http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/ green your home, green building, green your travel, green your car, green, energy efficiency, en acroth76@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-08-08T20:10:30+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/facility-energy-modeling-and-assessments/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/facility-energy-modeling-and-assessments/#When:21:50:20Z 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: Conducting and Energy Audit Monitoring… Green Your Buildings, Energy and Atmosphere 2008-11-14T21:50:20+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/walk-the-walk-green-step-videos/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/walk-the-walk-green-step-videos/#When:05:16:56Z 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”… Green Your Buildings 2008-11-01T05:16:56+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/small-scale-wind-energy-conversion-systems/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/small-scale-wind-energy-conversion-systems/#When:09:36:17Z 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, it exerts force on it and tries to move it out of… Green Your Buildings, Energy and Atmosphere, Green Your Electricity 2008-10-11T09:36:17+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/passive-solar-for-an-energy-efficient-dwelling/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/passive-solar-for-an-energy-efficient-dwelling/#When:14:22:18Z 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.  Poor design of buildings in terms of utilizing solar… Green Your Buildings, Energy and Atmosphere, Innovation and Design Process, Green Your Home 2008-09-25T14:22:18+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/photovoltaics-pv-in-buildings-and-homes-an-overview/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/photovoltaics-pv-in-buildings-and-homes-an-overview/#When:07:19:21Z 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 form a PV module, otherwise known as a solar panel.… Green Your Buildings, Energy and Atmosphere, Green Your Electricity 2008-09-04T07:19:21+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/green-walls/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/green-walls/#When:12:58:30Z 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 the end result is definitely worth it and this article… Green Your Buildings, Innovation and Design Process 2008-08-12T12:58:30+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/geothermal-exchange-ground-source-heating-and-cooling/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/geothermal-exchange-ground-source-heating-and-cooling/#When:21:55:00Z 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. The term geothermal exchange really describes the… Green Your Buildings, Energy and Atmosphere 2008-03-08T21:55:00+00:00 http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/green-building-introduction/ http://www.neutralexistence.com/begreen/green-building-introduction/#When:16:02:00Z 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 by using a variety of techniques ranging from natural… Green Your Buildings 2008-01-02T16:02:00+00:00