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"Hi James, I am an interior designer, and my clients always wants me to suggest them new styles of stoves. While searching for posts on different type of stoves i came to your post and really i loved reading about Russian stoves. I am gonna analysis…"

"A solar roof could be much stronger and far more durable than a conventional plywood and shingle roof. "

"Jason, I work for an electric utility and do a lot of work with our customers that generate solar power.  SunPower makes a great module.  They are one of the most efficient solar modules (20%), which means it takes fewer modules to…"

"Tom, take a look at this 6,900 pound truck parked on top of a Silicon Energy module if you want to see how strong they are.  There are also photos of this module after having been shot with a 45 and 22 caliber gun.  Their…"

"Eureka! Is it also impervious to thrown projectiles?"

"Here is a spreadsheet that I have for identifying savings using monthly bills and average monthly temperatures. We documented actual energy savings using this method during our "Reduce Your Use" contest that we conducted here at…"

"Guess if one incorporated the type of firing in the link from straw bale house above http://www.portageandmainboilers.com/gasification_pages/g-optimizer350.html it would be even more efficient. Instead of water heat exchange use the rocks for…"

"Shari and Dave Jacoby have used a masonry stove to successfully heat their 2,000 square foot home. This is what they had to say about their fireplace, "Our masonry heater is the center piece of our 2000 square foot home. Being…"

"Jim, Glad you both enjoyed it. That was my first discussion/forum entry. Glad to have had a positive response. Stefan"

"Srefan, My daughter and I were very entertained by the time lapse movie you put togther that showed the construction of your stove. Jim"

"From what I understand is that some Russian stoves use the bell system. I set out do something similar. My novel way of constructing (as far as I know ) was without mortar and forming the concrete building blocks myself. It made it relatively fast…"