sierra club 2012 presentation
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Green Building for Homes
Yesterday’s
standard home
construction
Well Designed Homes of Today:
2011 Solar Decathalon
1st Place: University
of Maryland entry
Middlebury
College entry
Affordable Green Projects
Youthbuild: Akron Summit Community Action
Habitat of Greater Stark
and Carroll Counties
A Few of the
Green Home Certification Systems
At the YouthBuild Site
Noon on December 21st
Noon on June 21st
Sun Studies of South Elevation
of the
YouthBuild House
Sun Studies of a
Habitat Summit County House
Original concept for roof and porch
Roof lines modified for solar gain and shading
The Thermal Envelope
and its typical weak spots
Traditional Straw Bale Construction
Training with St. Gobain’s
Building Scientist
Installing Erosion Control
A Work in Progress
Energy Audit with a
Blower Door
New Basement Drainage System:
note the mildew in the formerly wet corner
Before
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