+ energy efficient house by: claire campbell & victoria gaston
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Energy Efficient House
By: Claire Campbell & Victoria Gaston
+Solar Panels
Brand: Helios Solar Work
Cost: $375.00
Description: 300W Dimensions: 80” X 40”
Location: South Side
Benefits: Avoids green house gases that fossil fuels produce
+Dual Flush Toilets
Brand: Saile®
Cost: $930
Description: 2 top-mounted buttons offer choice of .8 or 1.6 gallons per flush
Location: The Bathrooms
Benefits: Saves 6,000 gallons of water
+Roof Top Gardens
Brand: Cornus Kousa, Corylus Avellan, and Astilbe.
Cost: $450
Description: Grow plants, vegetables, and fruit plants to help make our own produce
Location: Roof Top
Benefits: Insulates roof and absorbs carbon dioxide
+Green House
Brand: Burpee®
Cost: $930
Description: Silver 8x8
Location: Backyard (South)
Benefits: Produce all year, regulate temperatures, improve pest control
+Geothermal Heating System
Brand: Energy Star
Cost: $3,000
Description: Water is brought up from the earth and heated or cooled
Location: Under House (South)
Benefits: 45% more efficient that electric and saves $200
+Insulation
Brand: Icynene Spray
Cost: $4 per square foot
Description: Spray the foam insulation
Location: In between walls
Benefits: saves 50% on heating and cooling
+Shade Trees
Brand: Quaking Aspen, Red Maple, Weeping Willow
Cost: $8 per tree
Description: Keep house cool and protected in hot and summer months
Location: Near windows
Benefits: Produces oxygen, absorbs carbon dioxide, provides shade
+Three Way Spiral Light Bulb
Brand: Energy Star
Cost: $9.00
Description: 25W
Location: Ceilings
Benefits: Last 10 times longer while using 75% less energy
+Ratings
1.) Geothermal
2.) Solar Panels
3.) Dual Flush Toilets
4.) Insulation
5.) Three Way Spiral Light Bulbs
6.) Garden
7.) Green House
8.) Shade Tree
1.) Shade Trees
2.) Green House
3.) Garden
4.) Geothermal
5.) Dual Flush Toilet
6.) Solar Panels
7.) Three Way Spiral Light Bulbs
8.) Insulation
Economic Environmental
+Recommendations
The Geothermal Heating System is energy efficient.
Dual Flush Toilets are the best choice.
Shade Trees will reduce heat in your house during
summer.
Three Way Spiral light bulbs are the way to go.
Put a garden on your roof for the best results.
+Cost
Total Cost: $15,702
Unlimited Money Is Going Toward The Insulation.
Cost Without Insulation: $8,515
Solar panel- $1,125 (3)
Toilets- $2,790 (3)
Garden- $450
Green House- $930
Heating- $3,000
Insulation- $7,187
Tree- $40
Lights- $180 (20)