Biomass

By: Christine Bieber, Bev Visnov, and Sarah Roberts

Biomass (local power grid)

• Used for– Heating wood stoves– Cooking– Transportation– Electric power production

• Provides 3-4% of primary energy for the United States

Biogas Digester

Biogas Digester cont.

Green Roof (plants)

• Contained of scrap tires and plastic containers snapped together

• Laid down like Lego’s

• Easy to work with

• Any curves could be cut and extra is put in recycle so all of it is used

Green Roof cont.

• Reduces heating/cools it

• Eco-friendly

• Longer lasting roof

• Filter pollutants and carbon dioxide of the air

• Insulates the sound

Green Roof (plants)

Earth Tubes

Earth Tubes cont.

• Cools and heats house using solar energy

• Saves energy

• Alternative to air condition

• The tubes are underground

• Collects air and passes it up to the house

Location

• St. Louis, Missouri

Landscaping

• Roof – Thatch: withstand high winds and heavy rain;

provide good thermal insulation; easy to fix• Can be found anywhere

• Color– Dark navy

• Attracts heat to make house warmer which saves you money

Landscaping cont.

• Directions – windows in south direction get 0.6 more heat

in winter – Windows in North, Northeast should get

shaded during summer because harder to control

Inside House

L.E.E.D Criteria

• No Invasive plants

• Nontoxic pest control