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| == Energy Use Monitioring ==
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| This is what we need to do to monitor our power use.
| | *[[CEC Demo House]] |
| | | *[[Student Research]] |
| === Monitoring Hardware ===
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| ==== Whole House ====
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| *[[http://www.energymonitor.com/ EUM-2000]]<br>Energy Monitoring Technologies, Inc. - Miami, FL | |
| *http://www.seanadams.com/pge/<br>MRTG
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| *http://www.micrometer.com/
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| *http://offog.org/code/electricity.html
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| *http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/16/1626241&tid=232&tid=222&tid=126&tid=159&tid=1
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| *http://www.duncaninstr.com/di-lst.htm
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| *http://www.powermeterstore.com/
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| ==== Outlet Devices ====
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| *[[http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html Kill-a-Watt]]<br> P3 International - New York, NY | |
| *[[https://www.doubleed.com/products.html Watt's Up?]]<br>PC interface and logging capability<br>Electronic Educational Devices, Inc. - Denver, Colorado | |
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| ==== Cool Product Sites ====
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| *[[http://www.treehugger.com/ http://www.treehugger.com/]] | |
| *[[http://www.gotoreviews.com/ http://www.gotoreviews.com/]]
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| *[[http://www.advancedbuildings.org/]]
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| http://www.strawsticksandbricks.com/
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| http://www.thriftyplanet.com/
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| == Home Design Ideas ==
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| *[[http://homeenergy.org/consumerinfo/index.html Do-It-Yourself]]<br>Home Energy Online
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| *[[http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/home.shtml]]
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| == Landscaping ==
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| ====General Landscaping====
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| kentucky bluegrass-conventional, need lots of water and chemicals to thrive in our area
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| "xeriscaping": landscaping that minimizes water demand -->proper soil prep, drought-tolerant plants, rainwater harvesting, mulching. Costs half as much as standard landscaped yards.
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| native species:
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| beech tree
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| http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rdsduse/in.htm
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| talk to stephanie about this
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| http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07225.html
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| http://www.bobvila.com/ArticleLibrary/Subject/Energy_Efficiency/PlantSun.html
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| ====Landscaping for Wind====
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| might be a concern for us because we are working with an older and leakier house.
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| could reduce our energy use by 10-40 percent, depending on how windy it is in our area and how much draft gets in.
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| -most effective windbreaks are trees or shrubs with low crowns and dense foliage
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| -where to place them?
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| -page 180 has placement of trees around hypothetical house
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| evergreens for wind, deciduous for sun
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| we want the evergreen upwind from house. rows of trees, one or more
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| The optimum distance for reducing wind velocity is about one to three times tree height.
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| http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07225.html
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| ====Landscaping for Heating and Cooling====
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| trees can assist in cooling by the shade they produce and by the process of evapotranspiration
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| deciduous treeson east and west sides of the house only in areas that are more than 60 degrees e or w of due south from the house. Don't place on south side where winter sun will be blocked from providing energy (even bare branches can block a lot of sunlight).
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| what is our "solar window"?-how much sunlight do we get per day based on our placement?
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| http://oikos.com/library/energy_outlet/landscaping.html
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| http://oikos.com/
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| http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07831.html
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| we need to think about how much space we have above and below ground for the vegetation to grow--tree roots can be very wide spread
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| vines on an arbor is another idea that could be cool
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| solar screens
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| awnings
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| ==Indigenous Plant Suppliers==
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| Dean Hill, ASLA
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| 9677 Amber Glow Court
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| Fishers, IN 46038
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| Tel. 317-577-1360
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| Registered Landscape Architect; services include residential / commercial landscape architecture design and habitat restoration
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| C. M. Hobbs & Sons, Inc.
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| P.O. Box 31227
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| Indianapolis, IN 46321-0227
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| Tel. 317-247-4478
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| Fax: 317-241-9253
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| Percentage of product that is native plant material: 15%
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| Product includes trees& shrubs; catalog available
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| Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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| 1200 W. 38th Street
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| Indianapolis, IN 46208
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| Tel. 317-920-2652
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| Fax: 317-920-2672
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| retail nursery; native and non-native plants available; many native species may be viewed growing on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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| Mark M. Holeman, Inc.
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| 7871 Hague Road
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| Indianapolis, IN 46256
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| Tel. 317-849-3120
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| Fax: 317-578-0439
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| mmholeman@aol.com
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| Percentage of product that is native plant material: 20%
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| retail nursery; product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants, native grasses, trees & shrubs;services include residential and commercial landscape design
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| Marvin's Organic Gardens
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| Main Office: 3989 US Route 42
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| Lebanon, Ohio 45036Phone:513-398-5753
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| Fax: 513-398-6015
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| Garden Center: 2055 US Route 42
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| Lebanon, OH 45036 Phone: 513-932-3319
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| http://www.marvinsorganicgardens.com
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| Marvin's Organic Gardens is a full service nursery, landscape design company and garden center located 25 miles north of downtown Cincinnati, in Lebanon, Ohio. Organic, natural and safe gardening practices are the heart of our company.
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| Our goal is to provide plant material that is garden worthy, tough and durable, and not over-used. High percentage of native plant material with some plants available that are not available elsewhere.???
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| Mary's Plant Farm
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| 2410 Lanes Mill Road
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| Hamilton, OH 45013-9181
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| Tel. 513-894-0022
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| Fax: 513-892-2053
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| sales@Marysplantfarm.com
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| http://www.Marysplantfarm.com/
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| Percentage of product that is native plant material: 80%
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| retail nursery; product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants, native grasses, trees & shrubs; mail order catalog available
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| Spence Restoration Nursery
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| 2220 E. Fuson Road
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| P.O. Box 546
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| Muncie IN 47308
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| Tel. 765-286-7154
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| Fax: 765-286-0264
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| native@iquest.net
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| http://www.spencenursery.com
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| Percentage of product that is native plant material: 100%
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| wholesale / retail nursery; product includes prairie, woodland, wetland plants and native grasses; floral inventories, retention basin / pond planting and design
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| Springbrook Farms
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| 7300 W. 88th Street
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| Indianapolis, IN 46278
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| Tel. 317-873-4300
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| Fax: 317-873-4596
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| woodland perennial gardens; some native species
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| ===Local Food Suppliers===
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| oxford natural foods (on 9th st.)
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| http://www.bloomingfoods.org/
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| * [[http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/ Clear Creek Food Cooperative]]
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| Elkhorn Farms
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| 6451 Greenmount Pike
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| Richmond, IN 47374
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| (765) 966-0097
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| Nature's Nook
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| 1601 Chester Blvd.
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| http://www.tpforganics.com/index.htm
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| Good Earth Natural Foods
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| 6350 Guilford Ave (at Broadripple Ave)
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| Indianapolis
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| ===Living Green===
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| Tips about how to reduce waste that will end up in landfills. Some information about recycling in Indiana:
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| http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2005/04/20/recycling_made_simple.html
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| http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/livinggreen/
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| ===Local Furniture Suppliers===
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| Harmon's a-1 Used Appliances & New & Used Furniture (on W Main between 2nd and 3rd)
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| http://www.mountainlumber.com/index.html not local, but reclaims old wood from buildings
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| Gloria's Used Furniture
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| 2440 Lafayette Rd Ste 2
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| Indianapolis, IN 46222
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| Salvation Army The Citadel Corp
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| Po Box 1485
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| Richmond, IN 47375
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| Goodwill Industries Of Central In
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| 3791 National Rd E
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| Richmond, IN 47374
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| map of indiana: http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/NewSite/INDEX/COUNTRIES/US/indiana-map.jpg
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