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  • The City of Austin

    Austin cares about our environment and is one of the greenest cities in the United States as well as being a national leader on the green building scene.

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  • Austin Solar Sunflower Field at Mueller

    A retail lot in Austin, Texas recently sprouted a stunning field of solar sunflowers that soak up the sun’s rays to provide shade while generating a steady stream of renewable energy. Designed by public art team Harries/Heder, the installation consists of 15 flower-like solar photovoltaic panels located on a pedestrian and bike path between the village of Mueller and Austin’s highway I-35. According to the Harries/Heder, the flowers are “an icon for the sustainable, LEED certified Muller Development and highly visible metaphor for the energy conscious City of Austin."

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  • Austin Home with Solar Photovoltaic Panels in the Mueller Community

    Mueller's Green Building Program — one of the most aggressive in the country; incorporates national LEED standards. As a result, Mueller's designs are resource-efficient, use non-toxic and recyclable regional materials and help maintain and improve air and water quality. The program is designed to promote better health, greater comfort and lower utility bills.

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  • Wind Turbine at LCRA's McKinney Roughs Nature Park

    The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) at West Texas A&M University, and Meridian Energy Systems collaborated to install a Skystream 3.7 residential-sized wind system at the LCRA’s McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Bastrop, Texas. It is used as an educational teaching aid. The wind turbine: Skystream 3.7 with a 2.4 kilowatt rating mounted on a 75 ft pole with a 12 ft blade span. The turbine begins producing power with 8 mph breezes, has an average power rating of 1.8 kilowatts (kW) and operates most efficiently at wind speeds of 12 mph. Full output is achieved with 20 mph winds

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  • Solar Photovoltaic Panel at LCRA's McKinney Roughs Nature Park

    Primarily used as an educational aid. This 1-kW solar photovoltaic panel when combined with the wind turbine already on site, can offset about 2,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power used each year at the nature park’s administration buildings. That equals a projected offset of about 3,400 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

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  • LCRA's Mansfield Dam

    Mansfield Dam is one LCRA's six dams. Once the major source of LCRA's electric generation capacity, now provide power at times of peak demand as water levels allow. When fully operational, the dams' generating stations can supply as much as 292 megawatts of green electric power.

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1 house at a time Event - November 13, 2010

Written by Beth Davis

Created on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 16:14

Austin Green Energy Group teamed up with a A Nurtured World's program, "1 house at a time" and volunteers from AtticDr.com, CLEAResult Consulting Inc., and Students from St. Edwards University to make a sustainable difference at another home in our community.  This home was enhanced Saturday, November 13, this was the 9th "1house at a time" work events of 2010.

At 9am, Saturday morning, five Austin Green Energy Group members (Dave Kaufman, Sandy Brumleve, Mike Brumleve, Beth Davis, and Bernie Johnson) joined volunteers from A Nurtured World, Attic Dr. CLEAResult Consulting, and Students from St Edwards to make a difference in one elderly Austin woman’s life.  The event took place at a house in East Austin.

 

The following improvements were made:

  • Replace scuttle hole to attic in bedroom for tighter envelope
  • Install solar vent in roof
  • Add two gable vents
  • Install radiant barrier
  • Blow in additional insulation
  • Replace screen in outdoor laundry room 
  •  Replace weather-stripping on door to laundry room
  • Replace door threshold to laundry room to create tighter seal
  • Replace existing incandescent bulbs with CFLs as needed
  • Add gaskets to switch plates/outlets on external walls
  • Replace old window unit in kitchen with energy star model (or reseal existing unit)
  • Reseal older windows where accessible 
  •  Install vegetable garden in yard
  • Install gutters and rainwater cistern

Below are some pictures of the event:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The event ended after about four hours with one more Austin family more physically comfortable in their energy efficient home as well as having a more sustainable life.  All these activities will aid in making this Austin home more energy efficient and sustainable. 

These events are used to not only make homes more energy efficient and sustainable but also as an educational tool.  Each activity had an experienced leader to lead and teach the new volunteers.  It was a team effort that enabled the Austin Green Energy Group, A Nurtured World, AtticDr.com, CLEAResults Consulting, and Students from St. Edwards University to make a difference in our community..."1 house at a time."

The event was generously sponsored by AtticDr.com and CLEAResults Consulting.

You are invited to join us in making our community more energy efficient and sustainable.  If you would like to volunteer your services or resources for this type of fulfilling event, contact Austin Green Energy Group's Community Outreach Program Director - Beth Davis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or A Nurtured World at www.1houseatatime.org.

 

 

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