Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:52:38 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161406#Comment_161406 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161406#Comment_161406 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:10:10 +0000 Markjh1987 .
sustainable initiatives used in the building

low emboided energy materials used

the impact the building has had on the local environment

in your opinion has the 'green building' worked? could it be used as a benchmark for a similar building?


if you guys can help that will be apprechiated..]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161408#Comment_161408 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161408#Comment_161408 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:18:24 +0000 tony https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161413#Comment_161413 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161413#Comment_161413 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:47:30 +0000 Markjh1987 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161415#Comment_161415 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161415#Comment_161415 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:29:38 +0000 DarylP ]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161421#Comment_161421 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161421#Comment_161421 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:47:35 +0000 chippyclaus https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161423#Comment_161423 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161423#Comment_161423 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:00:39 +0000 SteamyTea Posted By: Markjh1987in your opinion has the 'green building' worked? could it be used as a benchmark for a similar building?Nothing particulary 'green' about Tony's House, but it has very low energy use (though changing the light bulbs may help a bit more )

A lot of this 'Green, Eco, Sustainable, Natural' terminology is very misleading. Much depends on definition. And the Brundtland definition is just idealistic wishful thinking.

Thing to remember is that it is about a house, not about society in general. So it comes down to valuing nature and swapping natural capital (a bit of land) for man made capital (the building). So you can get two extreme examples that would both pass or fail the 'sustainability' test if you so wished.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161431#Comment_161431 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161431#Comment_161431 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:19:13 +0000 Markjh1987 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161462#Comment_161462 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=9814&Focus=161462#Comment_161462 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:34:07 +0000 martint http://www.ben-law.co.uk/ ; or built with brick and concrete but to passivhaus standards, (low energy input needed) http://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/; or low embedded CO2 materials http://www.bsria.co.uk/news/embedded-carbon/ ; or a more old-fashioned green approach, such as http://www.cat.org.uk/ ; or ... the list goes on
You can see that some definitions of 'green' would exclude most other possible definitions.
Do your own research, and choose a definition where you are likely to get more information from easily available resources.]]>