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Tennessee Couple Designs And Builds Dream Green Home
With help from a free design program called Google SketchUp, Philippe and Thao Jeanty of Fairview, TN decided that a self-sufficient, solar-powered, energy efficient home was within their reach. Check out the article on USA Today here.
More and more it seems that individual couples and families are able to take the clean energy leap on their own, without the need to be part of a large scale project. "'People were complaining about the price of oil last year and are worried about nuclear energy now,' he said, referring to the reactors that are leaking radiation in Japan. 'This is the solution.'"
On top of producing their own solar energy (and selling extra to the local power company), they are utilizing other kinds of clean tech, like LED lighting and geothermal heating and cooling systems. You can find Gem State Solar's innovative LED options here and natural lighting options here.
