Mud and Straw in the Shadow of the U.S. Capitol
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Banging the Building Drum Again—With Great Visuals
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Steven Chu, Ph.D, the U.S. Energy Secretary, has a Facebook page. I have no idea if it's actually him posting, but I'm still a fan, meaning I get regular updates.
Yesterday, he posted this chart that shows exactly where the 40% of energy used in the U.S. by buildings goes. This is not new information to me--I've heard it several times before in various ways--but it is an unusually powerful graphical representation. You can see immediately that while heating is a big energy hog in residences, lighting is the big deal in commercial buildings.
BuildingGreen Bulletin: Soy-Based Exterior Stain — August GreenSpec
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Twice each month, BuildingGreen publishes an email news bulletin with current news and product information briefs.
Men Should Pee Sitting Down
An ecological argument for why men should follow the female example and sit down.
by Allyson Wendt
Men should pee sitting down. Now before you call me a strident feminist, let me say that I'm backed up on this one by male colleagues and the reasons aren't what you think.
Keeping Cool in Hot Weather
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Exterior shades is one way to keep out direct sunlight during hot summer days.
If yesterday's forecast was correct, today may be the hottest day of the year for much of New England--with temperatures rising into the mid-90s. This may not draw much sympathy from friends in Austin, Texas where today's temperature may rise to 100 in this unusually hot summer, or in Phoenix, where it's projected to warm up to 107 (well below the season high of 116), but for southern Vermont, the mid-90s is pretty hot.
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Factory Building Rolls Over. Upside-Down.
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In the wake of the pictures of that 13-story apartment building that fell over, here's video of a multistory factory building rolling over and coming to rest upside-down, largely intact.
Success and failure are often matters of perspective.How Green is Polystyrene Insulation? EBN's Position, and How It Affects GreenSpec-Listed Products
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Chart from the feature (requires login):Human Health and Environmental Concerns with Polystyrene Constituents (click image to enlarge) |
