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Google Takes You To Road Not Taken. (Energy Initiatives By President Jimmy Carter)
on Jan 21, 2009 in solar water heater energy conservation Google Travels Back To The Future, To Bring President Jimmy Carters Solar Panels From 1979!. This shows what a vision the former president had. Had we taken the roads introduced at that time, we would have been far ahead in saving the planet. Ten yea...
Cohab/Cemig to Install Solar Water Heaters in 7,000 Houses for the Poor
on Jan 26, 2009 in Energy & the Environment Renewable Sources aquecedor solar Brasil Brazil Candeias casas populares Cemig chuveiro elétrico Cohab Contagem Minas Gerais PLHP PUC Minas solar water heater The state-owned Housing Company of Minas Gerais (Cohab) has decided to put solar water heaters in the 7,500 houses it is building in the second phase of its Popular Homes Housing Program (PLHP). The electric utility (majority owned by the state), t...
Brazil Proposes Energy Labels for Buildings
on Mar 23, 2009 in Energy Efficiency ABNT air conditioning aquecedor solar ar-condicionado ASHRAE bancos banks BESTEST bombas de água Brasil Brazil CBECS CEPEL clínicas clinics condicionamento de ar daylighting control densidade de potência de iluminação eco-etiquetado ecolabeling edifício eficiencia energética Eletrobrás elevators energy labeling Energy Star envoltória escola etiquetagem EU heat pump hospedagem hospitais hospitals hoteis hotels HVAC iluminação INMETRO inns LabEEE lighting lighting power density lodging luminarias fluorescentes motéis motels postos de saúde pousadas schools solar water heater thermal zone isolation UFSC UK USA water pumps zone thermostatic control zoneamento bioclimático Yesterday Brazil’s National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro) published for public comment in the official gazette (the Official Daily of the Union - Diário Oficial da União) a draft administrative rule...
São Paulo to Put Solar Water Heaters in State’s Social Housing
on May 7, 2009 in Renewable Sources aquecedores solares Araçatuba Araraquara arborização Baixada Santista Bandeirante Energia Bauru Brasil Brazil C&D wastes Campinas CDHU chuveiro construção civil CPFL Energia Marília Presidente Prudente resíduo da construção e demolição Ribeirão Preto São José do Rio Preto São Paulo Secretaria da Habitação solar water heater Sorocaba Vale do Paraíba The Housing and Urban Development Company (Companhia de Desenvolvimento Habitacional e Urbano - CDHU), São Paulo state’s public entity that build public housing, just signed a contract with six manufacturers of solar water heater kits to have...
Home DIY - How to Build a Solar Water Heater!
on Jun 20, 2009 in A+Featured DIYs A+Featured Gadgets Consumer Cool Design DoItYourself! Earth Educational Entertainment Gadgets HOWTO Hack Plumbing Projects Solar Water home home diy hot summer how to build a solar water heater solar water heater Do you happen to live in hot-summer country such as Arizona? Well, there’s a great guide on how to build your own solar water heater, filled with over 80+ pages of details on how to do this. Also, there’s a DIY Solar Water Heater guide...