How cool!

Femtique — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:18:21 -0600

Thanks for sharing. =)

I'm realizing that the old is becoming new again.

Virginia DeBolt — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:48:31 -0500

Here in the Southwest, where I live, we only have to go to the ancient Native American cliff dwellings and ruins to realize the truth of the statement that everything old is becoming new again.

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cara mia — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:15:45 -0500

I'm green with envy! (sorry about the pun) when I see the possibilities coming from the marriage of innovation, technology and student enthusiasm. I loved each of the designs showcased on our Capitol mall and would be excited to have any of the designs as my very own living space. I only wish I could have visited them in person--maybe next year.

I think back about how far we haven't come, when I recall the subsidized housing complex I used to drive by on the I-4 corridor which bisects downtown Tampa, Florida. The apartment buildings all had roofs which held solar water heaters. In the late 70's, the apartments were "modernized" and the solar units were whisked away and replaced with costly central heating and air. Ah, Sunshine State, we could have been a model. . .

When, as a child, I visited my grandmother's home, she had her own solar water heater that she had built from a water tank painted flat black that was plumbed into the electric water heater inside. Many days in central Florida the sun heated all the water she needed. At night, she had a timer set to heat the electric unit if she needed hot water after dark or on an occasional cloudy day.

I've been following alternative energy proposals and news for a number of years and learned that the concept of solar water heating has been around since the late 1880's. I'm realizing that the old is becoming new again.

Cara Mia

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How cool!

I'm realizing that the old is becoming new again.

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