With greenhouse gasses increasing and 48% of the greenhouse gasses coming from existing buildings distributed all over the world, a critical question is what can be done to reduce these harmful emissions. (For related information see an excellent PBS program by Ed Mazeria at http://www.pbs.org/e2/episodes/212_architecture_2030_trailer.html) We can't wait for governments and partisan politics to solve this problem. Individual actions can make a difference.
This blog shows how something can be done by an individual homeowner. It follows the conversion of a 100 year old, drafty, poorly insulated bungalow to a carbon neutral structure. This is being done while occupied, with a tight budget, and with the ambitious goal of being carbon neutral in 100 days. Is this possible? Follow the blog and find out. Tear down of the second floor roof began on June 29, 2010 and the project is currently on day 6: one dumpster full and a break for the 4th of July and rainy weather, but more to come starting Monday with improved weather on the horizon.
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