Question by Megan R: How to make your house more green?
I have to make a green house from my project.
I need more ways to make it more green.
i already have solar panels and a solar hot water heater.
what else could i do??
thanxx(:
ohh and FYI it all face like a doll house
and ii have to do it by tomorrow
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Answer by Mr. hollywood
grow something in your basement for ur “glaucoma” 😉
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Question by shampoomaker: Can I start seeds outside in a little plastic tarp green house?
I want to start some pepper plant seeds today. I normally start my seeds indoors in plastic trays under grow lights. I live in northern Florida and the weather has been in the 60’s-upper 70’s the last week and was wondering if I could start seeds outside? I’d like to build a little tent using opaque plastic drop clothes and put the trays in there where they would get plenty of sunshine during the day. Will this work and start the seeds correctly?
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Answer by shooter1
That would probably work but keep in mind parts of north Florida will have temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30’s for the next few nights. I’m in NW Florida and we are expected to go to 34 degrees tonight, 36 tomorrow night and 37 or 38 on Thursday night. Since the seeds will not sprout between now and then you should be fine. I have not started my peppers or eggplants yet but will do so in the next few days.
Good luck and enjoy!
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Question by dreams: Assume the advertisement about green house effect encourage people to drink fountain instead of bottled water?
1) What will happen to the demand cuve of the bottled water?
2) If the bottled water company such as Aquafina decided to lower the prce for its product, what will happen to the demand curve fot its product, and what will happen to the demand curve for other brands’ bottled water?
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Answer by nm
Not assuming but actually fountain is more recommended than bottle water.There is some speculation about bottled water causing cancer.
To answer your question If the awareness grows than
1) The demand curve will have short span decline. Say a few points.
2)If aquafina lowered its product price than maybe sales will increase and the demand curve will incline. Depends how they advertise it and convince the market.
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Question by : What are some thing to keep in mind if you are making a green living house?
By green I mean earth friendly. I want to know how to make a really well design house, maybe a beach house
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Answer by Marcia
Placement on the site, placement of the windows or natural light sources, and the surrounding landscaping are critical. There is a good argument for summer and winter energy reduction through the use of roof over-hangs/porches of 18″ or more. We seem to be returning to “zones” throughout the house for both heating and cooling. Window coverings seem to passively mitigate winter and summer extremes pretty well too; in hot/high sun areas this includes exterior shutter arrangements. Essentially, the best way to reduce energy use is to reduce the need to use it in the first place. It makes the operational costs cheaper too.
I have three general concerns about many of the “efficient” houses I see. The first is that there is something “wrong” in my view when one must run one or more fans for hours on end because the house is sealed so tight that the air must be exchanged with outside air using an energy source. Back in the day, and the days before that day, when you wanted fresh air in a place you opened a window. While you may not want to need to open a window when the snow is blowing sideways at 50mph, I think that simply the ability to periodically open windows for fresh air and to circulate air within the house makes things more comfortable with less energy use; for those hot summer days, being able to passively draw cool air from off the beach’s water while pushing interior hot air outside would be nice. The second is that I’m not fully convinced that many of the “green” houses are particularly survivable should there be a house fire. My concern is not so much the sporead of the fire but, the fumes generated. The third is that it seems as if a number of the “green” house designs are not built with repairs in mind. Some are built with cement encased radiant heating and cooling systems and other features designed to last 20 years, or even 50 years. In the world of modular houses, 20 years is a long time; although I’ve seen some 40 year old plus trailers in pretty darned great condition with proper maintenance. In the world of stick houses, it is not. Even 50 years is not that long in the world of better built and better maintained stick houses. It would seem that repair, repair access, and replacement capabilities would be more “green” than building a shorter lived structure.
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Question by : ive got a green mini house is it safe to put my growing vegetable plants in them if its really windy outside?
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Answer by Mom of 2 great boys
If it is really windy……….no, I wouldn’t do it unless you have it on the ground somewhere and up against something so that it doesn’t tip over.
🙂
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Question by inoffensive nickname: Patchwork lawn?
We built a house in northern IL two years ago, and this is our first summer in this house with a full lawn. Our first summer, when the lawn was coming in, the builder suggested we patch holes with seed from the original landscaper, but we didn’t really like the patchy, dry looking lawn that was starting to come in, so we resorted to another local company to get more seed in a mix that’s more compatible (we believe) with this area. (This is our third lawn we’ve installed, but with the previous two being fully installed by us, not started by a landscaper.) Unfortunately, now where the original landscaper’s seed went in, our lawn is a much duller, almost yellowish green. Where we planted our own seed, the lawn is much more lush and deeper green than what the original landscaper planted so our lawn looks like patchwork dark green and a paler, dryer looking green. Is there any way to even out the lawn color? We’ve been adamant about watering and fertilizing ALL of the lawn.
I’m not sure of the blend of the original landscaper’s seed, but it seems to have more rye than bluegrass. The blend we used to patch has much more bluegrass than rye.
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Answer by Paul
roto till the dull section and replace with the new seed
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