http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/08/wisconsin-monastery-green-building/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/08/wisconsin-monastery-green-building/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:20:59 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=24146 Benedictine Women of Madison's new home features "Geothermal heating and cooling; solar panels; windows that open and natural lighting in all occupied spaces; rain gardens; roof gardens; tankless water heaters; and a slew of reused furniture including a renovated organ..." The sisters believe their new building has a "high probability" of receiving 63 of 69 LEED points, which would beat out the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (also in Wisconsin), the current top dog of the US green building scene.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/08/wisconsin-monastery-green-building/feed/ 5