Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

Wonderful world of windows
Arizona Daily Star - All six types of windows use gas, either argon or krypton, to fill in the gaps between panes instead of the alternative, plain air. Other differences among the six were in the framing materials and solar heat properties.

New Erie Recreation Center Opens with Novan Solar System
Forbes - Novan Solar Inc. of Golden, Colorado has recently completed a 70-panel solar thermal system for the new Erie Recreation Center in Erie, Colorado. The heating system will generate nearly 9,200 therms (the equivalent of 275 MWh) of energy every year

Senator Durbin Says President’s Budget is out of Touch with Needs of
All American Patriots - The budget proposes a 7 percent cut in solar energy research, and a 79 percent cut in weatherization and intergovernmental families in Illinois, energy costs are a severe stress on the budget, forcing them to make painful choices between heating

Doctor’s weekend home designed to be as eco-friendly as possible
Dallas Morning News - The Durisol block construction has a similar effect, and the house operates with a solar hot water heater. “I’ve turned off the circuit-breaker to the heating element,” says Dr. Purdy, “because I have not had any time that the solar