Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

November 23, 2008 2:52:05 CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Green Housing: From Good Idea to Good Business

Posted Jul 15, 08 11:56 CDT in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – With US homes on average twice as large as they were 50 years ago—and, of course, dwarfing those in all other developed countries—rethinking our idea of "home" is as crucial to cutting global warming as switching to a smaller car, says architect Edward Mazria in Fast Company. Half of all greenhouse gas emissions are building-related; residential buildings make up 21% of national energy consumption—almost as much as transportation.

Mazria sees the need for change as a huge opportunity as well as a necessity: a $21.6-billion one-year investment in building efficiency would create 216,000 jobs, cut CO2 emissions by 86.7 million metric tons annually and save consumers $8.5 billion, he estimates. “We will not only solve global warming, we will set up the US for unprecedented economic success,” Mazria says.

Source Fast Company

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon
Brad Pitt walks to a news conference with Global Green USA in front of an environmentally friendly house under construction in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Brad Pitt smiles after a news conference at an environmentally friendly house in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Pitt has been outspoken about the need for more sustainable housing design.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev talks with the president of Global Green U.S.A. during a tour of a green-built house in the Holy Cross neighborhood in New Orleans, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007.   (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Actor Brad Pitt is launching his latest project to build affordable, environmentally friendly homes in the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.   (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 5)

Tags

environment • architecture • green technology • design • green building • sustainable living • green home • sustainable development



Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Technology Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »