bruce king / innovations first: the mainstream innovations first: the mainstream
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Innovations
First:the mainstream
Innovations
First:the mainstream
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BUILDINGS CHANGE!! THE SAME STRUCTURE CAN HAVE MANY USES DURING ITS LIFETIME . . .BUILDINGS CHANGE!! THE SAME STRUCTURE CAN HAVE MANY USES DURING ITS LIFETIME . . .DESIGNDESIGN
DESIGN TO BE THROWN AWAY DESIGN TO BE THROWN AWAY
DESIGN TO BE ADAPTED, CHANGED, EVERYTHING RE-USED DESIGN TO BE ADAPTED, CHANGED, EVERYTHING RE-USED
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GEOTHERMALGEOTHERMAL
FROM BIG TREATMENT PLANTS . . .
FROM BIG TREATMENT PLANTS . . .
SOLARSOLAR
WINDWIND BIOMASSBIOMASS
AGAIN, MOST INNOVATION IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE , AUSTRALASIA, JAPAN, CANADA (PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE)
AGAIN, MOST INNOVATION IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE , AUSTRALASIA, JAPAN, CANADA (PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE)
ENERGYENERGY
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WE WRAP OUR BUILDINGS WITH PLASTIC TO KEEP THE WATER OUT . . .WE WRAP OUR BUILDINGS WITH PLASTIC TO KEEP THE WATER OUT . . .
INDOOR AIRINDOOR AIR
. . . AND END UP TRAPPING INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS . . . . . . AND END UP TRAPPING INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS . . .
. . . AND THE WATER THAT GETS IN ANYWAY, LEADING TO MOLD . . . AND THE WATER THAT GETS IN ANYWAY, LEADING TO MOLD
. . . HOW DO YOU THINK ALL THAT AFFECTS YOU and YOUR CHILDREN? . . . HOW DO YOU THINK ALL THAT AFFECTS YOU and YOUR CHILDREN?
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MORE IS HAPPENING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, BUT SOME AMERICANS ARE LOOKING AHEAD . . .MORE IS HAPPENING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, BUT SOME AMERICANS ARE LOOKING AHEAD . . .
WATERWATER
DRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER FROM BIG TREATMENT PLANTS . . .
FROM BIG TREATMENT PLANTS . . .
TO LOCAL RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
TO LOCAL RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
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Living MachineOberlin College, Ohio
Living MachineOberlin College, Ohio
WASTEWATERWASTEWATER
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MATERIALSMATERIALSGlobal Ecology Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Material
Quantity of Material
Unit of Material
Tons of CO2 per Unit of Material*
Tons of CO2
Emissions Percent
Concrete 620 CY 0.3 186 62%
Structural Steel 81 tons 1.05 85 28%
Reinforcing Steel 11 tons 1.05 12 4%
Carpet 3 tons 3.10 9 3%
Steel Studs 4 tons 1.05 4 1%
Glass 2 tons 1.30 2 1%
Gypsum Board 6 tons 0.20 1 0.4%
Polystyrene 0.4 tons 2.10 1 0.3%
Ceramic Tile 0.3 tons 1.40 0 0.1%
Batt Insulation 0.4 tons 1.50 1 0.2%
Acoustic Ceiling Tile 1 tons 0.20 0 0.1%
Totals 302 100%
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CAREFUL DESIGN MINIMIZES USE OF LUMBER, AND IMPROVES THERMAL PERFORMANCECAREFUL DESIGN MINIMIZES USE OF LUMBER, AND IMPROVES THERMAL PERFORMANCE
WOOD CAN BE SELECTED FROM SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED SOURCES
WOOD CAN BE SELECTED FROM SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED SOURCES
WOOD CONSTRUCTIONWOOD CONSTRUCTION
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PLASTIC and COMPOSITE WOODPLASTIC and COMPOSITE WOODMADE WITH WASTE WOOD CHIPS AND RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLESMADE WITH WASTE WOOD CHIPS AND RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES
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BALED WASTE MATERIALS as MASONRYBALED WASTE MATERIALS as MASONRY
STRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERS
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WASTE MATERIALS as PANELSWASTE MATERIALS as PANELSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERS