[shakespear1]

Very interesting lecture on buildings and what can be done to make them energy efficient.

Lecture 1 - Buildings

[SILENTTODD]

Great post shakespear1, would not have come across it without you!

[Cashmere]

I've wondered and wondered about the large institutions and what they will do.

I suppose we'll all have to get used to being hotter/colder inside.

Anytime I saw pictures of the old castles, I'd always think . . .

my goodness, that looks like it would be bone-chillingly cold in the winter.

[shakespear1]

Cashmere

According to the lecture, a building can be made super energy efficient thereby the money that is put in to do this is recovered by not installing at all cooling or heating equipment ( if it is needed due to the circumstance than the size of these units is greatly reduces and consequently their cost).

This was all news to me and listening to the good professor it seems that it is news to a lot of designers of buildings. Why it is not know is the interesting question.

[Ludi]

Why it is not know is the interesting question.

A lot of this information has been available for decades (partly thanks to Lovins) but not implemented because cheap energy made it unnecessary. So many great opportunities wasted.

[shakespear1]

The insanity of it all is beyond me. We have the technology to make even those Mac Mansion's super efficient and what is done ... NOTHING. I have been to some and have seen it.

The train of increasing energy costs has been sending warning signals for some time now with nothing. Why do they not put an ad in every US newspaper and state that it is possible to reduce energy costs in homes and building to low teens. Then BE WILLING to give sub-prime loans for this activity !!!!

I can not think of a better way to spend taxpayers money than for just such a gov. program.

[shakespear1]

This link gives a quick overview of his ideas in case watching the video is an obstacle

How to do it