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The presentation today was about sustainable housing. I found it very interesting because i have heard a lot of buzz around the idea of sustainable housing, but have not heard of any specific examples of how to go about transforming a house to be sustainable.

This group gave several specific ways to convert housing to be a more sustainable product.

-They Talked about using recycled products to build houses-which seems obvious, but not very many people have been doing it.

-Half flush toilets save water

-Green Roofs provide energy

-Cob building-regains sense of community adn they last long and are easy to repair

-Bamboo as support beams- common in south east asia or other humid locations.

i also enjoyed the cover page. i like the humanistic side symbolized by the face.

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