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Energy efficient As designers, it’s time to redefine the world and make it better, and that starts with preserving our resources.
A s I read the various architecture, interior design, and engineering journals, I see many people, firms, principals, and designers described as “leaders.” But I don’t see much evidence of where they’re leading, how they’re leading, or what’s changed because of their leadership. In fact, I’m not sure, from what I read last year, that much has changed.
Ed Friedrichs
❚ ❚ Other natural sources of power – sun, wind, and tidal action in our oceans will go on until our sun burns itself out. By that time, I suspect we’ll be colonizing other planets. I continue to aim toward a deep reduction in oil consumption as a “Debates about global warming and climate change aside, there is much we can do from where we sit to create healthy environments and preserve natural resources.”
Entering 2017, I see a lot of things I’d want to change, and I’m sure you do as well. What will your role be? Here are a few: ❚ ❚ Energy and the environment. Debates about global warming and climate change aside, there is much we can do from where we sit to create healthy environments and preserve natural resources. Here are some thoughts: ❚ ❚ There is only a finite amount of petroleum on this planet. Our supply may last 500 years or 10,000, but it’s not infinite. I’d rather see us using dramatically less oil than we do today so there is some left for future generations, not for power but other things for which oil is an important ingredient.
See ED FRIEDRICHS, page 10
THE ZWEIG LETTER February 13, 2017, ISSUE 1187
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