[Greenbuilding] Perceptions of Nature & Reality

[sanjay jain]

Absolutely agree, we have to stop using money as the comparison. 


We went to Mount Vernon on Sunday, en route I noticed hundreds of lights on during the day, outdoor metro stops, street lights, outside buildings... escalators running when no one is using them, etc. etc.

If talking in money worked, non of the above would happen. But energy terms will probably not help either. The answer may lie in a carbon footprint number. But then again, marketing folks will find a way to make wasteful numbers look good.

~sanjay





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 From: Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com>
To: archilogic at chaffyahoo.ca; Green Building <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Perceptions of Nature & Reality
 


but still we need a vocabulary that bridges or penetrates the fear, or laziness, or just plain hardheadedness of the majority of our clients whose minds--even those that have earned JD's and PhD's--switch off like a light when when you start talking to them about kWh's and Btu's.  particularly those who begin the conversation with:  "We want to be as green as possible..."  

if anyone figures this out, call me collect...

AA

Alan Abrams
certified professional building designer, AIBD
certified passive house consultant, PHIUS
certified passive house builder, PHIUS
Abrams Design Build LLC
sustainable design for intentional living
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Takoma Park, MD 20912
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