I thought I would share with you some fun/disturbing facts about water and why it should become a priority in our buildings.
1) An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the typical person living in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.
2) 3.575 million people die [...]

The new version of LEED has some new and improved features and I wanted to discuss this idea of “weighting credits” that the USGBC has mentioned since GreenBuild.
To start with the new book is 674 pages - ridiculously big so plan on paying more for it than you did.
Secondly, they have decided to organize all [...]

Typical issues with Residential Homes (new and existing):
1. Built 16″ On Center
2. Unconditioned plumbing lines (specifically hot)
3. High presence of IAQ (indoor air quality) issues
4. Lead, Mercury, asbestos, VOC’s, chlorides, formaldehyde, mold exist within YOUR home
5. Don’t believe me - get your blood tested - these chemicals don’t go away!
6. Lack insulation - over 50% [...]

So a couple things are on my mind this week. The main one is water however. To date this blog has focused quite a bit on energy, materials, and sustainability however we’ve lacked on the water subject.

Since Karolina let me on to this movie FLOW I’ve been newly recharged to change the world. [...]