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		<title>Save-the-Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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~Final Mini-B Open House at Phinney Neighborhood Center~
Come by for a last visit before&#160;the Mini-B relocates&#160;to Clearwater Commons.
Plans are in the works for a &#8220;Mini-C&#8221;, come and learn more.
Sunday, November 6th, 1-4pm. Hope to see you there.
&#160;
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		<title>Energy drain from TV Cable Set-Top Boxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Low hanging fruit?&#160; See NY Times article this past Sunday
There are opportunities aplenty for saving energy on the home front.&#160; Take this for example..&#160; Cable TV set-top boxes number 160 million in the US, consuming $3 billion dollars of energy per year, more than the entire state of Maryland.&#160; Why are they not more efficient?&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland SmartHome &#8211; Passive House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Passive House Enthusiasts!
&#160;
Great article in today&#8217;s Seattle times about the Cleveland SmartHome &#8211; a Passive House.&#160; You can check it out at the link below.
&#160;
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mobile/?type=story&#38;id=2015341741
Joe Giampietro, ArchitectCertified Passive House Consultant


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		<title>Green Home Tour at PNA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#62;&#62; &#62; &#62;&#62; Great Open House this weekend with many enthusiastic visitors to the Mini-B and nine other homes and gardens on the tour. Over two hundred filtered through the Mini-B. Temperature was a beautiful 70 degrees inside all day with door open. Many options are surfacing for the new demo location. Stay tuned&#8230;.. &#62;&#62; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND at Mini-B</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 11, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 12, 2011; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Sat-Jun 11 presentation &#38; tour sponsored by the Sunset Hill Community Association at 10am
More info at: www.sunsethillcommunity.comSun-Jun 12 PNA Home Tour - Open House from 11am to 4pm

Two great opportunities to visit &#38; learn more about the most energy efficient and comfortable way build - Passive House.

Joe Giampietro

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		<title>Mini-B on a warm day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when is hot out? I get this question regularly since the Mini-B is so well insulated. Well&#8230;.? What would you do now, in the house you live in today? Open the windows? Mini-B has windows! Amazing! And it works! I tried it out this week with temperatures in the 70&#8242;s. I open the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany plans to terminate Nuclear Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Given the news that Germany will shut down all nuclear power plants in the country by 2022,&#160;it looks like conservation measures such as PassivHaus will take a front seat in the new lower energy economy.&#160; see Seattle Times articles:&#160; http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2015190812_germany31.html
Joe Giampietro


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		<title>Help Us Find A New Home For The Mini-B Passive House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 03:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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MINI-B PASSIVE HOUSE 
&#160;Hello,
&#160;
I am reaching out to those who have seen and/or expressed interest in the Mini-B Passive House.&#160; 
&#160;
&#160;After 6 months at the Phinney Neighborhood Center and more than 800 visitors from Canada to California, including builders, educators, students, government officials, developers, major land owners and residents who care about energy efficiency and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini-B OPEN HOUSE June 12 from 11am to 4pm</title>
		<link>http://minibhome.com/2011/05/25/mini-b-open-house-june-12-from-11am-to-4pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 22:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Looking for great Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)?
how about incredible energy efficiency?
how about both combined in one small package?
&#160;
Come check out the Mini-B Passive House at PNA as part of the Home and Garden Tour!
Sunday &#8211; June 12th &#8211; 11am to 4pm
You will get the inside scoop from the designer and PassivHaus enthusiast Joe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Weather Inside!</title>
		<link>http://minibhome.com/2011/05/19/great-weather-inside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather report from Seattle&#8217;s mini-B Passive House is SUNNY and 70 degrees &#8211; as it has been all week
Besides fresh air and thermal comfort, mini-B save energy
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