Amory Lovins (energy-efficiency guru ) lecture at Stanford

[Shakespear]

Here you can find out what is possible when trying to reduce the energy usage in a home or a building.


http://video.google.com/url?docid=-6669123891673213585&esrc=vr-shared-R8-P8-&ev=v&len=5772&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3 Fdocid%3D-6669123891673213585&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-6669123891673213585%26hl%3Den&usg=AL29H20IXXytqPSGkAAB2w80wtaUC06uNg

What is amazing is that the cost of building will NOT rise since the elimination or substantial reduction in size for heating/cooling system can/will offset the cost of making the space maximum energy efficient. Lovins gives costs in the lecture which will surprise the average home owner as to their magnitude !!!

I would think that max effort should be directed toward work to create a program to help home owners to do this to existing home units.

Can not think of a better way to spend money of the sub-prime loan variety than for this type of activity.

[phirang]

it's like universal health care: great idea, but who's gonna pay for it?

[FRED]

it's like universal health care: great idea, but who's gonna pay for it?

We think it can be paid for with the money we're not spending on subsidizing the finance, insurance, and real estate industries.

[Shakespear]

it's like universal health care: great idea, but who's gonna pay for it?

The elimination/reduction of the heating/cooling system and thus elimination/reduction of energy needed to drives these systems pays for the incorporation of the super-energy efficiency. In the video he explains this very clearly with examples.

Perhaps this will be faster to understand what he is thinking with regard to homes/buildings

http://www.frugalmarketing.com/dtb/amorylovins.shtml

In this piece Lovins gives some ideas where the nation needs to go with this.

http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/07/26/lovins/