[Greenbuilding] Jevon's and plumbers

[David Bergman]

Thanks Paul. That's great to hear. I suspect the 
reports I'd read were written when plasma flat-screens were more prevalent.

BTW, don't know if you noted that I live on Eldridge Street!

David

At 02:43 PM 7/30/2012, you wrote:
>Hi David, I haven't been able to confirm this 
>elsewhere, but I've read on one site that "very 
>early tube TVs from the 1950s produced (sic) 
>well over 400 watts" (source:Â 
>http://www.ehow.com/info_7795151_hd-tvs-vs-older-tvs.html). 
>Today, a 42-inch Panasonic TC-L42D30 consumes 
>just 91-watts. Hoping for something even 
>better?  The LG 47-inch  LCD HDTV reportedly 
>consumes just 28-watts (source:Â 
>http://www.electronichouse.com/article/lg_display_offering_worlds_most_energy-efficient_47-inch_lcd_hdtv/). 
>Cheers, Paul >I think Jevon's Paradox gets 
>overquoted and >overestimated as an 
>anti-efficiency tactic. While >there's no doubt 
>it exists to a degree, I believe >most studies 
>have shown that the increases in >usage are not 
>larger than the gains in efficiency. > >I know 
>I've read several such articles recently, >but 
>can't put my finger on them. Anyone 
>recall? > >And I think a major exception cited 
>is >televisions, where they've become 
>more >energy-efficient but they've also gotten 
>much >larger. But you can argue that there are 
>two >separate factors at work there. Similarly 
>for refrigerators. > >David >David 
>Bergman  RA   LEED AP >DAVID BERGMAN ARCHITECT / 
>FIRE & WATER LIGHTING + FURNITURE >architecture 
>. interiors . ecodesign . lighting . 
>furniture >bergman at 
>cyberg.com    www.cyberg.com >241 Eldridge 
>Street #3R, New York, NY 10002 >t 212 475 
>3106    f 212 677 7291 > >author - Sustainable 
>Design: A Critical Guide >blog - 
>www.EcoOptimism.com >adjunct faculty - Parsons 
>The New School for Design > >>Time again to 
>remember Jevon's Paradox: the more >>efficiently 
>something is used, the more we will 
>use. >> >>Clarke 
>Olsen >>clarkeolsendesign.com >>373 route 
>203 >>Spencertown, NY 
>12165 >>USA >>518-392-4640 >>colsen at 
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David Bergman  RA   LEED AP
DAVID BERGMAN ARCHITECT / FIRE & WATER LIGHTING + FURNITURE
architecture . interiors . ecodesign . lighting . furniture
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241 Eldridge Street #3R, New York, NY 10002
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author - Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide
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adjunct faculty - Parsons The New School for Design  
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