Yesterday afternoon a team of DOE officials from Washington, D.C.and Coloradodescended on the GIH. They were eager to learn about all the innovative, affordable and off the shelf technologies we put together that gets the GIH to net zero energy and zero carbon. They are doing this to find out
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Kudos to all those who supported HB in getting a $410K grant to draw up a carbon neutral plan for the city. Doug Morino from the Easy reader did a great job of covering the story.
As contemplated in an earlier post, a carbon neutral Hermosa Beach is the next logical
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This was only possible because all of you came together as a community around the idea that anyone can and should build with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind. Thank you!
Special thanks go out to the City of Hermosa Beach’s Senior Planner, Pam Townsend who used her own personal time
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That is a direct quote from Jim Creech, a building science professional at RHA who did the blower door* test-out on the GIH for the Energy Upgrade CA Program.
When we tested the building before we renovated we received a score of 1959 (higher is more leaky). Normal is about one
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Sherwin-Williams is proud to support the Green Idea House with “Emerald” – The Most Environmentally Responsible Interior Coating on the Market
Premium performance in scrubs, washability, stain resistance, block resistance, adhesion, burnish, and hiding.
Zero VOC interior coating- even after colorants are added (Tinted w/Color Cast Ecotoner Zero VOC colorants)
Formulated without silica
Formulated
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