Del Sur, a smart-growth master-planned community in the northern part of the City of San Diego, has expanded its recycling efforts with a new green initiative. Del Sur homeowners may now visit the Platinum LEED-rated Ranch House to safely dispose of toxic mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
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Sustainable clearinghouse ready for the public and a buyer. The area’s newest green house is hoping for the distinction of another color: platinum.
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In energy savings, the home is 40 percent more efficient than a home built to current energy code, and 25 percent more efficient than an Energy Star certified home. In addition, Blodget said the home uses tank-less water heaters and has 470 percent less air infiltration than the average new home. He used zero-VOC paint and water-based, low-VOC conc
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