Thanks Douglass. Along the same lines, any suggestions on which low embodied agregate would last the longest? Coconut shell? Corn cob? THAT would be a list I'd love to see. I know how long it takes for a diaper to break down but not these things. <span></span><br>
<br>On Saturday, October 12, 2013, Douglas E Lamb  wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>



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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial"><font><font color="#0000ff"><span>EERE puts out a program called "BEES" 
(Building Environment & 
Economic Sustainability)</span></font></font></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span><a href="http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/" target="_blank">http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/</a></span></font></div>

<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span></span></font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span>Takes a while to rummage through but 
I'm sure you'll find what you need.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial">Regards,</font></div>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Greenbuilding 
[mailto:<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org');" target="_blank">greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of 
</b>Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 11, 
2013 1:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> listserv Green Building new<br><b>Subject:</b> 
[Greenbuilding] Growing Media Embodied Energy<br></font><br></div>
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<div>Does anyone know where I could get a list of the different growing media 
aggregate embodied energy? Perlite, expanded shale, etc? Trying to see what 
green roof composition is least embodied energy compared to weight.</div>
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<div>Gennaro Brooks-Church<br>Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.<br>Cell: 1 347 244 
3016 USA<br><a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com" target="_blank">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 
11231<br></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote><br><br>-- <br>Gennaro Brooks-Church, Director<br>Eco Brooklyn<br>347-244-3016<br>22 2nd St, BK NY 11231<br>Sent from Mobile<br>