[GBlist] Re: Better than OT politics -- and how to build a house in a hot-humid climate!

["Mike Rogers" <rogers.mike@verizon.net>]

Mark R. Johnson <mrj53@mindspring.com> wrote:

"But what I would really treasure would be a book on how to build a super
energy-efficient home in the hot and humid South part of the country."

Mark, I almost missed your question at the end of a post of the type I often
don't read all the way through (more on that below for anyone interested).
However, I can point you to such a book:

Try Joe Lstiburek's Builder's Guide for Hot & Humid Climates for starters
(available from a variety of sources).  And you might supplement it with any
one of a number of books on solar power, either for heating water or PV.

Hope this helps.

--Mike

A statement which addresses the "politics" thread--as opposed to a
straightforward green building topic--follows:

Recognizing that the boundaries of "green building" may be very broad, I
will nonetheless defer rebutting some of your arguments (and those of
others) in this forum.  I strongly believe it is in our interest as
individuals to discuss most of the issues raised on this list.  However, as
we stray from the core green building subject, I question whether this is
the appropriate forum.  I know the list becomes less interesting and less
useful to me the further astray it goes.  I actively search out information
on a variety of topics, and in a variety of forums, but I prefer hearing
from "experts".    I occasionally have something to contribute to the list.
I often have something to learn from the list.  But when the posts start
heading off, I get very quick with the delete key.  I probably miss some
green building information this way.  And I'm sure I also often miss the
opportunity to help.  The more focused the discussion stays, the more fully
I participate.  That's my preference, but I recognize that some people also
prefer the meandering conversation, and again I also recognize that the
boundaries of green buildings, and sustainability, are very broad indeed, so
I don't usually feel offended or put out as the discussion pursues a
tangent.

(As an aside, I think we'd all be served by trying harder to keep the
subject line of our postings representative of their content.)

--M



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