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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Designed so as to use the relatively unvarying thermal properties of the surrounding earth or soil as a moderating influence on the temperature of interior spaces, as by building into the earth or by circulating air through subterranean conduits.
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Such innovations as nature-based site planning, interior day lighting, radiant and passive solar heating, natural evaporative air cooling, interior plantscaping, lumber-saving “frameless” construction, earth-sheltered construction, “sun traps” to illuminate basements, and semi-subterranean designs for the Arizona desert are just some of his many solutions to problems that today are identified as “sustainable.”
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Geery lived off the grid for 15 years in an earth-sheltered, solar heated home, while his kids learned in school that solar energy isn't feasible.
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Underground in Idaho (part 1) yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Underground in Idaho (part 1)'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Southeastern Idaho is a semi-desert, and a perfect location for building an underground, earth-sheltered home in the 1980\'s.
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Having learned what not to do to properly weather-proof a house (omit insulation, use enormous panes of single-sheet glass, do without drywall, etc.), he constructed a bermed, earth-sheltered house nearby.
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A perfect location for building an underground, earth-sheltered home in the 1980's.
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Geery lived off the grid for 15 years in an earth-sheltered, solar heated home, while his kids learned in school that solar energy isn't feasible.
OpEdNews - Diary: Want to support a winner worthy of winning? Wow, how's that for a change?! 2008
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Geery lived off the grid for 15 years in an earth-sheltered, solar heated home, while his kids learned in school that solar energy isn't feasible.
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Geery lived off the grid for 15 years in an earth-sheltered, solar heated home, while his kids learned in school that solar energy isn't feasible.
The Starving Society 2008
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I eventually joined the family business and in 1982 a couple approached us about building an earth-sheltered, underground home.
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Geery lived off the grid for 15 years in an earth-sheltered, solar heated home, while his kids learned in school that solar energy isn't feasible.
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