[Greenbuilding] embodied energy was Polyiso strength on roof

[Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn]

Eli: "If we actually run out of consuming fossil fuels which these foams
are made from, we are already toast."
My point is that all these foams, concrete, metals, and plastics are the
ones making the oil run out in the first place!


Gennaro Brooks-Church
Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 10:38 AM, conservation architect <
elitalking at rockbridge.net> wrote:

>    All the participants on this list aspire to a low carbon footprint.
> We are a community of people who have a common understanding with varied
> strategies for applying.
>
> I hear the case for the all natural material home.  I know these home are
> beautiful.  I am sure you put a lot of love and passion into every piece.
>
> I side with the lifecycle benefit of higher performance foam products in
> combination with natural materials being net positive. If we actually run
> out of consuming fossil fuels which these foams are made from, we are
> already toast. Greenhouse gases are accumulative in the atmosphere.  Will
> we stop the net addition year after year?  We can not consume all the
> fossil fuels.  That said, if we prioritize the use of fossil fuels that
> builds durable long term reductions in the burning of fossil fuels, that is
> a good trade off.  EPS as a disposable coffee cup (bad), as a durable
> thermal envelope combined with carbon free renewable (solar, wind, hydro,
> et) providing emission free comfort and protection from the extremes of our
> natural cycles (good).  These goals can also be reasonably obtained by
> execution really high standards in the design and implementation of natural
> materials.
>
> The cost of many of our strategies makes many of our clients a niche
> market.  Only if these standards become main stream can we have the desired
> impact on the climate.
>
> Eli
>
>
>  *From:* Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <info at ecobrooklyn.com>
>  As Frank says even if EPS was the best option I would still try to find
> a more natural option. For many reasons but maybe one that you would
> understand is what happens when we don't have the oil to make the EPS
> anymore?
>
>
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