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In "<a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500320081">Live</a>",
<a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/">The Sundance
Channel's</a>
"<a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/#/bigIdeas:landing">Big
Ideas For a Small Planet</a>" series tackles one of the largest segment
of materials and energy use in the global economy - housing and
building.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
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Living large definitely gets a smaller footprint in this uplifting,
hopeful documentary entitled simply "<a
href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500320081">Live</a>."
Runtime is 30 minutes, airs Tuesday, June 3rd at 9pm Eastern &
Pacific on the <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/">Sundance
Channel</a>.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Dan Stafford<br>
Publisher,<br>
<a href="http://www.whizzyrds.com/Windblog.html">The Great Lakes Zephyr
- Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal</a><br>
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