home power magazine - issue 089 - 2002 - 06 - 07

[...]... 80 0-4 6 7-6 527 or 54 1-4 7 6-4 200 Fax: 88 8-5 9 7-5 357 • sales@energyoutfitters.com www.energyoutfitters.com • Inverter Gaiam Real Goods, 13771 S Hwy 101, Hopland, CA 95449 • 80 0-9 1 9-2 400 • Fax: 30 3-2 2 2-8 702 techs@realgoods.com • www.realgoods.com PVs, wind generators, Ananda Power Center Interstate Batteries, 12770 Merit Drive, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75251 • Consumer Customer Service: 88 8-7 7 2-3 600 • Fax: 97 2-3 9 2-1 453... • Fax: 97 2-3 9 2-1 453 CustomerService@interstatebatteries.com www.interstatebatteries.com • Batteries Resource Conservation Technology, Inc 2633 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21218 • 41 0-3 6 6-1 146 Fax: 41 0-3 6 6-1 202 • EPDM rubber roofing sheets R.C Smoot Construction, PO Box 15 2076 , Austin, TX 78715 • 51 2-4 4 1-0 890 • Fax: 51 2-2 5 8-8 526 rcsmoot@texas.net • www.earthshelteredhome.com Earth-sheltered building... manufacturer’s published power curves 2001 Priestley Ave Norman, OK 7 3069 T: 405–364–4212 F: 405–364– 2078 WindPower SIMPLICITY•RELIABILITY•PERFORMANCE SALES@BERGEY.COM WWW.BERGEY.COM © 1999 Bergey Windpower AstroPower = clean power AstroPower is the world’s leading independent PV company We are supported by shareholders who believe in the future of solar power, not by fossil fuel or nuclear power interests... Earth-sheltered building information The UpTower J-Box® ❂ ❂ ❂ ❂ ❂ Sizes 1 1/2" and up Makes wind turbine installation a breeze Built-in strain relief Marine/boat versions New Distributorships available IDC,LLC (928) 63 6-9 864 • idcllc@northlink.com www.idcsolarwindandwater.com Home Power #89 • June / July 2002 19 s nquirie I Dealer ome Welc Bergey 1000 Watt Home Wind Turbine ➧ 5-Year Warranty (Industry’s Longest)... number of regular customers, and receives many calls each day Individuals and groups come by to see the process, and Homestead attends conferences and festivals to promote biodiesel Tom Leue, Homestead, Inc., 1664 Cape St., Williamsburg, MA 01096 • 80 0-2 8 5-4 533 or 41 3-6 2 8-4 533 • Fax: 41 3-6 2 8-3 973 • Tilapia@aol.com www.yellowbiodiesel.com From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable... Performance ➧ Nearly Silent Operation ➧ Three High-Strength PowerFlex Fiberglass Blades, SH 3045 Airfoil* ➧ Neodymium Super-Magnet Alternator ➧ AutoFurl “No Worry” Storm Protection ➧ Fail-Safe Design, No Dump Load Required for Structural Safety ➧ PowerCenter Multi-function Controller ➧ OptiCharge Regulation for Extended Battery Life ➧ Easy Installation with BWC Tilt-up Towers 24 VDC Battery Charging *Patent... Tickell, US$29.95 from BookMasters, PO Box 388, Ashland, OH 44805 • 80 0-2 6 6-5 564 or 41 9-2 8 1-1 802 tickell@veggievan.org • www.veggievan.org National Biodiesel Board, 3337A Emerald Ln., Jefferson City, MO 65110 • 57 3-6 3 5-3 893 • www.biodiesel.org Biodiesel discussion groups: www.biodiesel.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic www.groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuels-biz www.groups.yahoo.com/group/biodiesel Good reference sources:... battens and shiplap As such, it was far from airtight I added fiberglass inside (over the Corbond) to increase the R-value to about R-30 downstairs and about R-40 upstairs, and installed drywall over that I estimate that I have approximately R-37 in the roof 36 Home Power #89 • June / July 2002 The 600 feet of hydronic tubing is held in place by road wire Three inches of concrete will make the final layer... were able to grind our way through the Jackson County permit process and started our present home Approval & Excavation Before moving, we had a road built into our homesite This gave us access to our barn After making part of it Home Power #89 • June / July 2002 11 PV/Wind System & Construction McCoy/Reising Home Construction Costs Item Cost (US$) Concrete $ 36,247 Lumber 9,965 Septic system 9,414 Misc... necessary The steel I-beams arrived by truck, and were hoisted into place by a crane Roof layers—shown are the roof felt and closed cell foam over tongue and groove plywood 12 Home Power #89 • June / July 2002 PV/Wind System & Construction because, according to the building department, “Dirt has no insulating quality.” This was confirmed by Ralph Smoot, a builder of earth-sheltered homes in Austin, Texas . Expo. Access Data Home Power PO Box 520 Ashland, OR 97520 USA Subscriptions and Back Issues: 80 0-7 0 7-6 585 VISA / MC 54 1-5 1 2-0 201 Outside USA Advertising: Phone: 80 0-7 0 7-6 585 or 54 1-5 1 2-0 201 Outside. 41 0-3 6 6-1 146 Fax: 41 0-3 6 6-1 202 • EPDM rubber roofing sheets R.C. Smoot Construction, PO Box 15 2076 , Austin, TX 78715 • 51 2-4 4 1-0 890 • Fax: 51 2-2 5 8-8 526 rcsmoot@texas.net • www.earthshelteredhome.com Earth-sheltered. 69 5-0 945 / 653 Industrial Park Dr., Evans, GA 30809 (800) 52 2-0 945 www.usbattery.com THE HANDS-ON JOURNAL OF HOME- MADE POWER HOME POWER 10 Earth-Sheltered Past A sunny success story of an off-grid,