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		<title>Compost—an idea that doesn't stink</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Coe</dc:creator>
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What makes a green kitchen? Recycled glass countertops? FSC certified wood cabinets? These are great materials to put in your kitchen. But are there ways we could use our kitchens that would make a difference too?

Recycling and beyond
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		<title>Ventilation for fresh air all the time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Coe</dc:creator>
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If you want some fresh air just open a window. That&#8217;s easy. Of course, in the winter you&#8217;ll be letting heat out, heat that took precious fuel to make. There ought to be a better way.

Tighter and tighter
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		<title>Water—more precious than ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Coe</dc:creator>
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There is a lot of talk in the news about water becoming a precious commodity. Around the world drinkable water is getting more and more difficult to come by. Fortunately we don&#8217;t have that problem—so far.

It&#8217;s easy to forget that California is an arid state. Water has to be brought down [...]<br/>
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		<title>Natural houses vs green building</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Green building is all over the news these days. And it encompasses a whole host of goals and approaches. If you&#8217;ve read much about green building you might have come across the term &#8220;natural building&#8221;. It sounds similar but has a very different meaning.

Green building
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		<title>Structural engineering keeps your house standing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about when you need a surveyor. This time I&#8217;ll talk about when an engineer is needed.

Years ago it was simpler to build a house. An engineer was called in only for unusual or complicated homes. But as time goes on building codes are made [...]<br/>
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		<title>Corners House now in my Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Coe</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been working on several conceptual house projects. This gives me an opportunity to try out various design ideas and it&#8217;s a lot of fun!

The first of these is now up on my Projects page of the website. It&#8217;s called Corners House. Yes, not the most distinctive name, but it will do. The entry [...]<br/>
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		<title>Why survey your property lines?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Property lines are invisible. Legal records describe their length, direction, and location, but there is no bright line on the ground in your yard. And there are times when you need to know exactly where they are—on the ground. This is the time to get your property lines surveyed.



It&#8217;s natural to [...]<br/>
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		<title>EcoNests are full-fledged natural houses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Natural houses
There is something very appealing about a &#8220;natural house&#8221; made of wood, clay, and straw. One of the most handsome examples of natural houses I have come across is called an EcoNest. I think a large part of their success comes from the close partnership of an architect and a builder [...]<br/>
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In these times of decreasing oil reserves heating and cooling costs can only go up. Increasing innovation in green building is giving us new ideas about how to reduce our energy needs. One idea that is growing in popularity is structurally insulated panels, also know as SIPs.



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I recently took a class on what is called advanced framing techniques. Framing is the wood skeleton which holds up a house—the wood stud walls, rafters, and floor joists. There are simple standards about how to build the frame of a house which have been used since two by fours were [...]<br/>
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