Re: [GBlist] And just what did they learn?

["Mark Barron" <mbarron8@hotmail.com>]

i find this type of "example of green building" very damaging to our 
movement.  doesn't everyone else?  the bigger is better mentality pervasive 
in our country pushing square footage per person up and up.  it's true that 
a lower surface to volume ratio has a lower heat loss factor but 14,700 SF?
  i think robert agrees with his sarcastic subject line.
  it's not only the desire for more square footage by americans that is 
damaging the green movement, but also the desire for autonomy and luxurious 
isolation - a further withdrawing from cummunity and subsequent further 
demand on our building and energy resources...
  we need to go smaller and simpler while retaining an aesthetically 
pleasing design for i do agree that ugly, small energy efficient homes will 
not fly.
~mark barron


>From: "Robert Jordan" <rwjordan@charter.net>
>To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>, <be2@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [GBlist] And just what did they learn?
>Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 18:07:59 -0500
>
>"Touring the $4 million dollar 14,700 square-foot marvel with three 
>kitchens, an elevator, an indoor pool and lanai, a putting green and a 
>driving range (not inside. don't be silly) in Glen Ellyn, IL proved to be a 
>learning experience for the 2,000 plus people who ventured inside. 
>Appropriately named Millennium II, the luxuriously appointed home is a 
>model of healthy, energy-efficient and eco-friendly construction techniques 
>and materials.  Recognized as the first health house in Illinois, this 
>house promises a superior indoor environment - free  of pollen, mold and 
>mildew, and harmful fumes."
>
>Luxury Home Builder p.40 Dec 2001




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