tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post398489880459431398..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Solar Panels at the Community CollegeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-59576340618297665462017-07-02T14:32:28.269-04:002017-07-02T14:32:28.269-04:00What if we could just figure out how to live on th...What if we could just figure out how to live on that 1/3? My old college was built in... the 60s? Horrible, climate-inappropriate architecture. Always cooled to 65 degrees, even when it was 106 outside, always having the A/C compete with giant un-shaded south-facing walls. And those buildings are all still in use! How much electricity would they not need in the first place, if the architecture were better thought-out, and we didn't have a phobia of sweating? JustPeachyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128069966879300756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26221987857262553782017-07-02T10:33:32.180-04:002017-07-02T10:33:32.180-04:00Let's not get ahead of ourselves on fusion. We...Let's not get ahead of ourselves on fusion. We need to actually, you know... invent it, first.<br /><br />Definitely I think reducing energy waste is one of the big steps in our future. There are a lot of firmly established techniques for making buildings more energy efficient that we simply do not employ on a regular basis.<br /><br />Some of that will be technological improvements, such as incandescent and flourescent lights being phased out for LED systems.<br /><br />Some of it will be architectural, going to greater lengths to properly insulate buildings, making better use of passive systems for temperature control, and making use of natural sunlight for illumination instead of using electricity to create artificial light.<br /><br />Some of it will be economic, providing state and federal funding and resources for modernizing or replacing many buildings whose age makes them inefficient.<br /><br />Some of it will be legal, modernizing or putting into place building codes that promote high standards of efficiency.<br /><br />And of course, a big part of it will have to be cultural. We'll need to foster a shared value for energy efficiency and avoiding waste. We might look to placed like Japan or Europe for help or ideas on that.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com