Monthly Archives: September 2022

I’m on the Radio!

Posted on September 25, 2022 by ellen

I was advertising the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour. Our house is on the tour again this year. We had our house on the tour in 2017 when we were about halfway finished installing LEED requirements and attempting to earn … Continue reading →

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Chaffee County Green Homes Tour

Posted on September 20, 2022 by ellen

The woman who heads up the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour also works with organizations in Chaffee County to organize a green homes tour near Salida and Buena Vista. She recruits members of the Denver team to spend a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Colorado Average Home Gas Use vs. Ours

Posted on September 14, 2022 by ellen

We are getting ready for the Metro Denver Green Homes Tour on October 1st. Our home was on the tour in 2017. Since then we have finished the LEED certification as a Platinum Green and Net Zero home. So we … Continue reading →

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Inverter Repair

Posted on September 10, 2022 by ellen

On our last trip when we were almost home we tried to turn on the inverter and it was dead. We were dropping it off at the shop for repairs to the body from when we scraped the side on … Continue reading →

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Trombe Wall in September

Posted on September 8, 2022 by ellen

The Trombe wall is too effective in the hot sunny days of September. The sun is lower in the sky so the overhang is not wide enough to shade the front. Even opening the windows at night and using fans … Continue reading →

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A Sunday in Wuppertal

Posted on September 7, 2022 by ellen

Dave noticed a site in Germany on Atlas Obscura, a website devoted to unusual places and experiences. Wurppertal features a hanging suspension train that was not too far away from Wurselen by trains. Clare researched the route and we decided … Continue reading →

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New Home in Germany

Posted on September 6, 2022 by ellen

We were home from Indiana for a week and then off to Wurselen, Germany to visit our daughter and family. They purchased a new home last fall but had a long wait until the sale was completed. It is not … Continue reading →

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