[Greenbuilding] 100 miles builds

[RT]

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:08:20 -0500, Douglas E Lamb  
<douglaslamb at columbus.rr.com> wrote:

> Is this 100 mile movement forbadding exotic type foods and architectural
> elements from being consumed
> or just discouraging there consumption and relying upon local  
> consumerism as
> a means of economy?

Although I was advised to ignore Douglas, since he's the only one talking  
right now, I pretty much *have* to listen.

I don't know about others' reasons but many of us have been using the  
"materials from within a 300 km radius of the building site" criteria for  
small commercial as well as residential buildings for the same reason that  
obese/out-of-shape people go on diets to restrict/reduce their consumption  
of food and beverages -- it's a matter of health.

Minimising the radius of consumption as well as the volume of consumption  
for buildings helps to minimise embodied-energy and hence, environmental  
impact of the building.

One often sees the odd disconnect of people who are building "natural" or  
Green buildings ostensibly to minimise environmental impact but then turn  
around and import a special clay or processed lime from another continent  
to make that building. D'oh!


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Rob Tom
Kanata, Ontario, Canada

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