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Home Retrofitting

John Mahoney : Home Retrofitting If your home is now over 5 to 10 years old now may be your time to go for a energy system retrofit. Home retrofitting is today a hot topic because of the ever escalating energy bills and universal power shortage.Home retrofitting for energy conservation is of prime importance because [...]

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off the grid ~ gray water disposal ?

Christina H asked: does anyone know of an easy, cheap way to dispose of gray water. were leaving the grid and will only have gray water (composting toilet) we have no desire to reuse the water (since filtration systems come with a hefty price tag) but I’m not sure what laws there are regarding disposal [...]

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Why don’t we all use composting toilets to generate methane gas to fuel our homes?

BD asked: Since methane gas is the natural byproduct of human waste and the decomposition of organic matter why don’t we use our toilets, garbage disposals and compost piles to cook with and heat our water and homes? Why doesn’t all of our organic waste, human, food and yard, get deposited in a central bin [...]

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