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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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May 31, 2013 - 09:49pm PT
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Yes and Insulation being # 1. NetZero thinking where you use 0 or no outside utility companies to warm or cool your house. Thermal Storage using the ground next to your house, a little expensive but if you do use it and go down a few more meters can be your own utility by selling the energy to three-eight houses.
If you can have every house use the right insulated materials not the old fiberglass stuff in the joists and proper air flow you could bring down heating and cooling 50%-70%. Problem we move a lot but if you plan to make this your home for the next 10-20 years worth it.
Designing one now. Going for -10 that is minus.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 31, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
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Foam board on ceiling joist or bottom chord of truss with high performance fiberglass blown in insul. Proper baffling and venting is a prerogative. Cellulose is to heavy to achieve r80-100. Different framing /design methods allow for better ventilation at eaves[i.e. raised heel rafter/truss,continuous vent].It can be done and i can attest ,even in our winters in WNY ,it works well.
It actually turns out to be somewhere about 3 foot deep.
Also ,where i live ,they call it r 80-100.
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Bad Climber
climber
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I love these discussions, but since most of us drive a lot to crags and mountains, doesn't that negate all the other efforts? Not that those things are bad, of course, but driving seems to trump everything. I'll bet most of us don't live within walking/biking distance of climbing.
Note: Local grass-fed beef rocks. Sustainable and VERY tasty. We're lucky to have an excellent local rancher just ten miles away. She runs a small herd, and those animals don't spend one second on a feed lot. We have a good garden and just got some chickens, which I'll like better after we fence them off our patio--too much chicken sh#t, don't ya know.
I think to make maximum impact more people have to go car free. I don't see that happening.
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More Air
Trad climber
S.L.C.
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"I love these discussions, but since most of us drive a lot to crags and mountains, doesn't that negate all the other efforts? Not that those things are bad, of course, but driving seems to trump everything. I'll bet most of us don't live within walking/biking distance of climbing."
Solution: Stop Climbing!
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I am finding a lot of oil for you to all burn.
Look up the statistics of our per capita use of oil, then compare it to someone in Bangladesh.
Oil is involved with everything. It powers factories, it transports your goods, but by far the biggest use is as a transportation fuel.
I work for a company 2 hours away, and it is a twelve foot walk to my office. I rarely actually NEED to drive. Much of it is a choice, and the choices are simple. Get a high mileage car, carpool if you commute, and get that transportation level down.
I don't want to hear any crap about living in Seattle and using only hydropower. They don't use hydro power to drive.
Flying is by far the least efficient use of petroleum transportation.
Sorry. I'm driving to Austin to get a sailboat right now....that is going to be my biggest trip.
I know that a lot of people own big trucks with 4WD, but do you really NEED it? My plumber needs a big truck. I do not need a big truck. Ask yourself if you really NEED something.
Oil is nasty stuff even if you don't believe in climate change. It makes us strategically vulnerable from our supply, which is mainly exporting nations. That is the main reason that we have a massive military. Does anyone really think that some country is going to invade our borders? Our military exists to keep the jobs flowing and to f*#k with other countries, mainly over oil.
I hate having this huge military that we don't need. We need a much smaller military. All of the tea party types don't even consider cutting the military budget, but do we really need every one of those Nimitz class aircraft carriers?
Anyway, I follow the oil markets and understand them. The oil companies are very competitive with each other and there isn't a big conspiracy to snuff new technology. Whoever gets some new technology is going to rule the world!!
Until then, our society is hobbled by this addiction to oil. Flip the bird to every bit 4WD pickup truck with one person in it every chance you get.
Of course you will need to know how to flee to avoid a beating.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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I've been building homes for you all to live in for decades now. By the way, today's average homes use 60% less energy and fuel for space heating/cooling than those of 25 years ago. We try to exceed that 60% by another 10-15%.The future in this field is bright.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Well said ,Rick.
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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I love these discussions, but since most of us drive a lot to crags and mountains, doesn't that negate all the other efforts? Not that those things are bad, of course, but driving seems to trump everything. I'll bet most of us don't live within walking/biking distance of climbing.
i don't own/ rent house
don't own a car
camp in my friend's yard or in the campgrounds of my favorite climbing areas
bike or walk to most climbing (occasionally get rides with partners who won't bike, or hitch hike)
i work taking school kids back packing-i get to work by bus/train/hitchhiking/car pooling/biking or hiking
i put in my mom's garden and help out with friends' gardens
buy vegis from csa or farmers market when possible
i try to buy organic whole foods researching the sources, trying to avoid coorprate organics
get most of my clothes (except rain gear, underwear, and down jacket) as hand-me-downs
try to source things i buy from the u.s.
solar panel powers all of my electonics-ipod, phone, batteries for headlamp and bike lights.
i do visit my parents twice a year across the country. i have taken amtrak a few times, but mostly i fly. i feel super guilty about this, but i can't live full time in the east and i love my family and they need my help. when i am here i don't climb much, because i can't justify the drive and the biking is too dangerous.
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Bluelens
climber
Pasadena, CA
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Oct 20, 2013 - 04:31pm PT
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I am saving/investing to replace my 14 year old car with a Tesla. I can't afford a luxury sports car (Tesla's current model) but in a few years when the company's new midrange model is available, I should be able to buy one. Will need to rent a car maybe once a year to access remote, off the grid areas without charging stations.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Oct 20, 2013 - 04:49pm PT
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Just wait till they have the spontaneous combustion problem solved.
A REAL off the grid life!
http://vimeo.com/76364379
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