Bruce King / Innovations First: the mainstream Innovations First: the mainstream

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Innovations

First:the mainstream

Innovations

First:the mainstream


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


GEOTHERMALGEOTHERMAL

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


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?


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 . . .


TO LOCAL RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEMS

TO LOCAL RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEMS

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Living MachineOberlin College, Ohio

Living MachineOberlin College, Ohio

WASTEWATERWASTEWATER


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%



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




PLASTIC and COMPOSITE WOODPLASTIC and COMPOSITE WOODMADE WITH WASTE WOOD CHIPS AND RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLESMADE WITH WASTE WOOD CHIPS AND RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES


BALED WASTE MATERIALS as MASONRYBALED WASTE MATERIALS as MASONRY

STRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERS


WASTE MATERIALS as PANELSWASTE MATERIALS as PANELSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERSSTRAW, PLASTIC, PAPER, ANY FIBERS

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