys are knee deep in creating an off-grid homestead in Mexico, and they love to share their knowledge and experience online at Vela Creations. Below is an illustration from the article that shows the basics in detail:
The Connallys made the Chispito out of mostly reclaimed parts, including a treadmill motor. Since publication in MAKE, the project has been posted on Instructables (with over 200 comments) and is also available on Vela Creations, with lots of helpful build tips.
Below, watch John Park build the Chispito on Make: television:
Ohio’s First LEED Platinum Home
Posted by Jeff Lovett in Entangled_Citizens on April 14th, 2009
- The first Platinum-certified residential dwelling in the State of Ohio!
- The residence at 258 N. 21st Street, in the North of Broad neighborhood of the King Lincoln District of Columbus, Ohio was awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green home building.
- The home was built by a collaboration consisting of non-profits, government, corporate and educational entities. There will be an open house on Thursday, May 21, 2009
For more information check out the blog: http://homebase07.blogspot.com/
or a great write up in the Jetson Green blog: http://www.jetsongreen.com/2009/04/first-leed-platinum-home-in-ohio.html
For more information on the LEED rating system visit: http://www.usgbc.org/displaypage.aspx?cmspageid=222
The home is located at 258 North 21st Street in Columbus, Ohio