[Greenbuilding] simple energy-less home

[Sacie Lambertson]

John, with sincere deep apologies, I did not mean to be flippant or
disrespectful regarding your remarks.  In fact I nearly added to what I
originally wrote how grateful I am you have remained a voice on this forum,
because anything you say is relevant, knowledgeable and respected by
readers.  If I was too light in response, I am sorry.  I would never
question your authority or professionalism and I truly do appreciate what
you say, indeed, I generally consider it the last word in the matter.

It also remains true, regardless of its value as a valid assessment, most
folks who consume energy do understand the concept of dollars relative to
the amount of energy consumed.  And therefore appreciate a reduction of
money spent when they, for whatever reason, consume less.

Sacie


On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 7:39 PM, <jfstraube at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am concerned at your tone Sacie. This is not my "take" and you CAN be
> sure that I am correct. Dollars are not a measure of energy use. And it
> would seem that on this list of all lists that environmental impact and
> energy not dollars would be what mattered.
> A lack of numeracy and basic science amongst most of the public is IMO a
> major obstacle to green building. Measuring energy with dollars is a
> classic example.
>
>
>  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. 5197417920
>   *From: *Sacie Lambertson
> *Sent: *Wednesday, May 22, 2013 20:23
> *To: *Green Building
> *Reply To: *Green Building
> *Subject: *Re: [Greenbuilding] simple energy-less home
>
> Interesting take John.  While I'm sure you are correct, most people would
> not possibly understand any other measurement.
>
> Certainly though, point taken.  The Kw used on our electrical bill is half
> the entire bill.  And then one has to consider what the kw charge is in
> each area; we're quite high here out in the country where our coop buys
> from the big electrical makers.
>
> And then some people do measure happiness in dollars (:
> Sacie
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:56 PM, John Straube <jfstraube at uwaterloo.ca>wrote:
>
>>  Using dollars to measure energy is like measuring happiness with
>> dollars. There is some correlation but quite limited.
>>  I know of a cottage in Ontario that paid more then 30 per month while
>> it's electrical system was torn out eg. it used zero power during that
>> time.
>>  Kwh or btu or even joules should be used for measuring energy use.
>>
>>
>>  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
>>    *From: *Reuben Deumling
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, May 22, 2013 18:21
>> *To: *Green Building
>> *Reply To: *Green Building
>> *Subject: *Re: [Greenbuilding] simple energy-less home
>>
>>  Cool. I'd like to see numbers, though. When you have PV on the roof,
>> $240 doesn't mean that much (at least to me).
>>
>>  My family's annual energy bills total $400 of which >half are fixed
>> charges unrelated to usage and I have no PV.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Sacie Lambertson <
>> sacie.lambertson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Very simply designed house in Maine uses little energy to operate:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/10895176/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u284&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery1
>>>
>>>  Lots of readers' comments follow.
>>>
>>>   Sacie
>>>
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