Can This Home be Greened? A Ranch-Style Colorado Home Plagued by Inefficiency and Health Issues

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September/October 2003
By Brian Dunbar 
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Margueritte has set aside an area just west of the patio for a vegetable garden. Plenty of sun reaches this area, and it’s conveniently located near the house and the hose bib. Mogen suggested a keyhole-style garden, which is a path lined with plant groupings. A sunflower area between the vegetable garden and the house would provide light shade for the living room picture window during July and August.

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Brian Dunbar, a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, is director of the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University and professor in the Construction Management Program which offers a graduate emphasis and coursework in sustainable building. ibe.colostate.edu.

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