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I'm pleased to announce Solar Nova Scotia's fall solar home tour!
The owners of two very different solar / alternate energy homes,
described below, have graciously allowed us in for a tour and
questions, on Sunday October 27th from noon to 6pm. The houses are
in the Eastern Shore area, about 3/4 hour drive northeast from
Halifax.
Descriptions of the house are below. Attendance is limited.
The house tour ends with a pot luck dinner. Plan to bring food that
you enjoy -- finger food, a salad, a casserole, dessert, or even a
bottle of wine.
The tour is free, and for Solar NS Members. We welcome new members -
membership is currently only $15, so come and join us.
Write back to RSVP, and to get directions to these two fascinating homes.
For more info about us, surf up our beautiful new web site at:
http:/solarns.ca/
House No. 1, Wilson-Hammond/Henkelman
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Direct gain passive solar, one-and-a-half storey four-bedroom house
for two adults and two children, faces due south, with a cookstove
and a heating stove, both burning wood. Woodstove has a domestic hot
water jacket and also dries clothes. Two beautiful hearths in the
house are built with local materials.
Slab floor is etched polished concrete with an etched compass rose.
The ground floor of house was designed to be made barrier-free for
one bedroom if necessary.
Bedrooms are on south face of the house with the hallway on the north
edge; hallway and bedrooms are lit by clerestory and transom windows.
Designed and built while the client AND designer were pregnant!
House No. 2, Mihoff/Broughton
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The cottage is a pre-fab from Interhabs in Bedford, slab-on-grade,
with a total of 640 square feet.
Electric power comes from two solar panels producing a total of 100W.
Fridge, stove and hot water are propane. Because we can't have a
powered vent on the hot water, we use an RV heater which is
essentially running its burner outdoors.
This winter, primary heat is expected to be produced by a "Solar
Wall" (TM). One PV panel exclusively powers the fan on the Solar
Wall. Backup heat is from a gravity-fed oil stove. The Solar Wall
was installed late last winter, too late to know how it functions in
really cold weather.
--
Daniel MacKay
Secretary, Solar Nova Scotia
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CBC enviro news-briefs follow:
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STRAIT POLITICIANS DRAW IRE AT GAS HEARING
While the so-called P-3 financing of schools has been abandoned in Nova
Scotia, some people in the Strait of Canso area hope the formula will work
for natural gas. Local politicians want to share the cost of a quick gas
delivery system with a company from California.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_straitgas021016
SWEET SUCCESS SWEEPS THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY
The apples are big, plentiful and easy to sell in the Annapolis Valley this
harvest season. The good news is mostly due to the good weather. But, it's
also because of problems with apple harvests in central Canada.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_applecrop021016
KYOTO'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, SAYS ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
The environment minister says Canadians should be thinking about the
Kyoto Protocol more in terms of the environment and less about the
economy.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/10/17/anderson_kyoto021017
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