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63. The power of passive solar and thermal mass

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The Ancient Pueblo peoples got free heating and cooling at the Mesa …

In a home audit by CReturns in Edmonton, Alberta an infared camera reveals heat leakage around the windows. The complete blanket of insulation and high performance R8 windows cut down on heat loss dramatically in new super insulated net-zero homes. Photo David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca

62. The massive potential of energy efficiency

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The front-loading washing machine has been around since 1947, yet …

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61. Learn about Alberta’s $380 million green technology fund

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When it comes to dealing with carbon emissions Alberta …

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60. Phasing out coal in Alberta

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they …

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58. The incandescent light bulb phase out is a good thing

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney On January 1, 2014 Canada started phasing out inefficient …

James Callaghan and his two brothers run Maryland Farms, a 250 cow dairy operation that set up a biogas operation on their site two years ago. Behind him is the anaerobic digester.

56. Best stories of 2013

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney From Kent Rathwell, the inspiring owner of Sun Country …

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54. The amazing earth tube cools office tower

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Geothermal energy isn’t just about Iceland, volcanoes, lava and …

Ashley Lubyk next to a completed rocket stove. Notice the barrel and the large cob bench he is sitting on. That cob bench acts as a thermal battery, storing the heat after the fire is burned out.

47. Rocket stoves and the rocket mass heater

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney If you’ve ever gotten smoke in your eye around …

Peter Amerongen led the construction of the first net-zero home in Edmonton, Alberta and continues to lead innovation by specializing in the construction of net-zero homes. Photo David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca

41. Net-zero evolution: From the Star Trek Enterprise to utter simplicity

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The highly entertaining documentary “How William Shatner Changed the …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Lawrence Grassi School, Canmore, Alberta

40. The grass really is greener at Lawrence Grassi middle school

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Lawrence Grassi was a trailblazer. An immigrant from Italy …

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39. Nanaimo: Turning waste into compost, carbon credits and electricity

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Ecologist Peter Marshall put it best. “Waste itself is …

T'Sou-ke Chief Gordon Planes

38. T’sou-ke First Nation goes all in on energy conservation and solar

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney During the salmon run the T’Sou-ke First Nation set …

37. Landmark: Net Zero Pioneer Uses Panelization and Robots to Build Homes Better, Faster

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It wasn’t very long ago that the whole idea …

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35. Reimagine your office building – Servus did it!

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney What are the two most common complaints from office …

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34. The Nest: The iPod of programmable thermostats

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When it comes to saving money and growing the …

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is striving to be a LEED Platinum building and to meet the Living Building Challenge certification, a standard met by only three other buildings in the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

29. Canada’s greenest building

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney While some buildings feature stylish fountains out front, the …

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28. Sewer heat keep homes warm in Vancouver’s False Creek area

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles we head into …

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27. Bike city – What the rest of Canada can learn from Vancouver

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney As anybody who has seen astronaut Chris Hadfield’s incredible …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Willow harvesting at Ohaton Sewage Lagoon, Camrose County, Alberta

25. Waste to willows

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Sewage, biosolids, wastewater, effluent, human waste and night soil …

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21. The unlikely Walmart sustainability story

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney As you walk past two wind turbines, a rack …