DIY Eco Guy
Simple sustainability solutions you can implement at your home and in your community. Join engineer and nature lover Chris Graber for this helpful how-to show. He breaks down the barriers to starting DIY home projects, doing the research to save you time. Each episode focuses on the practical steps it takes to implement a specific project, technology, or sustainability hack. He makes it easy for you to implement simple sustainability solutions that can make a big impact on climate change and your family's health. No ads, just free info.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2024
Rainwater Harvesting
Want to lower your water bill and have a beautiful yard filled with native plants and trees?
I discuss how rainwater harvesting works, how I implemented it in my yard, and what my city is doing.
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Portable Electric Induction Cooktops, a Natural Gas Alternative
Want to cook with precise temperature control and zero harmful gasses? And have a cooler kitchen? Some hardcore cooks may still think natural gas is better, but things on the electric side have impro…
One Solution For Our Plastic Problems
Here in Tucson, AZ ByFusion can take discarded food packaging, plastic grocery bags and bubble wrap, etc, that recycling plants often can’t process and turn it into ByBlocks, 22-pound construction bl…
Cool Walls, Less Air Conditioning
Keeping your exterior walls cooler during hot weather can really help decrease the amount of energy your air conditioner consumes and decrease the amount of very hot air your AC’s condenser expels ou…
Finding a Used Electric Car + Tax Credit
The used EV tax credit, available only if you purchase from a dealer, should help more people enter the world of electric cars. Or if you purchase directly from a private party you can also expect to…
DIY Portable Air Filter
It was fun to duct tape together four 20" filters into a box shape, slap a box fan on the top, and start filtering my indoor air! It is relatively inexpensive, doesn't use much electricity, and does …
Grey Water System
I set up a DIY “laundry to landscape” grey water system here in the desert of Tucson, AZ where there are excellent classes and city rebates for these projects. Our clothes washer’s water now goes int…
Introduction
Chris aka DIY Eco Guy answers: What this is podcast? Why do this? I also share some of my personal and professional background and motivations for this work.
Upcoming podcast episode topics are outli…