Green Architecture Environmentally Friendly Housing
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Combining aesthetics, sustainability, and function is the challenge of green architecture - and 20 teams of college students from North America and Europe brilliantly rise to that challenge as they compete to design, build, and demonstrate the operation of the most attractive and energy-efficient house at the 2007 Solar Decathlon held in Washington, D.C. This programme tracks the teams from the University of Maryland, MIT, The University of Texas at Austin, and Lawrence Technological University as they seek out corporate sponsors, research available materials, and hone their construction skills to create appealing living spaces that require zero energy.
Format DVD, 23 mins   |
Green Power - Clean Choices DVD
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Powering houses and heating water in more energy efficient, sustainable ways is an important component of many remodelling projects. Whether it's through the use of passive or active solar technologies, wind, or other renewable power sources, today's remodellers need to understand the basics of green power so they can guide their clients toward smarter choices and then integrate these technologies into a home in the most intelligent way. Green Power, Clean Choices provides a fundamental understanding of how these technologies work and takes viewers to residential installation sites to see these systems in real-world applications. Main Topics: • As Green As the Sun • Plugging Into the Sun • Solar Water Heating • Passive Solar Design & Energy Conservation • Wind-Electric Power.
Format DVD, 38 mins. |
Home Performance - The First Step to Green DVD
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For the remodeller embarking on any home renovation—particularly one where improved sustainability and energy efficiency is a goal—it’s essential to first assess the current performance of the house and all its systems. This video takes viewers through a home performance audit and shows how insights into the thermal envelope, energy footprint, and structural soundness can guide through the first steps toward creating a greener home. An overview of high-efficiency HVAC and geothermal technologies and the role they play in a house's energy efficiency is also explored. Main Topics: • Home Performance Auditing • Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning: A Green Perspective • Geothermal Heating & Cooling.
Format DVD, 40 mins. |
Sustainable Landscaping - Growing a Greener Home DVD
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Over the course of this video, viewers will learn how a green approach to landscaping can reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a house. The role of landscaping as a system, the connection between the outdoor habitat and the home as a living space, the proper management of rainwater and runoff, the value of native plants, and the benefits of green roofs are also explored. Visits to residential project sites with the landscape architects and designers who created them are included as well, offering insights into the principles and design philosophies that have shaped their work. Main Topics: • Landscaping for an Energy Efficient Home • Beyond the Green Lawn • Small Spaces, Green Spaces • Becoming a Green Water Manager • Up on the (Green) Roof.
Format DVD, 38 mins. |
Thinking Green Building Smart DVD
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The fundamental difference between a green approach to building and remodelling and a conventional approach is the thinking that guides the project. This video explores the thought process at the core of green architectural design and construction as it takes viewers behind the scenes of an architectural firm specializing in sustainable design, a remodeller who has built a green construction business, a supplier of eco-friendly building materials, and a homeowner who has remodelled his house from the ground up using green materials, technologies, and practices. Main Topics: • Designing for Sustainability • The Green Remodeller • Green Products and Materials • Green Thinking, Sustainable Solutions.
Format DVD, 42 mins. |
Green-ovating - Home Renovations for a Sustainable World DVD Series
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Spotlighting the best practices, technologies, and materials available to residential remodellers and builders, this four-part educational DVD series designed to show students how existing homes can be transformed to improve energy efficiency, eco-friendliness, liveability, and sustainability while enhancing the health and well-being of their occupants. Remodeller and builder Robert Post accompanies leading designers, builders, landscape architects, and other practicing green professionals to working jobsites where they discuss and illustrate the practical application of green principles to every aspect of home remodelling and renovation.
Format DVD, Series (4 x 38-42 minutes each) |
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