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Buildings
Guest House:
Solar panels provide hot water for showers and other uses
Berming around the building provides insulation
Low flow shower heads conserve water
Center Building:
Passive solar energy helps in heating atrium
Berming provides insulation
Compact fluorescent lighting saves energy
Residence:
Trombe wall provides solar heat for two apartments
Sun space provides solar heat
Hermitages:
Solar panels provide electricity
Radiant floor heat circulates under the floors
Straw bale construction provides insulation
Low-keep refrigeration cuts energy use
Wetland sewage system cleans gray water in natural way
Grounds
Woodchips assist with weed control
Organic principles are used in gardening
Chemicals for weed control are used only when unavoidable
Buffalo grass requires less mowing
Trees create windbreaks and absorb pollution along roads
A root cellar provides storage for root crops
Bushes and trees are selected to provide food and shelter for wildlife
Two ponds catch run-off and provide habitat for water creatures.
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| It may be that the universe, being so profoundly interwoven and harmoniously patterned, even in its chaotic aspects, wished to discover itself in a new way and so created the one creature which had the possibility of limping slightly out of step. Ourselves. |
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- David Whyte
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