Passive Solar Design: Part 1

GREEN HOME SHOW #6: Passive Solar Design: Part 1 Passive Solar to save energy

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Overall Segment #1 - 9:00

Music & Introduction (Paul) - 2:00

Introduction - Welcome to our 6th show . I hope you're beginning to enjoy our green tips, guests, information and onsite interviews.

Over the next few weeks we'll be introducing more characters, knowledgeable guests, and special segments
We're going to continue our educational segments with a twist. Sister Mary Chlorophyll comes back and Professor Cletus T. Beaumont heads to our mountainous landfill to look for answers and you know what else?
Sometimes we go off on tangents and forget that some of this information is new to a lot of you as well as us... ... we'll try and remember .so pay attention .
So Much has happened recently .. where to start Yes ..send us your emails of special events, and green goings on we will try and get it them the air ..
stuff like .oh for example the "Full Moon Preservation Picnic and Sustainable Energy Fair"; on July 1st in Cecil county near The Community College, not far from Newark . see how easy, yes .donations get you fed and go towards preservation of the lands around the Chesapeake Bay we're all in that watershed, and it's vital to all our lives and economies .we will be doing a show on that so keep the info and emails coming
Also on future shows ..We will be featuring guests from all walks of life, High school Green Dynamos who convinced their parent to sell the Beamer and buy a Prius, (good Job) Green Mystery guests from the Philadelphia Eagles, .. and more local and National Politicians we want to try and get the pulse on how our government is moving on these important issues // along with helpful home tips and where to write if you want to be heard .

. AND REMEMBER, DOING SOMETHING ANYTHING NO MATTER HOW SMALL IT MAY SEEM, ALWAYS COUNTS, and it starts the ball rolling.

Thanks sponsors - Thanks to our gracious and dedicated sponsors: CMI Electric, Suntrust Mortgage, Energy Services
Group, MYecogaent.com and Option Insurance Group. Thanks for making it all possible. And of course thanks to Mark
Unruh for the amazing music .So let's get to this week's show.

Today's guest(s) - Our scheduled guest, Dale Davis of CMI Electric, couldn't be here today. He's attending a seminar on Raa the Ancient Sun God. Dale will actually be with us next week. So today we have Ron Marini of Suntrust Mortgage, who was kind enough to be a late fill-in. Thanks Ron!!! Ron's going to give us some information about foreclosures and how to avoid them also we'll touch on interest rates and where they're headed and we'll talk about first-time homebuyer programs, as well as other interesting topics.

Today's show topic or theme - We have a mixed bag today we don't really have a particular theme today we'll talk about a bunch of different things, but all of them helpful.

Today's Green Update (Paul) - 2:30 "The Sun - How to use it passively"; Sponsored by: Option Insurance Group

  1. Passive solar collection. Home: sunny side, overhang brick mass ( Dark Brick ) patio, windows
  2. Passive solar ..hot water .washing, bathing, ( Payback and Rebates )
  3. Solar radiant heat: Built Into Concrete floor warm radiant Heat .economical
  4. Passive solar hot water for the pool ..
  5. Passive solar for the green house: warm window walls of mist .coming up
  6. Passive solar drying your clothes in the summer
  7. Passive solar heat for melting ice on driveways and roads being done and relatively cheap
  8. Passive solar commercial units in chicken coops and Barns ..
  9. Passive heaters now mounted on the outside walls of your house, heats are ( 1000 sq. ft.) some have fans ..solar space heaters
  10. Solar stoves
  11. Solar showers, exterior showers for camping
  12. Solar Green houses, some attached to home used as heat generator, fans and plants clean indoor air
  13. Sun Rooms, tile floors...
  14. Solar tube lighting passive .using reflective panels
  15. Nuclear Reactors ..just checking to see if you were paying attention

These are just some of the passive ways to use the sun. It costs you little or nothing. For those that have a cost associated, there are rebates and quick paybacks .

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