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Sales: 15% off Solatube
Local Customer Spotlight: Local Solar Walk Artist Elizbeth Indianos Uses INDIGOGreen For Inspiration
Product Spotlight: Stealth Water Savings With Toilet From Niagra
Green Tip: Rise Up! Raising Your Water Savings and Pressure By Raising Your Rain Barrels
INDIGOgreen Blog Link: GRU BEST Pre-Conference Workshop On Green Certification Gives Back To Haiti
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 ...NEEDS YOUR HELP! Barrels of Hope is catching on but we still need your support. Thank you to everyone in the community that has donated or helped thus far. Please tell 2 friends about Barrels of Hope, friend us on facebook and "friend a family" by sponsoring a permanent shelter for Haitian earthquake vicitms for just $300. This is a non-profit, all-volunteer run initiative and all proceeds go directly to material and transportation costs.
Please visit www.barrelsofhope.org for more information or search "barrels of hope" on facebook. |
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| 15% OFF ALL SOLATUBES PRODUCTS THROUGH THE END OF JULY!!!
 When it comes to light, what is better than daylight? Good for the soul, good for the mind and still free, light from the sun is the best option for both home and work. With skylights you can have massive heat gain which can be a concern in Florida. With Solatubes, the light tube allows light to enter while keeping heat gain out. Solatube® Brighten Up® Series are the cost-effective way to bring natural light to virtually any room. And now, Solatubes are eligible for 30% tax credit.
choice of diffusers.
Some of the bennies of the Solatube:
It provides exceptional lighting. The light output is incredible, providing as much light as you would expect from a skylight many times its size.
It is cost-effective. Tubular Daylighting Devices cost considerably less than other daylighting options, such as windows and skylights, including both product and installation costs.
Installing it is fast, clean and easy. They require no structural reframing, tunneling, drywalling or painting. A professional can install the product in less than two hours and most Do-It-Yourselfers can finish the project in one day.
It can go almost anywhere. The compact and flexible design of TDDs allow them to be installed in just about any room, including rooms without direct roof access and smaller spaces where daylighting would usually not be an option.
It is "Green." TDDs allow you to switch off electric lights during the day, which provides savings on energy bills and also reduces environmental pollution.
It is actually good for you. It has been shown in several prominent studies that increasing daily exposure to natural light can enhance mental and physical well-being, boost concentration and energy levels and a variety of other unexpected perks.
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LOCAL CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT.
Local Solar Walk Artist Elizabeth Indianos Uses INDIGOGreen For Inspiration Elizabeth Indianos is better known in Gainesville as the artist behind the solar walk stretching along 8th Ave. An interactive art installment that stretches like the ever-expanding imagination within the ever-expanding universe, it used recycled materials in it's construction to make a statement of commitment to sustainable art. In her most recent work an interactive sundial, she uses recycled material once again and this time with our help. Honored to help her work be realized, here is a excerpt from her introduction to "True North". When INDIGOGreen opened its doors in 2007 stating a "commitment to our planet, our community, our families and ourselves to live smarter" I was thrilled and excited. Through partnership with INDIGOGreen I learned about many non-conventional, highly creative products and concepts that would help me do my part as an artist working to sustain a planet with diminishing resources. True North- Niceville Sundial is a recent artwork reflecting INDIGOGreen's influence and inspiration.The work is a large scale sundial installed on the campus of Northwest Florida State College, not far from the beaches in the Florida panhandle. Art features includea sun made from multicolored, recycled glass in concrete and a Little Dipper Bear made from jellybean rocks, a natural stone product---(both products illustrated atINDIGOGreen). The Sundial requires, insists, that participants use their body standing on the dial establishing "TrueNorth" in order to find their own relative position and time on the planet. Excerpt from Elizabeth Indianos' Introduction To "True North" Writer/Artist 6/30/2010 |
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PRODUCTSPOTLIGHT.
Stealth Water Savings With Toilet From Niagara
 Innovative and stylish, Niagara's 0.8 GPF Stealth™ UHET -- ultra high-efficiency toilet -- goes a step beyond the standard water-saving toilets available on the market. With its low-profile body, breakthrough patented hydraulic technology, and the quietest flush on the planet, Stealth™'s unique design has revolutionized the toilet market. By harnessing the energy created by water filling the tank, this toilet uses a patented air transfer system to pressurize the bowl's trapway. Once activated by simply pressing the flush button, the swift, powerful and quiet flush evacuates all waste in the bowl. Offered in both round front and elongated models and adaptable to fit a standard 12" roughing installation, the Stealth™ easily replaces your existing toilet, lowering water usage and utility bills.
Now available at INDIGOGreen, please call for pricing. |
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Green Tip.
Rise Up! Raising Your Water Savings and Pressure By Raising Your Rain Barrels
The easiest way to generate water pressure is to elevate the rain barrel by using a stand or platform. Gravity will push the water down and out the attached hose. The more water there is in the rain barrel, the higher the pressure it will be.
At my house, just elevating the rainbarrel 3 feet gives me enough pressure to use a soaker hose in the garden located about 15 feet away.
A large rain barrel will fill up relatively quickly during a heavy storm or hard rain, especially in a Florida afternoon summer storm (my favorite!).
