[Greenbuilding] Fwd: energy savings myths

[Reuben Deumling]

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> ... I don't see how the two
> terms are not interchangeable, meaning a house that uses less energy
> is more energy efficient and a house that is energy efficient uses
> less energy.
>

see my last post. Not interchangeable. *
Energy efficiency* is a second order concept. *
Uses less energy* is the first order condition we (ostensibly) are
interested in.
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