Green Your Buildings
A variety of building techniques and ideas to create energy efficient, sustainable buildings and homes.
Facility Energy Modeling and Assessments
Posted on Nov 14, 2008 - 04:50 PM
By: Jayanth Krishnappa
The level of energy consumed in a building has to be assesses in order to come up with a conservation program. Assessment of energy consumption (aka: Energy Modeling) is done in three main ways:
…Walk The Walk - Green Step Videos
Posted on Nov 01, 2008 - 12:16 AM
By: Adam Beazley
As an associate member of AIA (American Institute of Architects), I recently heard about their “Walk The Walk” website and their new series of “Green Step” videos. The video…
Small Scale Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Posted on Oct 11, 2008 - 04:36 AM
By: Jayanth Krishnappa
Wind is an intermittent source of energy. It is howling one day and is calm the other. Wind is just moving air, but it is moving mass even though it is very light. When wind strikes an object,…
Passive Solar for an energy efficient dwelling
Posted on Sep 25, 2008 - 09:22 AM
By: Jayanth Krishnappa
Your home or office is subjected to various climatic conditions, be it local, regional and more generally global. All variations influence the design of your building in relation to the sun. …
Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels in Buildings And Homes - An Overview
Posted on Sep 04, 2008 - 02:19 AM
By: Jayanth Krishnappa
A solar cell or a photovoltaic cell made of a semiconductor material, typically silicon, converts the sun’s radiation into usable electrical energy. Multiple cells are connected electrically to…
Green Vegetative Walls
Posted on Aug 12, 2008 - 07:58 AM
By: Adam Beazley
Green walls are a great choice for home owners and anyone that has a property that needs sprucing up or a degree of privacy. There is work involved with establishing a vegetative wall, but…
Geothermal Exchange: Ground Source Heating And Cooling
Posted on Mar 08, 2008 - 04:55 PM
By: Adam Beazley
Geothermal ground-source heating and cooling, technically known as geothermal exchange, is the process of harnessing the earth’s constant underground temperature to heat and cool a structure.…
Green Building Introduction
Posted on Jan 02, 2008 - 11:02 AM
By: Adam Beazley
Green building encompasses a very large field of expertise, all of which focus on increasing efficiency and establishing to some degree, some form of sustainability. Green builders accomplish this…
