a bit of green

_{Walking on Roman velvet green.}

_{(C)lovers at the campus.}

Here’s a very nice project I stumbled upon, called Creating a Greener House. It’s about the restoration of a 1928 house where great attention was given to energy efficiency. The site contains details about insulation, energy efficient heating and cooling and ventilation. A heat reclamation device is also installed in the form of a shower heat recovery mechanism. Measurements of the actual energy savings have also been made.

Remember the post about window gardens? Well, we followed our advice and started our own window garden, our precious. Here are some preliminary results:

A glimpse of our tiny window garden; starring thyme and basil.

I’m sure you’ve heard that completely detaching your devices from the power network when they’re not turned on will save you some standby power. Having to kneel down to reach to that power socket or power button can be a bit frustrating though. iGo’s energy saving wall module with integrated iGo Green® Technology automatically reduces wasted standby power by up to 85%. You can plug in your computer and other devices to save power without the hassle of unplugging your devices, great!

You can buy it from Amazon for $27.02.

Water your plants like your grandmother did.

Speaking of gardens and the perfect amount of water your herb pots require, here’s an 1950′s vintage metal watering can I ran into on etsy.

Vintage items (as well as old houses) always give me a certain feeling of mystery, they make me want to know their story. So, there you go, a unique grandma-like watering can with rather old  chrome yellow and black paint with flower decal on one side.

You can buy it at keeelystreetvintage’s shop for $19.50 USD.