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Lauren Ivester

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

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Lauren's actions

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 6 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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Buildings and Cities

Plan to Insulate

#31 Insulation

I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    How can you make your home more energy efficient?

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    Lauren Ivester 4/04/2018 11:41 AM
    LED Bulbs, insulating pipes and exterior penetrations, upgrading single pane basement windows, weather sealing doors and windows. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next?

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    Lauren Ivester 4/04/2018 11:39 AM
    Insulating piping and ducts in unfinished basement
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation
    What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

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    Lauren Ivester 4/04/2018 11:38 AM
    A sustainable community is one which can support a diverse population both physically and economically with resources to education, culture, food and entertainment without requiring an excess of outside resources or transport.