Sun Plans :: Sun-Inspired Passive Solar House Plans Drawings Available for Passive Solar Sun Plans In addition to creating new sun-inspired designs, Sun Plans has several types of house plan drawings that will make planning a sun-inspired home easier! Customization of each design is available. Choose from several options as described below or begin with: Illustrates the sun-inspired principles in both educational material and in house plan examples. Study the design of a home inside and out without the clutter of construction information. Review the construction details of a house plan with your builder, who may create a budget estimate. Ready to build! Make changes, then build. A service that reverses the home along the north-south axis. A comprehensive service included with Construction Prints and CAD Files. Alert: Several customers have mentioned that certain builders and designers (architects typically are aware of the illegal nature of the action) have told them that they do not need to purchase Construction Prints or CAD files. New!
Kids Guide To Solar Power At Home | House Plans and More “Energy efficiency” is the term used to refer to the good use of electricity. Appliances, computers and even cars use electricity. The demand for electricity and the difficulty in creating electricity make it imperative that everyone use it wisely. With so many people using energy all day, every day, the government and even individuals are looking for new energy sources. Solar Power Information Solar Basics: This site, provided for by the U.S. Solar Power in the Home Kids Saving Energy: The US Department of Energy provides a fun page for kids about using energy wisely in the home, games and renewable energy information Energy Star Kids: A great website for kids about saving energy in the home. Solar Activities Energy Quest: On this page the State of California has created games about solar power. Save this article to: back to top
Cabin Porn Solar House | Solar Energy Systems This is a home in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The house includes a fully integrated solar roof that is interconnected with the local utility grid. The solar electric system is provided by a Canadian company, ARISE Technologies. This system uses an inverter which regulates the energy produced by the solar PV panels on the roof making the system completely compatible with the home's local utility provider. This solar home, replete with solar panels, harvests energy from the sun to generate electricity and heat. The home is also equipped with a solar thermal array that provides all of the pool heating and a good part of the domestic hot water. As well, part of the home's space heating requirements is covered by solar thermal heating. In addition to all these features, the home is constructed using passive solar design principles. Special thanks to ARISE for the use of this photo and adapted material.
Form and Pour a Concrete Slab Project overview and what you can save Forming and pouring a concrete slab can be intimidating. Your heart races because you know that any mistake, even a little one, can quickly turn your slab into a big mess, a mistake literally cast in stone. In this article, we'll walk you through the slab-pouring process so you get it right the first time. We'll pay particular attention to the tough parts where you're most likely to goof. Still, pouring a large concrete slab isn't a job for a beginner. The bulk of the work for a new slab is in the excavation and form building. In our area, hiring a concrete contractor to pour a 16 x 20-ft. slab like this one would cost $3,000 to $4,000. Step 1: Prepare the site Before you get started, contact your local building department to see whether a permit is required and how close to the lot lines you can build. Your concrete slab will last longer, with less cracking and movement, if it's built on solid, well-drained soil. Thickened slab detail 1 of 3 2 of 3
Top 10 Renewable Energy Sources There are many sources of energy that are renewable and considered to be environmentally friendly and harness natural processes. These sources of energy provide an alternate ‘cleaner’ source of energy, helping to negate the effects of certain forms of pollution. All of these power generation techniques can be described as renewable since they are not depleting any resource to create the energy. While there are many large-scale renewable energy projects and production, renewable technologies are also suited to small off-grid applications, sometimes in rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development. Tidal energy can be generated in two ways, tidal stream generators or by barrage generation. Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example for electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water (into reservoirs). Listverse Staff Listverse is a place for explorers.
Free Adirondack Chair Plan {Printable} This month Lowe’s challenged me to do something to enhance my backyard. I have always wanted Adirondack chairs along the lake. So we took the challenge and made a chair for each family member! The chairs go together quite easily and this a great way to get the whole family building! First download the Adirondack chair template. Free Adirondack Chair Plans Printable Download Supplies for Adirondack Chair 60 -1 1/2″ deck screws 10 – 2″ X 1/4″ carriage bolts along with flat nuts and washers 2 – 12 ft 1 X 6 treated lumber (on one cut the middle back of chair, upper back support, one seat, and two arms) (on the second cut two legs, the first seat piece/bottom support for back, and two seat pieces) 1 – 8 ft 1 x 4 treated lumber (cut both support for arms, the front cross piece of chair, and two legs) 1 – 10 ft 1 x 4 treated lumber (cut all four of the remaining back of chair) Lay all templates out before cutting, carefully placing to get the most pieces from one board. Screw on seat boards.
Renewable Energy and Electricity | Sustainable Energy | Renewable Energy - World Nuclear Association (Updated 24 August 2017) There is widespread popular support for using renewable energy, particularly solar and wind energy, which provide electricity without giving rise to any carbon dioxide emissions. Harnessing these for electricity depends on the cost and efficiency of the technology, which is constantly improving, thus reducing costs per peak kilowatt, and per kWh. Utilising electricity from solar and wind in a grid becomes problematical at high levels for complex but now well-demonstrated reasons. Supply does not correspond with demand. Back-up generating capacity is required due to the intermittent nature of solar and wind, but at high levels the economics of this are compromised. Technology to utilise the forces of nature for doing work to supply human needs is as old as the first sailing ship. Today we are well advanced in meeting that challenge, while also testing the practical limits of doing so. Another relevant metric is energy return on energy invested (EROI). Wind energy
Renewable Energy Sources - Energy Explained, Your Guide To Understanding Energy - Energy Information Administration Federal, state, and local governments and electric utilities encourage investing in and using renewable energy and, in some cases, require it. Many programs and incentives are currently available. The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency® (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on government and utility requirements and incentives for renewable energy. Government financial incentives Several federal government tax credits, grants, and loan programs are available for qualifying renewable energy technologies and projects. A wind farm in Iowa Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and state mandates or goals A renewable portfolio standard (RPS) typically requires that a percentage of electric power sales in a state comes from renewable energy sources. Renewable Energy Certificates or Credits (RECs)RECs, also known as green certificates, green tags, or tradable renewable certificates, are financial products that are available for sale, purchase, or trade.
Learning About Renewable Energy | NREL Skip to main content 40 Years of Advanced Energy Innovation » Working with Us » Learning About Renewable Energy Learning About Renewable Energy For more information about renewable energy basics, visit the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Visit the U.S. Visit NREL's Education Resources for hands-on projects and curriculum suggestions for K-12 grade teachers and students. The United States currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy. Solar Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Wind The sun's heat also drives the winds, whose energy is captured with wind turbines. Biomass Along with the rain and snow, sunlight causes plants to grow. Geothermal Not all renewable energy resources come from the sun. Hydrogen Hydrogen can be found in many organic compounds, as well as water. Ocean The ocean can produce thermal energy from the sun's heat and mechanical energy from the tides and waves. Hydropower
Time to shine: Solar power is fastest-growing source of new energy | Environment Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy worldwide last year, outstripping the growth in all other forms of power generation for the first time and leading experts to hail a “new era”. Renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of new power added to the world’s grids in 2016, the International Energy Agency said, but the group found solar was the technology that shone brightest. New solar capacity even overtook the net growth in coal, previously the biggest new source of power generation. The shift was driven by falling prices and government policies, particularly in China, which accounted for almost half the solar panels installed. The Paris-based IEA predicted that solar would dominate future growth, with global capacity in five years’ time expected to be greater than the current combined total power capacity of India and Japan. Dr Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA, said: “What we are witnessing is the birth of a new era in solar photovoltaics [PV].