I enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal in the mornings, but I was especially eager for today’s paper after reading a few of today’s headlines on my iPhone last night–particularly the “Green House of the Future” article in the today’s energy section. Of course, my company, Sustainability Roundtable Inc. focuses on the commercial buildings sector rather than the residential sector, but the visioning of what is to come in the next decades is relevant to both the commercial and residential sectors.
I appreciated this line from the article (written by Alex Frangos) that highlights the need to focus on buildings:
“It’s easy to envision a power plant spewing pollution or a highway full of cars burning billions
of gallons of petroleum. But buildings — silent and unmoving — are the quiet users of much
of our energy, through electricity, heating and water consumption.”