I do not understand why shows such as Rate My Space advocate the use of green or recycled materials, but still use non-sustainable material such as redwood for the majority of the project. Some redwood on the market is harvested from 2000 year old trees and the rest can hardly be called sustainable. I challenge HGTV to do research on harvesting practices in places like Humboldt County California, and go green for real. Stop being such hypocrites!
I challenge HGTV to do research on harvesting practices in places like Humboldt County California, and go green for real. Stop being such hypocrites!
Surprised Admin didn't pull this/ also much to my chagrin no one bothered to comment. The largest redwoods are protected in the central Sierra Nevada mountains near Yosemite, the tallest grow along the OR & CA coastal mountains.
Posts: 2172 | Location: NE of S.F. | Registered: Apr 13, 2006
Originally posted by ahvyna: I do not understand why shows such as Rate My Space advocate the use of green or recycled materials, but still use non-sustainable material such as redwood...Stop being such hypocrites!
Welcome ahvyna. Having experienced the Dream and Green Home MB for a while, most skip name-calling. A great deal of what green is all about here is reaching out to other MBers' experience and expertise in green applications. Green is in its infancy, as you know. HGTV collects data from LEEDS and other sources to promote Green. The junk is sorted out most of the time in a forthright way right here on MB. Good luck, Good luck!
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Posts: 675 | Location: FL | Registered: Jan 08, 2003
Actually, my comment is about "going green". There is more to "saving the environment" When a house or parts of are torn apart to remodel or renovate, the parts torn out should be recycled. They should be donated to a Habitat For Humanity Restore. I have seen cupboards ripped apart that I would give my eye tooth to have...they could be taken out carefully and donated. Same goes for doors and windows, flooring, etc. That would be "going green".
Is the redwood that is being used in these projects the same redwood from the protected trees? Maybe it is a from a different tree that is renewable. I can't imagine that they are harvesting those really old, big trees to build decks and patios.
My area has a Green home tour every year and this year they included a house with 5000 sq feet and mohagany siding and overhangs. They were 4 ft overhangs which does help with reducing solar heating during the summer, but come on mohagany isn't green! It did also have PV solar and solar heating of the pool and was beautiful, especially the mohagany.
Posts: 20 | Location: Cary, North Carolina | Registered: Jan 08, 2004
