Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: reduce/re-use/re-cycle/ green-grey

[Racheli Gai (racheli]

Hi Duncan,
I posted your question to a Green Building list I'm on.  I'll let you
know what responses I get.

Best,
Racheli.
> > Duncan Cavens wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > This is a very relevant question to my partner and I right now: our 
> > > home
> > > in Roberts Creek Cohousing (near Vancouver, B.C.) will be finished at
> > > the end of the month.
> > > We've been trying to figure out the environmental benefits/costs 
> > > about
> > > buying new energy efficient appliances vs. buying slightly used
> > > appliances.  I've done a lot of searching, but have not been able to
> > > find any information other than factsheetsfrom Federal Energy
> > > authorities that seem to only promote the appliance manufacturers 
> > > (i.e.
> > > "current appliances are twice as efficient as appliances from 10 
> > > years
> > > ago".)
> > >
> > > While this information is useful, I'd like to know what the impacts 
> > > are
> > > of manufacturing a new stove, shipping it halfway across the country,
> > > and what the impacts are of disposing/recycling of the old appliance
> > > that we wouldn't be buying on the second-hand market (we don't 
> > > currently
> > > own any appliances.)    My gut feeling is that the net impact of 
> > > making
> > > a new appliance (fridge/stove/etc.) far outweigh the environmental
> > > benefits of a new appliance, but I have no way of figuring this out. 
> > > Money isn't really the issue (although slightly used models run for
> > > about 1/4 to  1/8 the cost of new.)
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any insight / resources/ etc. on this topic?
>
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