*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.
This is a brand spanking new video of the inspiring William McDonough speaking at the World Future Energy Summit in January 2008. He wrote the book on this topic — and it’s made of plastic for a reason. In the video, McDonough talks about taking action: Less bad is not good. Efficiency per se won’t cut it. This is high quality, unmissable video. You may find the following links helpful as you listen:
++Masdar – Zero Carbon, Zero Waste City in Abu Dhabi
++Office Building of the Future – Just Like a Tree!
Via scribe media.
In the tradition of the Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World annual summary, Greener World Media producers of GreenBiz.com (among other websites), last month released their first annual State of Green Business 2008 Report. Joel Makower and his team of editors examined multiple categories in the green business arena from alternative energy vehicles to toxic emissions to determine the true state of green progress. Although the report provides a mixed review, green building was identified as one of the more tangible signs of forward progress. This is especially important given the downturn in the construction economy.
According to the report, the “green [building] market, [expanding] for years, began soaring in 2007, as several marquee projects opened their doors and some big-time initiatives were born.”
Stanford is progressive in its commitment to the environment, so it’s not surprising that they swapped out 1,827 showerheads in the dorms over Christmas for low-flow, eco-friendly ones. The retrofit reduces water flow from 2.5 gallons per minute to 1.3 gallons per minute per showerhead, saving Stanford an estimated total of 12 million gallons of water per year. And California isn’t exactly gushing with surplus water supplies, so it makes sense, right? Seems like a smart move.
Here’s my list of links that you should probably read. No internal link rehashing here.
Bonus – Two-Part Series on Green Renovation:
*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.
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