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A Green Building Theology: Green Buildings = Green Mountains
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A Green Building Theology. Saturday, December 13, 2008. Green Buildings = Green Mountains. Mountaintop removal is the new and improved, fast, cheap way coal companies are extracting veins of coal from Earth –new in that it started in the 1970’s, improved in that it reduces manpower needs and takes less time than digging tunnels and mining by more ‘traditional’ means would, all resulting in less labor costs and increased profit. Http:/ www.ilovemountains.org/myconnection/. Maybe taking the coal, every las...
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A Green Building Theology: Water Follies
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A Green Building Theology. Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Http:/ science.howstuffworks.com/manufacture-water.htm. Although there are some interesting experiments for turning water vapor back into liquid water in large quantities (. Http:/ www.waterunlimited.com.au/index.html. Not to knock Phoenix and Scottsdale, but I spent some time last week reading their 2005 Water Resources Plan (. Http:/ phoenix.gov/WATER/wtrpln05.html. January 4, 2009 at 5:24 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Long Now Blog.
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A Green Building Theology: April 2009
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A Green Building Theology. Friday, April 17, 2009. Redefining the Ritual of Groundbreaking. Building is a profound act. It is the point where the built environment –our creation, man’s creation, meet’s the natural environment, God’s creation, Earth. In the age of creating a more sustainable environment however, is a groundbreaking enough? What if a more in-depth ritual were to become a part of each building site? Maybe it's me, but a golden handled shovel just doesn't seem to be enough anymore. I am an A...
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A Green Building Theology: March 2009
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A Green Building Theology. Sunday, March 15, 2009. The Value of Value Engineering - Part 5. Recap - Parts 1-4. Alright, this is the end of the Value Engineering series. For those who've been reading all along, I hope you've enjoyed the series. If you didn't, please let me know. This approach was an experiment on my part anyway, and in truth, I'm not 100 percent sure how it's worked either! How many gallons of gas does it take to build a building? For the most part, we are not building for longevity nor a...
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A Green Building Theology: The Value of Value Engineering - Part 3
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A Green Building Theology. Sunday, March 1, 2009. The Value of Value Engineering - Part 3. Recap - Parts 1 and 2. So to date, I've talked about paradigm shifts, easy buttons, LEED and sites. This week, it's water. I've written about water before in this blog -see my Water Follies. Post But I don't think you can ever talk too much about water, especially our increasing lack of it. And water use is the second LEED category -Water Efficiency that is. Water, Water Everywhere? Our Use and Misuse. But what if ...
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A Green Building Theology: The Value of Value Engineering - Part 2
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A Green Building Theology. Tuesday, February 24, 2009. The Value of Value Engineering - Part 2. Last week, in Part 1 of The Value of Value Engineering. I talked about easy buttons and paradigm shifts. This week I am going to start to look at value engineering with a different spin, that is, not just through the lens of first costs. And for the sake of clarity, I am going to follow the credit categories of the LEED Rating System. It's Not Easy Being Green. The Value of Value Engineering Place. But of all ...
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A Green Building Theology: November 2008
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A Green Building Theology. Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Welcome to the inaugural post of A Green Building Theology! My name is Sara Sweeney and I am a registered architect, LEED AP, GreenFaith Fellow (in religious/spiritual environmental leadership), self-professed building science geek and committed environmentalist. I am also founder and principal of EcoVision Green Solutions Services LLC, a sustainable design and construction research, education and consulting firm. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a...
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A Green Building Theology: The Value of Value Engineering - Part 5
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A Green Building Theology. Sunday, March 15, 2009. The Value of Value Engineering - Part 5. Recap - Parts 1-4. Alright, this is the end of the Value Engineering series. For those who've been reading all along, I hope you've enjoyed the series. If you didn't, please let me know. This approach was an experiment on my part anyway, and in truth, I'm not 100 percent sure how it's worked either! How many gallons of gas does it take to build a building? For the most part, we are not building for longevity nor a...
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A Green Building Theology: The Value of Value Engineering - Part 1
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A Green Building Theology. Sunday, February 15, 2009. The Value of Value Engineering - Part 1. Over the next few posts I’d like to talk about value engineering, but not in the typical understanding and use of this term and action in the design and construction industry today. Value engineering. Instead, I’d like to talk about value engineering in relation to sustainable design, and the creation of our built environment. But first, I’d like to talk a bit about paradigm shifts. The World is Flat. Dammit.
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A Green Building Theology: Afraid of the Dark
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A Green Building Theology. Monday, February 9, 2009. Afraid of the Dark. Face it folks, we are afraid of the dark. And I am not talking about being-in-your-bedroom-and-being-afraid-of-the-dark afraid, I am talking about being outside, in your community, whether it be rural, suburban or urban and being afraid of the dark. At night anymore, it’s often as bright as it is during the day. Bright Lights. City Nights. You have set your glory above the heavens! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am an Archite...
