Mike McCaffreyTrying to explain #EmbodiedEnergy in the middle of a fight with my wife because she doesn't understand why I am so upset that the organizer she hired installed the beefiest metal shelves just to hold a few boxes of random junk.
Walter MentethCut #VAT to encourage retrofit of historic buildings, says UK parliamentary report which calls for a cut in VAT when #retrofitting historic buildings and a presumption against #demolition in the #planning process. #RetroFirst #climate #embodiedenergy.
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/cut-vat-to-encourage-retrofit-of-historic-buildings-says-parliamentary-report
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/cut-vat-to-encourage-retrofit-of-historic-buildings-says-parliamentary-report
external quantum efficiencyAfter reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-watt_society I have a few questions --
Is anybody publicly collating embodied energy costs for different products and/or materials?
Any foundations or other efforts focusing on framing this question in a North American context?
#2000wattSociety #2000watt #2kw #EmbodiedEnergy #CarbonFootprint
Arthur Lutzš¬š§ Call to contributors on a collaborative documentation focused on how to extend the lifespan of hardware abandoned by the manufacturers.
https://hackmd.io/@arthurlutz/awesome-software-running-on-old-hardware/edit?both
Boosts & retweets appreciated to extend the call. Any feedback welcome.