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Another Nudge
If you haven’t read my earlier post Nudging Us Towards an Efficient Future, I recommend doing that first, as this post is a follow up.
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What is Really Green?
I recently read an incredible book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. He writes about the food industry - industrialized farming, huge cattle feedlots, how corn is a prevalent ingredient…
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Getting In Hot Water
As homes become more and more efficient, we need to look for new frontiers in energy and resource conservation. One of the next ones on the horizon is water heating.…
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Green From the Start, Part III
I hear one particular question very frequently these days – “How much more does it cost to build a green home?” While this is an excellent question, it makes me…
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Nudging Us Toward an Efficient Future
I read an article in The New York Times today about the concept of “nudging” people towards better behavior. The story noted that after etching images of flies in the…
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The Earth is Our Drug Dealer
As I was reading about a bill in the Georgia legislature (unlikely to pass) forcing utilities to stop buying coal from mountaintop removal, it occurred to me that our dependence…
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Everything is Colored Green at the IBS
刚刚离开了International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, and even though attendance was down, it is as overwhelming an experience as ever. First, let’s get rid of the formalities.…
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If Your Company is New to Green Building, You’ll Need a New Way to Run Your Jobs
How to Manage a Green Building Team Don't let the little things bite you in the assets. Project management, while not rocket science, requires skills that range from technical to…
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Unintended Consequences
I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a very interesting segment on problems in the paper-recycling industry. It seems that the bottom has fallen out of the…
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Am I Hallucinating or What?
I got a press release in the mail today for a new product called “Doorbrow”, including the following points: “…a revolutionary new product…” , “…will minimize water intrusion and sun…
