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]]> By: Mark https://www.greenprophet.com/2010/07/syria-renewable-energy/#comment-7790 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:56:02 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=24174#comment-7790 Our dependence on fossil fuels in all aspect of our culture has to be addressed at every level and not just on transportation. The energy demands of heating and cooling our housing/shelters is significant, over and above this demand is the staggering consumption of energy used in the construction and preservation of these structures. I do have a logical, realistic, obtainable answer to this problem with the use of existing knowledge and materials. The trick is to build in volume with an assembly line process using a sturdy material that can be produced on site inexpensively.
Anyone with an understanding of energy efficient shelters knows that the absolute best design is the in-ground/earth shelter. This style of shelter maintains a consistent interior temperature between 68-70 degrees without energy use, no matter where its location or time of year. The in-ground/earth shelter has received a bad rap over the years as most of the population is uneducated in regards to this building style and unaware of the modern materials and technologies in use today. The image of a cold, dark, damp, gray, living space susceptible to Radon Gas and water damage is now a myth, probably created and sustained by those who profit from the destruction of our forests, and hold monopolies on our energy distribution. Fact is, an in-ground/earth shelter could be completely off the energy grid with its own energy source by using a combination of wind, solar, and radiant heat/cooling. It would use only a small fraction of wood if the shell was constructed of poured reinforced concrete, and today’s modern form systems can be adapted with inlays that mimic most all popular building materials used today, stone, brick, and even wood. Combined with a variety of colors this makes a visually attractive structure as well.
It is true that the popularity of such shelters are gaining interest and more are being built, but building one here or there is expensive and will never factor into the general population’s dependency on fossil fuels. The way to save cost and introduce uniformity with this style is to build subdivisions of these shelters. The self-sufficient renewable energy sources are less expensive to install when designed into the unit and built with it, as apposed to an add-on later. In some locations and depending on the season these sub-divisions would actually be creating an abundance of energy to be distributed back to the energy grid. Another important factor is to design into each unit the ability to charge an electric vehicle from the units’ renewable energy source. With the new developments in electric vehicles and a way to power them from ones residence would dramatically increase interest in them and encourage their assimilation into our modern culture.
These are not the only benefits to building sub-divisions of earth homes and even strip malls. Another major benefit would be the saving of energy with the building process itself over our now used stick-built process. The carbon footprint of creating a stick-built home is astounding, and grows larger over the years with the maintenance of the property as it deteriorates…this can be changed. No more oil base asphalt shingles to be manufactured and replaced filling our landfills, no more siding, and a drastic reduction of lumber that needs to be harvested, milled, shipped, distributed, trucked, and than built one board at a time.

I have a four-page paper explaining my ideas in debt that I would like to send through e-mail along with some illustrations for your consideration, with the hope of pursuing this with people who believe in and can help to make this idea a reality. I have read a bit of your web-site and it appears to me we have the same goals. I have not, and will not try to contact commercial builders with this as from my experience they are not much better morally than the big energy corporations, and do lack vision.

Mark

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