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Passively |
Santa Paula: Taking full advantage of the sun to heat a building and the breeze to cool it is called “passive solar design,” and this house makes the most of these no-cost sources of energy—along with numerous other earth-friendly ideas. |
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Reduce, |
Ojai: In addition to the smart and “green” choice to remodel rather than rebuild, this house uses many techniques and materials to save energy, reuse materials, and produce a long-lasting structure. |
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Sun-Powered |
Simi Valley: Energy-efficient construction using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in the walls, floor, and ceiling provides better insulation and quicker assembly than conventional methods. Add solar panels and electric bills vanish. |
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Vista Hermosa: |
Santa Paula: Cabrillo Economic Development Corp. builds multi-family housing with keen awareness of ongoing utility and maintenance costs, durability, and the effect its buildings have on the health of their occupants. |
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Working Out the Bugs |
Ventura: The energy challenge at Rincon-Vitova Insectaries: Keeping billions of tiny livestock at their optimum temperature and humidity year-round takes a huge amount of energy. Solar panels and a tankless water heater help. |
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The Art of |
Oxnard: A greenhouse’s computer-controlled system of vents, hot-water pipes, shade cloth and heat curtains allows precise adjustments to provide exactly the indoor weather that will help the plants do best. |
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Arresting Energy Waste in Moorpark |
Moorpark:The Moorpark Police Services Center was designed with police officers’ comfort and health in mind—along with the city’s utility and maintenance budget, emergency readiness, and environmental awareness. |
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Justice Wears a Star |
Ventura: Just by following its own standard operating procedures—which include ongoing energy efficiency upgrades—the County won ENERGY STAR ratings on six of its buildings, including the massive Hall of Justice. |
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Mixing It Up in |
Fillmore: The City of Fillmore has a plan to invite residents and visitors to use their old historic downtown in new ways. |
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Navy Blue and Green |
Port Hueneme: “New ideas are constantly being tried out and revised” at the Navy's Energy and Sustainable Design Demonstration Facility, created as an ongoing test bed for new and emerging technologies. |
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Ventura |
Ventura: A 123 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) array atop the City of Ventura’s maintenance yard marks a big step toward one of the city’s energy-conservation goals: Creating a “net zero” electricity maintenance yard. |
