General Table of Contents

In my previous post I discussed my belief in the need for responsible resource use. I have tried to implement this belief in my life. And I continue looking for ways to implement this belief to ever greater degrees. I want to share knowledge of my attempts and my plans and hopefully get feedback from readers that will help further enlighten my thinking on these issues and that help me to be increasingly responsible in my resource use. As there are so many points that I will try to cover, I have decided to organize the structure and order of my future posts so that they are easier for me to write and for you to read. Below is a general table of contents of these future posts. I will attempt to post several articles a week, sometimes more and sometimes less, depending on my real life schedule and circumstances.

In each section I will first post a general description of my system (e.g. electrical system), followed by more detailed posts of the individual components. I will then discuss my attempts at consumption reduction through appropriate technologies, improved efficiencies, and responsible habits. And I will then finish off with my attempts at reuse and recycling of the resource.

I. HOUSE

A. General House Descriptions 1. Preliminary Work 2. Autoclaved Aeraeted Concrete Envelope 3. Windows and Doors 4. Thermal Mass 5. Terrace Roof 6. Crawl Space 7. Future Sunroom

B. Consumption Reduction 1. Small House 2. Open House 3. Exterior Connections and Use

C. Reuse and Recycle

II. ENERGY

A. Space Heating

1. General Description a. passive solar b. masonry stove c. paraffin heater d. dump and waste heat e. future active solar f. other possibilities

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

C. Reuse and Recycle

B. Space Cooling

1. General Description a. passive cooling b. fans c. future cool tubes d. future evaporative cooler

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

C. Water Heating

1. General Description a. solar thermal b. hot water storage c. demand water heater

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

D. Food Heating

1. General Description a. solar oven b. gas stovetop c. microwave d. other electrical e. future solar-wood oven hybrid

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

E. Food Cooling

1. General Description a. refridgerator b. future root cellar c. future terracotta pot d. future freezer

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technology b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

F. Lighting

1. General Description a. daylighting b. flourescent lighting c. outdoor lighting d. future LED lighting

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

G. Electricity

1. General Description a. wind generator b. pv c. gasoline generator d. batteries e. power center, dump f. inverter, converter, safety g. future hydrogenerator, pv

2. Consumption Reduction a. appropriate technologies b. efficiencies c. habits

3. Reuse and Recycle

III. WATER

A. General Description 1. well 2. rainwater 3. wastewater 4. creek

B. Consumption Reduction 1. appropriate technologies 2. efficiencies 3. habits

C. Reuse and Recycle

IV. FOOD

V. TRANSPORT

VI. COMMUNICATIONS

VII. SECURITY

VIII. MATERIALS

IX. LIVELIHOOD