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<br />Appendix A
<br />in! uo. IE.1.1. 1151E51 tai.EVI F.T T' %Kri%
<br />Louisville homeowner finds natural solutions
<br />F ,o-trienclly products
<br />making iestlietic
<br />strides
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<br />Nit
<br />PaIZINA •ICU"TQ•l
<br />aY C;REtl Ai F1
<br />I:iiti'1R,mm ntal K.'n.`4tla'Llw' di . n'i rn.'an one's
<br />rly• L4•.ku•er-slyk' e,5r 111-
<br />..15Lp..•.+Ira'l.•u- with w..r 1 n wr.511h ainl r la4n Irnlllo-
<br />Larrwlahon.
<br />The awt'rskr uri' n dt,x'IILrse. tin hi. Irarttforrrned
<br />ii k a ;VOW e'nrL ;v efficient..nvLr,nlrk'nLaLIY curl'
<br />ylrul'1IIIk' w•'11h. ii1 '151174]I Ilu.`.hrnl 1L'neY' 4,f a
<br />r.k1,hii 15uEtlt
<br />L. L1L1v.4 ill.' d.S...L. i7[ !.(t51 wa NL',.L.,1t. 4,I the I%.,.cIdrr
<br />Energy LIrn rw'atlon Center, iJrirei Kolb space` and
<br />41 'lx• In her old town Louisville ht,oe.ut'ir5h mak•rl •
<br />afs that cncuur rge energy and rrcefurce cnrtwen'a-
<br />t'v_m Making her home snrnsthing of a guinea l5ig
<br />for , 15t',rcNtmenlal]u friendly bualdi0K poi rLt ip Ir•
<br />wasn't a [hailer or ]ivii]g riwual standard it
<br />WON practic...1
<br />"[I I0k1s Irk•' it'c Ih.`sigh! thing to do." visesaid. "1
<br />a rs'1 I magme building 5w' ii Ilwu t Ilwe{e Fir inirpa ';
<br />because. ehL'r make x4, mutt h['r.F.e."
<br />\Ce5-IL.n and her adldeel ,,n upstairs bed -
<br />Am Issrhmnm IUAl e5 w+rr e4410 square feet in .LFx'
<br />1.1 their4?.ycar-old house Thu d!n.ElstAin ku..huil
<br />arid dining rwrm were a1x Lr,1n IL14x}}' iwyletYalLti.
<br />EinbraCing 11.' ui. f Fualir it rnhelp heat and
<br />Ii ISI Sh¢ rtrwo4'ati.In, an.t by ux5ng.earth friendly
<br />n5atyr.air..n !t4 corlructLaan, the. NL'wwt1ML.x nearly
<br />doubter./ the. taxe of their it choir w.lLlwu I inw•rw'.rsin}t
<br />their utility bilk..
<br />Their 1,iich4'n .1 yew 1,14 ipc,50.1 .rl, CO 111.11 x.mih-
<br />r•1w.a51{ .yer5tikhle hw and in): - H.H elf Kkas.,illcAms and
<br />roar.- wLnd.I1 x Ito the southern wall. Thai aLlows
<br />more natural light and hLtiat in the main rny,Ihr of
<br />the LLUIxl', ra'gtI lrr [5'b' less i•ILe rg y Ittdaa helot): t0
<br />n wkx' iCu 5p, s 4' IriLSrt le.'alttlr.
<br />n.a• InateY1.114taCICkILlra,S'e`con,
<br />k,r5•atrun c'f true,. rake t1wmi4:al-laden man-
<br />ufacturing and prormeit Jr.
<br />in.i 4,4,r. t In'n its I-rrtx'
<br />t'n5'iP I1r5�L41
<br />i.vItat dews that m.Y1n, 1111 Yms tr./ the rent vation!
<br />To I he r raked ere. nothing fly 4 tlwt• ..r,} Its are xi>.
<br />inche, LI1i.4 k„ 115 1LWt1 4110.1.4 Jw 14IL helps heticS s1h
<br />1r *t aid Lip 5ui cold I.1he• Ilt•edrnorri carpLl LS
<br />made. from . vcled !desire.- pop -bottles. the shower
<br />tikes are. nsade. from 70 percent recycled carwind•
<br />shtetd glare, and the windows have Lour iron's the
<br />amounttd hu11 Merthyr] AN n.rn.Stix'inL14n'x(An R.-
<br />rating) ori$inal h,7r�+wOt�47 f cx
<br />xn' I in�it..+,t wdh p#intr. and f.lauu that ...ordain no
<br />voialileerganic compounds On air goJlutanll or
<br />WF:M'EY 10.54. 4r1411.'2. 114T
<br />for remodeling project
<br />solvents {du=IL r0jtoplrJ.
<br />LvrM more could hsti•c been dor',c to use envlmn•
<br />rn.•ntalJ}'sound prinripJex. L,uEsuing further would
<br />h. mean! cF,nnging Ili.. Koff -of r6ctir
<br />llwt� 17riRCijol. ran rosily be applied Ins whole
<br />Inn said_ 'When you choose Liles.,
<br />kaki of remodels you've gut 14 comet ter the irade-
<br />o15Lvou're making with each w Ikln+.lt. You only de.
<br />w1Lar d. worth it to vuwl SO dn."
<br />The IwusL}� inrnil.wr and rnergv aficiency pI x�e
<br />'he pwinn as rn Lich as the feeling that they nuni-
<br />mlrx4theaxparrson.'xirnpnctLina'nlur.5kr4 !lefts.
<br />The Lx'neriis soda "greet)' F11..PL•aI.un artsrCk I 'tit
<br />in aIJ warm. hL J feelings -there are prartical h{-wtt
<br />fits Like. rso headar&..s from toxic
<br />}mint t,t flu6r fii5iil5es,and mars., said Newton.
<br />ry.rrn, this kind of rernsidelir.4y docscn`t cast
<br />am. ri r.` lihan iradLl itvw.11 nwrr.hodO. Clux'your
<br />IL1361y bilk will tc• lower and litt'e a11rf15ddr M5.} IL-ri-
<br />alx last a lot Longrr.-
<br />Altcrdaiive rth +Heidi Spy an rxpar.sluh lac r4..n.15•a
<br />liu1• Il . < u .t I.tEI]• more than IradStinna I materi-
<br />214, ,.hc said, but building green elouvr I haht't to
<br />mean you don't gee xnrne green b*t•k its tetUYrl [r5
<br />the.` four y171Tx }inct tht' ntLsr•'FIi r . Newton f.gufw
<br />the energy sns1150 how made tip the difference rn
<br />t ui ILIr.5�14 .I.
<br />Finding the raxour.rs For a "KrL'.cn renovation" it
<br />not a., hare] as it unuc was. L4+ kr(X. .}ir i41..t fi-}-
<br />raln's. nliturdi-iib4 f edrpi'S.. tnnrr w• efficher5t w,•in•
<br />y30a' and recycled 'building. ma feria Is have all
<br />broom.' maw coninump]acr.
<br />"When we did our rrnovatiegIfumbled rny way
<br />through big -tame. but that was Fuurve�rad
<br />you ran get a lot uF this !dull .]I rlitasl hhrdwarle
<br />xi4.rr.1." Lhe avid. Adding tIa15e all 5 pee.on hats to do
<br />is +o-k "?'pu still lidve rw5 ;10 d I.ri le self-ed oration.
<br />Ask !oar builder, ask year hardware More_ ask the
<br />x.upply snrnparmirs. They'll be happy to help."'
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