[CitizensTruth] Live Tonight

[Daniel Stafford]

In "Live <http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500320081>", The Sundance 
Channel's <http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/> "Big Ideas For a 
Small Planet 
<http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/#/bigIdeas:landing>" series 
tackles one of the largest segment of materials and energy use in the 
global economy - housing and building.

Beginning with the "E-House," an experimental laboratory that a family 
actually lives in, new ideas for efficiency are continually explored. 
There may be a new super-clean, super-efficient fireplace design one 
month, or home cooling that uses ground water and a fan, and anything 
else that could be dreamed up.

Following with Michael Gainer's deconstruction vs. demolition wonder 
business, we see how old housing currently fill landfills at the end of 
its useful life, and how it can be disassembled and re-used in home 
improvement projects, sustainable furniture, and myriad other ways. A 
shining jewel of this method is that the character, charm, and intricate 
design of many earlier architectural features is preserved and even 
showcased. Additionally, new jobs are added to the local economy through 
this effort.

Finally, we wrap up with with modular recycling; housing built from used 
steel cargo containers. Add a room? No Problem! Lift off the roof and 
set a couple down next to your existing home, add in some wiring, 
plumbing, glass and other odds and ends, you just doubled your living 
space. Stack them on top of your existing house to build up. Start off 
with a multi-family dwelling such as a two-or three flat. Love wide-open 
views and a super-strong structure? Love leaving our forests standing 
and breathing in CO2? Here you go - check out the cool finishes and 
"skins" you can put on the exterior.

Living large definitely gets a smaller footprint in this uplifting, 
hopeful documentary entitled simply "Live 
<http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500320081>." Runtime is 30 
minutes, airs Tuesday, June 3rd at 9pm Eastern & Pacific on the Sundance 
Channel <http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/>.

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Regards,

Dan Stafford
Publisher,
The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal 
<http://www.whizzyrds.com/Windblog.html>
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