[Greenbuilding] Questions I couldn't answer: please help?

[Jessica Woolliams]

Hi all,

I recently had a class of 15 students in here and they asked some green
building questions I couldn't answer. I would be grateful for any help on
them, and if anyone can post their answer on our website, all the better.

I¹ve made an attempt to answer most of them online in the forums section:
<http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/forum>.

I would really encourage you all to go into the Sustainable Building
Centre¹s forums and both ask new questions and answer other people¹s
questions there. Below are the forums in which I tried to answer the
specific questions your students brought up.

* QU: It is illegal to build a cob building in Canada? In the City of
Vancouver? Is it against the by-laws?
* ANS: 
<http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/forum-topic/qu_is_cob_building_all
owed_by_zoning_regulations_in_canada>
* QU: What should you do with the water that you clean your brushes with it
you are using a water-soluble paint ­ a latex paint.
* ANS: 
<http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/forum-topic/qu_what_should_i_do_wi
th_the_water_i_use_to_wash_my_paintbrushes_in>
* QU: Are composting toilets legal in cities?
* ANS: 
<http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/forum-topic/qu_are_composting_toil
ets_legal_in_cities>
* QU: Are there any halogen or incandescent lights that are as energy
efficient as fluorescents?
* ANS: 
<http://www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com/forum-topic/qu_are_there_any_halog
en_or_incandescent_lights_that_are_as_efficient_as_fluorescent>




Thanks,

Jessica Woolliams
Director of Programs

Sustainable Building Centre
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In the heart of Granville Island
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