Monday, November 22, 2010

Greenhouse for under $115
















Building a small greenhouse can be a cost effective way to extend your growing season.  The challenge has been that most of the kits available online are expensive or the instructions are unclear.  I decided to start from scratch and have documented the process if anyone would like to copy the design. 

In order to accommodate the raised bed that was already in place, it was necessary to customize some of the measurements.  The instructions below are standardized for an 8' x 7' greenhouse, which will reduce the waste from odd size cuts that leave unusable stubs. 

Friday, January 22, 2010

Multi-family Portfolio Approach Strategies

The following strategies can be incorporated in both rental as well as Home Owner Association scenarios.

Consumption Management
  • Installing time of day metering equipment to find the peak demand
  • Utility companies have acess to the aggregate energy use data for properties
    • May have to go to commissions to compel them to give out aggregate energy use data on the units
Procurement management