Do you believe in building green?WHAT are you doing to go green?

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Do you believe in building green?WHAT are you doing to go green?

Answer 1

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Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient”

The house is built utilizing natures natural elements, in the shape of an octagon with 8ft wide arch doors on every wall to catch every angle of wind (typical 4 sided homes have half the chance as one with 8 sides. A circle being the most efficient design). Woodburning stoves, solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet.

We also built many green small cabins on the ranch that we offer to family, friends and our on-site off-grid workshop guests, including one straw bale, one papercrete, earth bag and adobe, one cob and cordwood, one underground and rammed earth, one log and post and beam and one rock. Each one actually started as a test for what the main house would be and were later finished and turned into guest cabins. I later wrote a guide on how to build with alternative materials using alternative methods for next to nothing.

We raise meat and milk goats, chickens for meat and eggs, ducks for meat and eggs, trap havilina (wild boar pig), rabbit, quail. brew our own beer from home grown products, preserve our fruits, vegetables, etc. smoke and jerky the meat, make our own soap, cheese.

There are no utility lines, no water lines, no roads, tv, cell service, etc. on our ranch. EVERYTHING needed is produced here. All electricity comes from 27 solar panels, 2 main wind gens and a back hydrogen generator if needed (typically we can last 9 days with all luxuries of sunless windless weather, hasn't happened yet). Water is caught and storaged from the rain. Hot water is made with solar batch water heaters with an on-demand hydrogen hot water heater as backup. solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet. Even our vehicles use alternative energy (2 hydrogen trucks, 1 EV electric vehicle converted). Because of this we have no bills, no debt and no mortgage.

Anyone interested can check it out at..

www agua-luna com

I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

my home has all the comforts listed above plus some. we live very comfortable without effecting the environment. just saying that tol et you know it's possible. you may not want to go as extreme as me and my family but anywhere in between is something.

Without getting to in depth here, Using alternative fuels in your vehicles and harnessing your own electricity from the sun, water, earth and wind are the 2 are key elements in making a green transition and erasing your carbon footprint.

here's a calculator to find out how much of a green impact your making (carbon footprint)

http://www.conservation.org/act/live_gre...

if you'd like to make your next step feel free to contact me personally at www agua-luna com

I've been installing home made Solar panels. Solar stoves, Solar batch and inline hot water heaters. Solar radiant heating. Solar home heating and AC, along with home made wind gens and other alternative energy items for the last 3 years.

You can even make the above projects on site with simple parts from the local hardware stores or auto stores or junk yards. For more info check out some guides I wrote / compiled on how to DIY www agua-luna com

Again these projects can be accomplished anywhere by anyone.

if you absolutely can't do anything in your home at least you can put alternative fuels in your car. most major automotive manufacturers (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, etc) recommend the use of bio fuels, and nearly every car manufacturer in the world approves ethanol blends in their warranty coverage.

In fact your probably even driving an ethanol car and didn't even know it.

The trick is finding fuel.

I've been producing biofuel for about 3 years now, it's not extremely difficult. Basically you need general household ingredients, a processor (or still for ethanol) and some used oil. Blend it, let separate, screen and use. I complied a guide a while back to help walk you threw the process step by step, just email me or check out..

www agua-luna com

as for recyling the best way i've found without taking money from your won pocket is to join a free freecycle group in your area or visit the habitat for humanity.

If you’d like help in making your self sufficient steps, feel free to contact me directly. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at www agua-luna com

on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others “help the environment”.

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

Dan Martin

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Answer 2

Composting, recycle, Freecycle and pick trash !!!  Especially love Big Trash Pick Up in the Spring!!!

Answer 3

I am planning to build 3 new houses, and I intend to include wind turbines that will save electricity, and solar heating system, and if I'll have a friendly technology, I'll try to recycle water for irrigation of the garden, and of course, a composter of wet garbage.

all these actions are cheap and save money.

a wind turbine that feeds AC current directly into the home grid costs about 2500 $ and saves 1000 $ a year.

solar heating costs 400$ and saves 200 $ a year.

Answer 4

My father is turning his construction company green and I'm helping him. He's designing ways for Green building to be adapted to south Florida.

As for me, I am the only one who recycles in our office at the university. I brought a garbage can for cans and I take them home every two weeks. I take all the paper recycling from home to school because my neighborhood doesn't pick up paper, only newspaper. When I shop for groceries, I use the canvas bags that publix makes instead of the plastic bags. If I do bring home plastic bags, I use them as trashbags. I also grow my own herbs for cooking. As soon as I can afford it, I'm getting a hybrid or an electric car. And I promote carpooling and walking or biking.

Answer 5

I give my clothes to charity, freecycle or pass on to friends-

I recycle my cardboard, glass,tins plastic and veg and fruit go to compost. I use freecycle and give on freecycle- any clothes that are a little to worn i give to the local playschool they always need spares- thats where cardboard boxes tubes and tubs go to.Any clothes that are beyond it go to collection point- i even recycle shoes!! I want my children to be able to walk in this world without being surrounded by rubbish. Rather than calling us tree hugers perhaps you should see what may happen if you dont recycle? its about caring- im not ashamed to!!!

Answer 6

building green means pollution free for a better earth to live in..... in our country we plant trees for a better place to live in for the benefit of the next generations to come, for the future too.....(",

Answer 7

in stand of driving to some where close i walk in stand

Answer 8

I am working on an Atmospheric Cleanup Machine, concentrating solar, small hydro electric, electric trains and a green charity.

Answer 9

Do social activities*

Answer 10

Absolutely nothing - that is for you tree huggers to do. Actually the more you push this the less I will even consider doing because I am tired of you people telling me how to run my life. It is time for an old fashioned hippie *** whompin...

Answer 11

In every occasion I plant a tree in our house of other family members and name the tree for that occasion.

Recycling a whole lot more.

Look at my avatar and my nickname, even those are advertising Green...lol

Answer 12

picking up trash and putting it in trash cans.

Answer 13

Yes, all buildings should have live potted plants inside.  I'm educating everyone and giving live potted plants to people who work in offices.

"Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings.

NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors. You can use plants in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work - where people feel better, perform better, any enjoy life more."