[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Green and Fuzzy [was: reaching conclusions]

[Lawrence Lile]

On Jun 30, 2006, at 14:57, Michael lough wrote:
> Surely "Greenness" isnt fuzzy?

It's fuzziness depends on how long you leave it in the back of the
refrigerator.  My fridge has several green fuzzy things in it right now!
[D'oh!]

But seriously, I agree with Corwyn, greenness is inherently fuzzy, i.e.
site specific, client specific, and dependent on multiple factors.  I
chose to cut some mature trees off of my land to build a house, because
I have the resources and skills to do that.  Most homeowners would not.
I could have used greener methods (I own a crosscut saw) but instead I
used a chainsaw.  I happened to have a recycled one-way mirror that I
will incorporate playfully into the design, this would be nuts to do if
the mirror weren't free and recycled.  My contractor collects recycled
stuff fanatically (he was Green before anyone knew what Green was!) and
he is always dragging in these materials to use on the house.  Over
time, the idea of using local resources and recycled materials becomes
more and more automatic.  We are trying to move a whole industry in a
new direction, and it will happen incrementally, not all at once.  

--Lawrence Lile