Can This Home Be Greened? Keeping the Haven Safe

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July/August 2009
By Carol Venolia 
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3. Let the sun light your house. If you’re turning on electric lights during the day, consider adding a well-placed window, glass blocks or a tubular skylight to reduce electricity use and bring in the sun’s biologically preferred, dynamic, full-spectrum light.

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4. Create outdoor rooms. Instead of adding a room that needs mechanical heating and cooling, consider lightly enclosing an outdoor space next to your house. You might like a glassed-in sunspace on the east or south side; a screened porch on the north or west side; or a trellised patio shaded by a deciduous vine in summer and warmed by the sun in winter. 

Resources:

Arizona Cool Roof Council
(623) 878-7117

Arizona Gray Water guidelines
(800) 234-5677

California Energy Commission
(800) 555-7794
cool roof information

California Urban Water Conservation Council
household water efficiency information

Cool Roof Rating Council
(866) 465-2523
information and product directory

HarvestH20.com
online rainwater harvesting community

Oasis Design
graywater resources

Salt River Project’s “DesertWise” guidelines 

Carol Venolia is an eco-architect, author, teacher and frequent contributor to Natural Home. 

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