tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526658764248550718.post3301762571193553638..comments2023-10-31T10:03:07.317-04:00Comments on The Green Building Advisors: Green Products Don’t Make It GreenDan Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07519315982215454641noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526658764248550718.post-65149892307043081762008-07-08T22:53:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:53:00.000-04:00Well said MattWe've learned a lot about un-intende...Well said Matt<BR/><BR/>We've learned a lot about un-intended consequences along this path. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking we need a place for folks to post their top five green-washing pet peeves. <BR/><BR/>I'm voting for ethanol promotion leading to corn shortages, starvation and deforestation. Or recycled fabrics going to insulation instead of being shipped to third world countries for re-use as clothing. Steel framing promoted as a green product when it's better use is for things that can't be made of renewable wood. What about "green" products that come with embodied child labor content?<BR/><BR/>Our local green product showcase here in NC has a display right inside the door of steel studs and cotton insulation. I want to ask them if this is their green washing display. I drive by commercial cotton fields here in NC, it's not a pretty sight. <BR/><BR/>People may be getting green burn-out but they are also becoming more sophisticated. They are beginning to understand indoor air quality and resource efficiency. Maybe someday soon they'll come to grips with life cycle analysis and embodied energy content and we can leave the G word in the history books.Michael Chandler -https://www.blogger.com/profile/08924197362368869030noreply@blogger.com