Re: [GBlist] Zero Energy House on Washington Mall

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Ted, 

Why is it "unfortunate" that it looks like it's becoming "fashionable" to
be "green?"  Aren't these the changes we want to see in the world?  If a
greater percent of the population starts looking for ways to use less
dirty energy and/or more clean energy, that should be a good thing,
shouldn't it?  And if more mainstream builders start to try to meet that
market demand for zero energy houses, that sounds like a pretty good
situation to me.

You/we should hold their feet to the fire and ask them to justify their
claims.  Standards will be useful in designing and building buildings and
perhaps to certify the product, but a zero energy bill will be the
ultimate test, no?

Yours truly,
Ross

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Ted Shelton wrote:

>            John, you are GREEN to the core. Most on the list are. 
> Unfortunately it looks like it's becoming "fashionable" to be Green. 
> Everyone who wants to sell something will claim greenness if there aren't 
> some standards set.
>     On another point. I was always taught that electric resistive heat was 
> the most expensive form of heat.  Does that still hold?    Ted
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