[Greenbuilding] Heretics, Himatics, everywhere a tic-tic

[Alan Abrams]

RT-

I'm with ya all the way up to the equating of backing off one increment
from what some better-educated-than-me individuals on this listserve
consider an excessive standard to begin with, with mcmansionism....

I'm getting to the point where when a prospective client asks what's the
greenest thing I can do for a new kitchen and I say, don't bring any meat
into it...no wonder I'm not winning the big contracts...

but the point is, a lot of this is about mindset.

AA


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On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:50 AM, RT <archilogic at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> The problem is getting First Worlders to make those lifestyle changes. ie
>> Give up the dishwashing machine. Forego the air-conditioner. Skip the
>> twice-daily long, hot showers. Walk or bicycle instead of drive. You're
>> likely to be met with a "Are you nuts ??? Why would I do that ? I can
>> afford these things. "
>>
>
> Yeah, well, you do make a good point. What is up with the First Worlders
> and their entitlement thinking?!
>
> Another variant I suppose would be to be more explicit about identifying
> the tradeoffs, the material and energy consequences of all this
> automation--call the First World Entitled folks out on their wussiness.
>
> E.g.,
> + Building X, which is set up for the
> Entitled-Who-Love-Automation-And-Creature-Comforts, and uses very little
> energy and requires ___ tons of planet to construct & maintain, vs.
> + Building Y, which is calibrated to
> Occupants-Less-Encumbered-By-A-Narrow-Band-Of-Acceptable-Conditions, and
> requires ___ tons of planet to construct & maintain.
>
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