Hakan, Great work! It looks quite comprehensive. I have not yet read this all the way through, just skimmed it, but I do have one comment so far.
I am in the process of designing my house rebuild, and so have spent a lot of time in the past year learning about green building. Although the article is about energy savings, I feel that these should be done in as environmentally friendly/safe a manner as possible. For example, are the low-e paint, or the aluminum flakes non-toxic? Are they save to use and to dispose of? If the low-e paint is not low-VOC paints as well, should it be used? It is difficult to cover all bases of green building, as it is such a vast and rapidly evolving field, but I am wary of a focus on one aspect that ignores others. As in anything, there are always trade-offs, but they should at least be explicit. If the use of one material to reduce a specific environmental impact precludes the use of another material to mitigate a different impact, that is something the homeowner should take into consideration, imo. This is perhaps more a philosophical/holistic quibble than a criticism of your effort, which I greatly appreciate and admire. But when thinking about sustainability it is always good to keep in mind the big picture. sincerely, thor skov ------------------------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:58:36 +0100 From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: First aid for house owners. final draft I am ready with a final draft of "First aid for house owners". As many know, I strongly believe that alternative energy sources and energy conservation are two sides of the same coin. I would like comments and suggestions as usual and hope that it would be close to the subject this time. First aid for house owners. Final draft, Jan. 2004. http://www.energysavingnow.com/firstaid/ Hakan Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
