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		<title>Efficient &#8212; Foot Pedal Faucet Controllers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Foot pedal faucet controllers allow you to control a faucet hands-free. These devices are efficient and hygienic &#8212; they are commonly found in commercial kitchens and hospitals. I&#8217;m not sure why we don&#8217;t see them in more homes. You can reduce water use by 50% using pedal controllers, and if it&#8217;s hot water, you&#8217;ll be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How To Stay Efficiently Cool This Summer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 22:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summertime is almost here, but hot weather doesn’t have to mean skyrocketing power bills and nonstop air conditioning. We’ve compiled these tips to help you maximize your summer comfort and energy efficiency. Remember, It’s Summer Listen up – your home isn’t an arctic retreat for polar testing, it simply needs to be a comfortable living [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chicago’s Green Alley Initiative</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 18:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Urban alleyways. Grubby places that only scrappy cats or cop-show perps could love, right? Not in Chicago, where the Department of Transportation is giving them some serious TLC with its recently implemented Green Alley Program. This city-wide renovation initiative will offer some surprising environmental benefits and improve quality of life for residents. Alleys may seem [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Update:  Bank Of America Tower, Greenest Skyscraper In The U.S.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while back, MetaEfficient profiled what could be the greenest skyscraper in America, the Bank of America Tower in New York City. Located in midtown Manhattan at One Bryant Park, the 945-foot tall, 55-story structure is scheduled to open later this year. Here’s a closer look at some of the groundbreaking features that should help [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Old Running Shoes Never Die – But Brooks BioMoGo Really Does Fade Away</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A critical aspect of a product’s “efficiency” involves not just what it does, but also where it comes from and where it goes after its useful life. Brooks has taken an innovative step to improve the life-cycle efficiency of its running shoes with its biodegradable BioMoGo cushioning material. BioMoGo is a cushioning material for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Efficient Unified Bathroom Theory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Overview A meta-efficient design for a bathroom. Water Water in the bathroom: use filtered rain water, otherwise filter water very thoroughly (i.e. remove: chlorine, heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, VOCs, radon, and other contaminants). Channel greywater into a garden. Air Purification Purify the air using indoor plants. Heating Use radiant heat through the floor. Heat via [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Efficient Building In Seattle Requires No AC</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This new building in Seattle by Weber + Thompson requires no air conditioning. To achieve this feat, the architects made use of numerous passive cooling elements throughout the building. Passive cooling means no electricity or other fuel is needed &#8212; instead strategic shading and orientation is used, rather than high-tech gadgetry. The building has green-tinted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>German Parliment To Use 100% Renewable Power</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The German Reichstag is expected to become the greenest parliament building in the world, thanks to a decision to rely solely on renewable energy. From late summer the building is due to swap to green power sources such as water, wind and solar energy, replacing the conventional power that it has largely relied upon until [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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