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This home incorporates plenty of environmental and stylish features. Get earth-friendly design tips and resources from the Sunset Green-Built Idea House.

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Like a compact hybrid car, Sunset 's Green-Built Idea House is modest in size but big in earth-friendly design. Thanks to photovoltaic panels seamlessly blended into the tile roof, the home purrs along comfortably using the electricity it produces. Click ahead for dozens of eco-savvy ideas to take home now -- and proof that going green can be beautiful, too.

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