http://teresamcrae.com/blog.html Teresa McRae : Latest Blog Posts Copyright (C): Teresa McRae, http://teresamcrae.com Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:11:24 GMT Teresa McRae 2012-03-29T22:11:24Z Copyright (C): Teresa McRae, http://teresamcrae.com http://teresamcrae.com/blog.html/earth-hour-2012-1797638 <p>What are you doing this Saturday night? Join in with me as I turn off my lights with the rest of the world at 8:30 for 60 minutes. Get outside and see who else is turning off their lights. And<a title="Earth Hour 2012" href="http://www.earthhour.org/">&nbsp;</a>I challenge you to make a change that you carry forward in your life. I'm going to reduce my shower time.<a class="weblet-placeholder" title="EARTH HOUR 60+" href="http://www.earthhour.org/">&nbsp;Earth Hour 60+</a></p> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:11:00 GMT http://teresamcrae.com/blog.html/earth-hour-2012-1797638 2012-03-29T22:11:00Z http://teresamcrae.com/blog.html/solar-decathlon-1606276 <SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Check out the Canadian entry, the <A href="http://wps.myrealpage.com/w/w%3dteresamcrae.com,m%3d__manage__/blogs/http;/solardecathlon.ca/"><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">TRTL</SPAN></A>, to the 2011 Solar Decathlon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>A multidisciplinary team of 50 University of Calgary students with an Aboriginal Advisory Council created and submitted an inspiring home to this biannual event. Like the Olympic decathlon, the U.S. Department of Energy <A href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/"><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Solar Decathlon</SPAN></A> is an international competition consisting of 10 contests: Architecture, Market Appeal, Engineering, Communications, Affordability, Comfort Zone, Hot Water, Appliances, Home Entertainment, and Energy Balance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>There are some other exciting entries that just may be our homes of the future</SPAN> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:24:00 GMT http://teresamcrae.com/blog.html/solar-decathlon-1606276 2011-11-05T16:24:00Z