The overflow emitter and a second rain barrel are important parts of the rain collection system, and can help keep the system from upsetting itself, even during major storms.
Here's a way to calculate how many rain barrels you need to collect water from your roof: Rain falls at a rate of approximately 0.6 gallons per inch of rainfall. A 1,000 square foot roof will collect 600 gallons per inch of rainfall. That means, you could fill over 10 65 gallon rain barrels from one hard rain. |
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INDIGOgreen BLOGreen.
GRU BEST Pre-Conference Workshop On Green Certification Gives Back To Haiti
click here to read the entire blog |
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COMMUNITY
4-H Summer Camp & Day Camps
IFAS Extension Office
Sewing - June 15-17; Cards, Photo Albums & More - Jun 29 - July 1; Jewelry Workshop - July 5; Nutrition/Cooking - July 6-9; Crafty Kids - July 2; Paper Craft - July 29; Cooking - July 30; Butterfly - July 12 -16; City Slickers - July 26-28; Natural Resources - August 4-6; Knitting - August 11-3; and Shooting Sports - August 9-13
The Alachua County Extension Office is pleased to announce the schedule for 2010 4-H Youth Day Camps. All of these programs (with the exception of Shooting Sports) are held at the Extension Office. Space is limited, so make your reservation now. Contact Matt Benge, 4-H Youth Development Agent at 955-2402 or e-mail mbenge@alachuacounty.us for a registration form.
WGOT Staff and Information Meeting
Sunday July 11 6 pm
Civic Media Center 433 S Main St
On Sunday July 11, WGOT will be holding a staff and information meeting for the public. This meeting will be held at the Civic Media Center, 433 S.
Main St. at 6 PM. This is the place to be if you would like to volunteer for the station or produce your own program. We do not have a studio so DJ's create their shows from home to be broadcast over the air. We would love to see you there.
GRU BEST Symposium
Pre-conference Workshop: July 14, 2010
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Lunch provided)
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - GRU Conference Room
"Pathways to Certification"
Training presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction.
Learn more about various certification programs including cost, payback periods and the social responsibility of each program.
Training will include information regarding certification for:
FHBA, LEED, GreenGlobes, FGBC, FSEC and others.
Registration fee: $125
$25 of each registration fee will be donated to USGBC's "Barrels of Hope" project in GRU's name.
Day 1: July 15, 2010
7:15 AM to 5:00 PM
Best Western Gateway Grand
Theme: "The Fuss About Solar, Daylighting, Water and Renewables"
7:15 - 8:15 AM Registration and Breakfast
12:00 PM: Lunch provided
Day 2: July 16, 2010
7:15 AM to 5:00 PM
Best Western Gateway Grand
Theme: "Is Green Really Green?"
"Greening a Community/Sustainable Building"
7:15 - 8:15 AM Registration and Breakfast
12:00 PM: Lunch provided
Registration fees:
July 15 or 16: $50
July 15 and 16: $75
Exhibitor: $125
City of Gainesville and GRU employee: $50
Student: $25
North Central Florida Farm-to-Restaurant Workshop
Monday, July 19th, 10:00am-1:30pm
Joe's Place Restaurant - 5109 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville (Take Exit 390 off I-75, ~3 miles on right)
This workshop is intended to foster business relationships by providing a forum for farmers, restaurants, and distributors to better understand each other's growing, selling, and purchasing needs.
Coffee, Pastries, Networking, Introductions
A Farmer's Perspective -
Panel discussion on the farm-to-restaurant experience
Going Local
Panel discussion with restaurateurs who are working to source locally-grown food
Meeting Demand
Panel discussion with distributors on their efforts to provide local food & work with farmers
LUNCH - Third-Party Inspections and MarketMaker Presentation
Enjoy a delicious lunch brought to you by our sponsors and learn more about what is involved with inspections and about a great new marketing tool
1:30-2:00 Post-workshop Networking, Door Prizes
Permaculture Course
November 6 -20, 2010
AEL is sponsoring another Permaculture Design Course this year, November 6 -20. If you're curious about the course, visit the site of the teacher, Patricia Allison :http://
www.patriciaallison.net/index.php Contact Ryan at: ediblelandscapers@gmail.comfor more informationand price.
The Great Suwannee River Cleanup
August- December
Georgia State Line- Gulf of Mexico
Current Problems, the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Working Group and the Suwannee River Water Management District are coordinating a cleanup of the of the Suwannee River from the Georgia line to the Gulf of Mexico. Be a part of the first ever full length cleanup of the Suwannee within our state. To see what part of the river is already covered go here:http://www.bit.ly/GSRC2010, to join a group that is already cleaning up a section go here: http://www.bit.ly/GSRC2010and for more information, to be a business sponsor , or to be a boat or material supply sponsor please call Fritzi Olsen at 352-264-6827 or e-mail aar@currentproblems.org.
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A special THANK YOU to all of the teachers and businesses who have donated to the cause of community education! We will no longer be having workshops at INDIGOGreen but please check our calendar or Sustainable Alachua County's website for workshop updates at www.sustainablealachua.org
Hours: Mon 10am-3pm; Tues-Fri 10am-5pm CLOSED Saturday and Sunday
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