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Green Building in the UK

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I’ve been thinking a lot about green building this week, as I’ve been working on a big writing project with that, among other things, as an important component.  See also my last post below.

I’ve been meaning to flag this article – Slash bills and save the world – from a month ago in the FT.  (Good old FT.  I can’t stay away.  I keep trying to understand finance and economics.  Maybe someday.)  So, anyway, the article takes a good look at some zero-carbon projects.  Very heady stuff.  But, you know what?  Not rocket science.

What you want to consider here also, aside from the design innovations, is the energy intensity of various countries, to a certain extent, certainly, owing to smart design and planning.  I’ve written about Galloping Consumption and I’ve also written about Nature’s Way.  I know my choice.  What’s yours?

For more, look at the excellent work of the good folks in the UK working on green building at Zero Carbon Hub.

 

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Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt has been an environmental activist and professional for nearly 25 years. He was deeply involved in the battle to curtail acid rain, and was also a Sierra Club leader in New York City. He spent 11 years in public affairs for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and worked on environmental issues for two NYC mayoral campaigns and a presidential campaign. He is a writer and editor and is the principal of Hewitt Communications. He has an M.S. in international affairs, has taught political science at Pace University, and has graduate and continuing education classes on climate change, sustainability, and energy and the environment at The Center for Global Affairs at NYU. His book, "A Newer World - Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis," will be out from the University Press of New England in December.



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