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		<dc:creator>Lisa Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heating with wood often requires kindling In permaculture design thinking, we make sure that our critical functions (such as staying warm in these northern climes) can be served in multiple ways.  Another way to think about this could be that there is such a thing as smart redundancy, or &#8220;don&#8217;t put all your eggs in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=373&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture: Deconstructing the Definition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<title>Living with Solar Hot Water in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Fernandes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[David&#039;s Solar Hot Water System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Yeah, but solar doesn&#8217;t work very well in Maine I bet.&#8221; &#8220;At least some of your hot water comes from the sun, but&#8230;.&#8221; These are some of the comments I get when mentioning that my hot water comes from our solar hot water system that we installed here in late 2008.   Now, what really [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=335&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Elizabeth Solar Hot Water System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We completed this solar hot water system in Cape Elizabeth a week or so ago.  The orientation is 50 degrees west of solar south.  Herein lies one of the benefits of evacuated tubes.  Because of the curvature of their surface the tubes are self tracking.  This system starts making hot water only an hour after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=325&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cape Elizabeth Solar Hot Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Solar Hot Water Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve ordered the equipment and have started planning the schedule for this solar hot water project in Cape Elizabeth.  This roof will look great with a modern solar collector grabbing the sun&#8217;s energy.  This system is a stand-alone system with no boiler tie-in.  The boiler will no longer make any domestic hot water for this house.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=306&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Hot Water System in Raymond Maine</title>
		<link>http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/solar-hot-water-system-in-raymond-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Solar Hot Water Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wrapped up the year with a great 60 tube installation.  We worked around the weather and through some snow storms and we got it done.  Many thanks to the whole team and to the homeowners.  It was a great coordination effort and the results are super!  This system serves a family of four and has a winter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=281&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Hot Water, Raymond Maine</title>
		<link>http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/solar-hot-water-raymond-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Solar Hot Water Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve roughed in the electrical, the solar loop, and most of the plumbing at our latest 60 tube solar hot water project. After we let the cold snap pass we&#8217;ll be back for a final day of collector installation on the roof and system commissioning. Check back for photos of this system! Posted in Maine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=260&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>50,000 BTU&#8217;s in the tank, A Cumberland Solar Hot Water Update</title>
		<link>http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/50000-btus-in-the-tank-a-cumberland-solar-hot-water-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Solar Hot Water Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I arrived this morning to meet the insulation crew and tie up a few loose ends I knew we had a nice solar hot water day on our hands.  Crisp air, blue skies and 60 tubes on the roof!  By the time I last checked in at 3:00 in the afternoon the tank was hovering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=248&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Here is the insulation</title>
		<link>http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/here-is-the-insulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the after photo!  Go here for the before photo and the back story:  http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/where-is-the-insulation/ We installed a great 60 tube solar system and insulated the boiler manifolds!  Many thanks to our friends at Hi Tech Insulation Services for a great job!  The boiler technician also lowered the aquastat setting to 135 degrees from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=244&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>South Portland Maine Solar Hot Water System Update</title>
		<link>http://resilienthomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/south-portland-maine-solar-hot-water-system-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Whitten</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maine Solar Hot Water Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar Hot Water in South Portland Maine I paid a little visit to my friends up the street to see how the first two months had gone.  They had gone until last weekend (October!) with the back-up system turned completely off!  The tank was 160 degrees when I checked in.  We&#8217;ll be at a 90% [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=resilienthomes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3895911&amp;post=236&amp;subd=resilienthomes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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