[Greenbuilding] FW: reaching conclusions / words and meanings

[Alan Abrams]

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From: Alan Abrams [mailto:alan at abramsdesignbuild.com] 
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 11:51 AM
To: 'John Salmen'
Subject: reaching conclusions / words and meanings

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I absolutely believe that "Greenness" is fuzzy.

Diversity is as much a green concept as any.  To try to focus on some kind
of final, correct answer seems to me to be completely misguided.  You are
only going to get a specific answer if you ask a specific question, and
"Which is the greenest?" is a pretty broad question.  Diversity allows for
multiple answers, rather than insisting that everything conform to a single,
limited standard.
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Perhaps the word "green" too much connotes guidelines and certifications,
which by their nature tend to be orthodoxies.  If so, the word "sustainable"
may be more meaningful for defining goals and objectives, methods and
materials.

Alan Abrams