Thor- I don't know if you know of it, but there is an organization called BuildingGreen, Inc (www.BuildingGreen.com) that publishes a monthly, "Environmental Building News" Subscriptions are not cheap, especially if you add in the cost of online access to their separate Product Specifications guide that actually does much of the analysis that you are suggesting. However, you get a great deal of information that makes it a bit easier for us to make informed choices.
Apropos of a discussion from a month or so ago, the January issue of EBN was devoted to analysis of modern lo-flo toilets. -Curt > From: Thor Skov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:36:24 -0800 (PST) > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [biofuel] re: First aid for house owners. final draft > > 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 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/ > > 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/
