[Greenbuilding] 99 percent of stuff

[Benjamin Pratt]

95% is beleiveable to me. 99%, which is what the video says, is very
hard to believe.
-Ben


On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 9:05 AM, David Bergman <bergman at cyberg.com> wrote:
> My impression of that statistic, which I've heard many times, is that
>  it means that 95% of the materials we grow or take from the planet
>  (i.e. mine, etc.) are no longer in use after 6 months. So, in my
>  classes, I often say we have a 5% efficiency rate versus nature's 100%.
>
>  David
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>
>  >Benjamin Pratt wrote:
>  > > So I watched http://www.storyofstuff.com/, and she gave a statistic:
>  > > "99 percent of the stuff we use is trash within 6 months". But I am
>  > > wondering, what is included in this "stuff"? Food, water, online
>  > > movies? And how is it measured? Weight, volume, monetary value?
>  > > Thanks
>  > >
>  > >
>
>
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Ben Pratt
Professor, Design