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Grow Your Own Renewable, Perennial Kindling 30 Mar 2011 | 03:01 am
Heating with wood often requires kindling In permaculture design thinking, we make sure that our critical functions (such as staying warm in these northern climes) can be served in multiple ways. Ano...
Permaculture: Deconstructing the Definition 16 Mar 2011 | 03:11 am
The question “What is permaculture?” is notoriously difficult to answer in one sentence. It defies the “sound bite” culture we live in. Let’s start with what permaculture is NOT. Seriously, it has n...
Living with Solar Hot Water in Maine 9 Mar 2011 | 08:58 am
“Yeah, but solar doesn’t work very well in Maine I bet.” “At least some of your hot water comes from the sun, but….” These are some of the comments I get when mentioning that my hot water comes from o...
Cape Elizabeth Solar Hot Water System 17 Apr 2010 | 01:15 pm
We completed this solar hot water system in Cape Elizabeth a week or so ago. The orientation is 50 degrees west of solar south. Herein lies one of the benefits of evacuated tubes. Because of the cu...
Cape Elizabeth Solar Hot Water 5 Feb 2010 | 08:51 am
We’ve ordered the equipment and have started planning the schedule for this solar hot water project in Cape Elizabeth. This roof will look great with a modern solar collector grabbing the sun’s energ...
Solar Hot Water System in Raymond Maine 8 Jan 2010 | 11:02 am
We wrapped up the year with a great 60 tube installation. We worked around the weather and through some snow storms and we got it done. Many thanks to the whole team and to the homeowners. It was a...
Solar Hot Water, Raymond Maine 18 Dec 2009 | 05:53 am
We’ve roughed in the electrical, the solar loop, and most of the plumbing at our latest 60 tube solar hot water project. After we let the cold snap pass we’ll be back for a final day of collector inst...
50,000 BTU’s in the tank, A Cumberland Solar Hot Water Update 15 Oct 2009 | 01:42 pm
When I arrived this morning to meet the insulation crew and tie up a few loose ends I knew we had a nice solar hot water day on our hands. Crisp air, blue skies and 60 tubes on the roof! By the time...
Here is the insulation 15 Oct 2009 | 01:22 pm
Here is the after photo! Go here for the before photo and the back story: http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/where-is-the-insulation/ We installed a great 60 tube solar system and insula...
South Portland Maine Solar Hot Water System Update 10 Oct 2009 | 04:29 am
Solar Hot Water in South Portland Maine I paid a little visit to my friends up the street to see how the first two months had gone. They had gone until last weekend (October!) with the back-up system...
