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Solar panels are easy to install and have no moving parts. You can even sell power back to the power company and make money every time the sun is shining. Markus Rothkranz takes you through his creative solar powered home and shows you how to make your own power from the sun, with lots of energy saving tips. In these economic times, it's nice to know you can be self sufficient, save lots of money and be completely pollution-free. It's easy, fun and...
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The world's cities are growing at a faster rate than ever before. An estimated 75 million people around the world move to an urban area every year. And as our metropolises become more and more crowded, architects, designers and builders face a constant challenge: How to create new and modern spaces in cities where every square-inch has already been developed.
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This video tells the story of the direct relationship between form and energy. Why do our houses and buildings look the way they do? While we have all come to understand that form follows function, to explore this question fully, we need to look at our homes and buildings in the context of energy cost and supply. As buildings use 49% of all primary energy we create, the Passive House building approach can have an immediate effect on Carbon Emissions,...
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In this program, The History Channel, Lowe's home improvement store, and This Old House's Steve Thomas team up to restore the 1891 McCubbins-McCanless House of Salisbury, North Carolina. Documenting the revival of the once-magnificent Queen Anne Victorian mansion, the video covers repairs and renovations to every facet of the home, from the foundation on up to the four chimneys.
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While many Americans think of the "frontier" in terms of the Wild West, it was, at various times, located in Eastern woods, Appalachian mountains, the Great Plains, and the deserts of the Southwest. In this program, host Ron Hazelton leads a fascinating tour across the country to examine prime examples of structures built by the homesteaders who propelled America's westward expansion. Starting with post-and-beam construction in the East and continuing...