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darry111 The energy usage has always been a top priority in building design. It's fascinating how far things have progressed, every year we see more news on more efficient solutions for our homes. There some...
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Resurgent phoenix Pod sounds great, but it made me think of buying used books when I was in college. Some people thought they were saving time by only reading highlighted portions. They save time if the previous...
asdfas Print on demand is a printing technology and business process in which new copies of a book (or other document) are not printed until an order has been received, which means books can be printed...
makabusi Please share with me if you find this reference helpful. Read thoroughly. "Sustainable Energy - without the hot air" by David JC MacKay UIT Cabridge England. I would much appreciate your analysis...
richheap @kq4ym: Well, a large disaster can certainly bring issues to the fore and be a catalyst for quick change. As the saying goes: "Never let a crisis go to waste." As for your question about why there...
Venks Hey Rich, Thanks for your pat reply. Yes, I see your point and agree with it. Even I feel, it would be worth doing some research in this regards because that can help a country to plan...
kq4ym Sometimes I wonder if a nation's energy path may just be a reaction to a recent disaster, emergency, or public relations nightmare. Japan, of course is the most obvious. Take a gigantic failure of...
richheap Hi Venks. One point made in the report is the right balance differs for different countries. For example, it would make sense for an island to have hydroelectric power in their energy mix but perhaps...
Venks Can anyone just tell me, how much percentage of the country's energy usage be most efficient if it uses Solar power, Nuclear power, Fossil fuels, Hydro power etc? I mean I just want to know if there...
Nicole Ferraro I share your frustration, Flanagan. It's embarassing that the US appears nowhere on this list. In fact, this list should serve as evidence of how far behind we're going to fall when it comes to energy....
richheap Thanks for your points, Flanagan55. I agree with you. It makes sense for countries to try to increase the amount of energy they generate within their own borders so they're less exposed to external...
Flanagan55 Not shockingly, the United States is far from this list. I feel that government's role is to facilitate policy the allow the private sector to facilitate energy producing transformations. Is it a...
Mary Jander I'm curious to throw out here some news I just read about how Mexico plans to privatize energy production, including petroleum production. This move is meeting with some opposition from the left. Does...
Mary Jander Great collection here, Rich! Bravo to Finland, Norway, and other countries that show it's possible for highly developed cities to become free of fossil fuels. I believe this is the only way forward...
Resurgent phoenix Nick, I ask for your view of building materials because you also wrote: "It would push designers to use passive climate control techniques, such as mechanical or natural (e.g., living walls) external...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks for the speedy reply....I will talk to my friends who are Architects to understand this more.
Nick Meeten Hi my thoughts here are that extensive glazing in hot climates will generally demand more Air conditioning to maintain comfort levels in a building. So if your Building is in a hot climate keep...
Nick Meeten Hi my thoughts here are that extensive glazing in hot climates will generally demand more Air conditioning to maintain comfort levels in a building. So if your Building is in a hot climate keep...
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darry111 The energy usage has always been a top priority in building design. It's fascinating how far things have progressed, every year we see more news on more efficient solutions for our homes. There some...
asdkk Local Printer | Label and sticker printing | Print Custom Sticker | Print Company | US Printer | Print Trader | Printer Wholesale | Printer Outsourcing | Print Broker Trade | Sticker Printer | Toronto...
Resurgent phoenix Pod sounds great, but it made me think of buying used books when I was in college. Some people thought they were saving time by only reading highlighted portions. They save time if the previous...
asdfas Print on demand is a printing technology and business process in which new copies of a book (or other document) are not printed until an order has been received, which means books can be printed...
makabusi Please share with me if you find this reference helpful. Read thoroughly. "Sustainable Energy - without the hot air" by David JC MacKay UIT Cabridge England. I would much appreciate your analysis...
richheap @kq4ym: Well, a large disaster can certainly bring issues to the fore and be a catalyst for quick change. As the saying goes: "Never let a crisis go to waste." As for your question about why there...
Venks Hey Rich, Thanks for your pat reply. Yes, I see your point and agree with it. Even I feel, it would be worth doing some research in this regards because that can help a country to plan...
kq4ym Sometimes I wonder if a nation's energy path may just be a reaction to a recent disaster, emergency, or public relations nightmare. Japan, of course is the most obvious. Take a gigantic failure of...
richheap Hi Venks. One point made in the report is the right balance differs for different countries. For example, it would make sense for an island to have hydroelectric power in their energy mix but perhaps...
Venks Can anyone just tell me, how much percentage of the country's energy usage be most efficient if it uses Solar power, Nuclear power, Fossil fuels, Hydro power etc? I mean I just want to know if there...
Nicole Ferraro I share your frustration, Flanagan. It's embarassing that the US appears nowhere on this list. In fact, this list should serve as evidence of how far behind we're going to fall when it comes to energy....
richheap Thanks for your points, Flanagan55. I agree with you. It makes sense for countries to try to increase the amount of energy they generate within their own borders so they're less exposed to external...
Flanagan55 Not shockingly, the United States is far from this list. I feel that government's role is to facilitate policy the allow the private sector to facilitate energy producing transformations. Is it a...
Mary Jander I'm curious to throw out here some news I just read about how Mexico plans to privatize energy production, including petroleum production. This move is meeting with some opposition from the left. Does...
Mary Jander Great collection here, Rich! Bravo to Finland, Norway, and other countries that show it's possible for highly developed cities to become free of fossil fuels. I believe this is the only way forward...
Resurgent phoenix Nick, I ask for your view of building materials because you also wrote: "It would push designers to use passive climate control techniques, such as mechanical or natural (e.g., living walls) external...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks for the speedy reply....I will talk to my friends who are Architects to understand this more.
Nick Meeten Hi my thoughts here are that extensive glazing in hot climates will generally demand more Air conditioning to maintain comfort levels in a building. So if your Building is in a hot climate keep...
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