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A green dream is becoming reality for 2,500 residents of Dockside Green, a super eco-friendly development in Victoria that is already being hailed as a design icon ...Read the full article
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Antonio San from Canada writes: Really? It is funny how journalists seems to find anything "so called green, eco friendly" business these days to mask the dog poo: Last time I checked Victoria, the capital of Carbon Tax BC is still pouring its sewer into the ocean! Where is the green BC Government when it comes to treatment plant technology available for over 30 years now? Where are the Globe reporters to keep these politicians honest? No you guys are "promoting" some green super eco friendly builder. This is rubber stamping press!
- Posted 22/04/08 at 9:10 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Dan Powell from Canada writes: I like the use of exterior shades to reduce the sun's UV rays and the excessive heat build up in the summer.
We installed these ourselves on our south facing windows this spring and are really glad we did. The type we purchased (over the internet, no less) were easy to install and reduced the reading on our portable temperature guage by 15 degrees F.
Yes, we did write about them on our home web site to share with others.
What would have been nice to see would have been passive solar heat collectors. These take the sun's rays and heat the air inside the 7 foot X 4 foot unit and recycle it back into the home / appartment. This could provide, for a climate like Victoria, most of the heat needed during the day for a 1,000 - 1,500 square foot dwelling purely from the sun. They even have a small solar panel to run the fan to recycle the air from inside the dwelling to the solar heating unit and back to be totally off grid and consume zero non-renewable resources.
Dan
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Prairie Duststorm from Edmonton, Canada writes: Sure is not economically friendly. Going green sure is not for the poor.
- Posted 15/08/08 at 6:36 PM EDT | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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