From Guest Blogger Addison: What is Green Architecture?
Green architecture planning is the act of outlining plans for buildings that reduce the human carbon footprint of the building as well as the people who will occupy it. Construction is designed to maximize the use of natural resources both inside and outside the building. This can save an incredible amount of resources during the construction of the building as well as through the building’s lifetime. This is done by following a few principles that proponents of green architecture share. (more…)
I have to laugh when I read some of these guest blog posts. Apparently some are good and helpful; in other cases, that really can’t be the case. I just cut ties with one blogger whose list of “facts” about the environment includes: “Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups per day.” As I pointed out to her in my email parting ways: that’s over 80,000 per person per day or approximately one per second. Does that seem like a reasonable number?
Are you concerned with resource sustainability? Are you a firm believer in the need for renewable and alternative energy for the improvement and continued existence of life on earth? You wouldn’t be alone; this is an issue important to millions, even if policy in many areas fails to reflect it. Online, you can find groups of people who are looking to get involved in the renewable energy movement on various different levels. 
If someone could explain this to me, I would be most appreciative: Apparently, two Ph.D.-carrying 
I’m making some calls to the top microbreweries in the U.S., trying to get a read on the industry’s appetite (thirst?) for solar thermal heating, considering the enormous amount of energy needed to heat all that water, grain, hops, etc. The only problem I’m experiencing is that they then need to cool that hot liquid (called “wort”) down before they add their yeast, and forward-thinking companies use heat recovery systems — in this case, heat exchangers. 
