Comments on: Finding Balance between Consumerism and Conservationism http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/ Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: passerby http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-89851 passerby Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:47:54 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-89851 boring boring

]]> By: passerby http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-98246 passerby Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:47:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-98246 boring boring

]]> By: Walt http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-7684 Walt Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:42:20 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-7684 Thanks for the refreshing outlook on what has become a stale discussion to many people in the country. Thanks for the refreshing outlook on what has become a stale discussion to many people in the country.

]]> By: Walt http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-98245 Walt Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:42:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-98245 Thanks for the refreshing outlook on what has become a stale discussion to many people in the country. Thanks for the refreshing outlook on what has become a stale discussion to many people in the country.

]]> By: Orion Kubow http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-7630 Orion Kubow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:53:19 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-7630 Couldn't agree more. I like it whenever anyone challenges mainstream dogmas. Restoring old things and giving them new life can actually be a very satisfying experience. You feel pride when you look at them. The pride that comes from your own ingenuity and creativity. By contrast, the sugar high of buying the cool new "green" cabinet will wear off pretty quickly for most people. Couldn’t agree more. I like it whenever anyone challenges mainstream dogmas. Restoring old things and giving them new life can actually be a very satisfying experience. You feel pride when you look at them. The pride that comes from your own ingenuity and creativity. By contrast, the sugar high of buying the cool new “green” cabinet will wear off pretty quickly for most people.

]]> By: Orion Kubow http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-98244 Orion Kubow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-98244 Couldn't agree more. I like it whenever anyone challenges mainstream dogmas. Restoring old things and giving them new life can actually be a very satisfying experience. You feel pride when you look at them. The pride that comes from your own ingenuity and creativity. By contrast, the sugar high of buying the cool new "green" cabinet will wear off pretty quickly for most people. Couldn’t agree more. I like it whenever anyone challenges mainstream dogmas. Restoring old things and giving them new life can actually be a very satisfying experience. You feel pride when you look at them. The pride that comes from your own ingenuity and creativity. By contrast, the sugar high of buying the cool new “green” cabinet will wear off pretty quickly for most people.

]]> By: lhahn http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-7598 lhahn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:13:11 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-7598 Very interesting blog. How important do you think green building will be in this year's election? Check out The Angle (http://blog.aia.org/angle/) the blog of my client, the American Institutes of Architects (AIA), as former AIA Denver president Kin DuBois will be blogging live from the Democratic National Convention on all things related to sustainable architecture. Very interesting blog. How important do you think green building will be in this year’s election? Check out The Angle (http://blog.aia.org/angle/) the blog of my client, the American Institutes of Architects (AIA), as former AIA Denver president Kin DuBois will be blogging live from the Democratic National Convention on all things related to sustainable architecture.

]]> By: lhahn http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-98243 lhahn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:13:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-98243 Very interesting blog. How important do you think green building will be in this year's election? Check out The Angle (http://blog.aia.org/angle/) the blog of my client, the American Institutes of Architects (AIA), as former AIA Denver president Kin DuBois will be blogging live from the Democratic National Convention on all things related to sustainable architecture. Very interesting blog. How important do you think green building will be in this year’s election? Check out The Angle (http://blog.aia.org/angle/) the blog of my client, the American Institutes of Architects (AIA), as former AIA Denver president Kin DuBois will be blogging live from the Democratic National Convention on all things related to sustainable architecture.

]]> By: Adam http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-7594 Adam Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:42 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-7594 Thanks for this article. It's always been interesting to me that the three "R"s of the green movement "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" should have a fourth "R". "Re-new". My wife and I Renew a lot. As you stated in you're article, the greenest thing you can do is to do nothing. (Don't buy new green stuff)Instead, you should "renew" what you have, or what someone else is getting rid of and then "reuse" it. Thanks for this article. Thanks for this article. It’s always been interesting to me that the three “R”s of the green movement “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” should have a fourth “R”. “Re-new”. My wife and I Renew a lot.

As you stated in you’re article, the greenest thing you can do is to do nothing. (Don’t buy new green stuff)Instead, you should “renew” what you have, or what someone else is getting rid of and then “reuse” it.

Thanks for this article.

]]> By: Adam http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/08/28/finding-balance-between-consumerism-and-conservationism/comment-page-1/#comment-98242 Adam Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=597#comment-98242 Thanks for this article. It's always been interesting to me that the three "R"s of the green movement "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" should have a fourth "R". "Re-new". My wife and I Renew a lot. As you stated in you're article, the greenest thing you can do is to do nothing. (Don't buy new green stuff)Instead, you should "renew" what you have, or what someone else is getting rid of and then "reuse" it. Thanks for this article. Thanks for this article. It’s always been interesting to me that the three “R”s of the green movement “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” should have a fourth “R”. “Re-new”. My wife and I Renew a lot.

As you stated in you’re article, the greenest thing you can do is to do nothing. (Don’t buy new green stuff)Instead, you should “renew” what you have, or what someone else is getting rid of and then “reuse” it.

Thanks for this article.

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