Comments on: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111 Dedicated to the sunset of government planning Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jgzeger http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-21741 jgzeger Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:01:56 +0000 http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111#comment-21741 I've seen the Australian figures myself and they show that high rises use more energy and emit more green house gases than other housing types on both a per capita and per dwelling basis. http://www.sos.org.au/new_docs/from_ppt/guzzlers.htm I’ve seen the Australian figures myself and they show that high rises use more energy and emit more green house gases than other housing types on both a per capita and per dwelling basis.
http://www.sos.org.au/new_docs/from_ppt/guzzlers.htm

]]> By: laplante http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-11921 laplante Fri, 18 May 2007 15:45:05 +0000 http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111#comment-11921 The figures you are looking for about high-rise housing vs single-family home energy use can be found here: <a href="http://reversezone.blogdns.com/blosxom.cgi/Which_is_Greener_Houses_or_Apartments.html" rel="nofollow"> http://reversezone.blogdns.com/blosxom.cgi/Which_is_Greener_Houses_or_Apartments.html</a> High-rise units consume more per square foot than houses, but less per person and per household. That is because units tend to be less efficient but smaller. They also house a different population so it's difficult to compare directly. When it comes to the environmental effects of density, too low is bad but too high is also bad. It is not a simple "more is better" , but a high density of houses is generally good while a high density of apartments is generally not. The figures you are looking for about high-rise housing vs single-family home energy use can be found here:
http://reversezone.blogdns.com/blosxom.cgi/Which_is_Greener_Houses_or_Apartments.html

High-rise units consume more per square foot than houses, but less per person and per household. That is because units tend to be less efficient but smaller. They also house a different population so it’s difficult to compare directly.

When it comes to the environmental effects of density, too low is bad but too high is also bad. It is not a simple “more is better” , but a high density of houses is generally good while a high density of apartments is generally not.

]]> By: msetty http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-7446 msetty Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:02:19 +0000 http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111#comment-7446 The Salt Lake City LRT system could buy their electricity from wind power providers, like the LRT system in Calgary has been doing since 2004. Perhaps Salt Lake (and Portland, too) could jump start the Oregon Coast wind energy industry; there's lots of wind coming off the ocean around Bandon, and from the TI offices, too! The Salt Lake City LRT system could buy their electricity from wind power providers, like the LRT system in Calgary has been doing since 2004.

Perhaps Salt Lake (and Portland, too) could jump start the Oregon Coast wind energy industry; there’s lots of wind coming off the ocean around Bandon, and from the TI offices, too!

]]> By: JimKarlock http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-7409 JimKarlock Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:53:55 +0000 http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=111#comment-7409 <i>which works out to 2,676 BTUs per passenger mile.</i> Car, efficient.....2,488 (2006 KIA Rio) Car, hybrid........1,326 (Honda Insight) It doesn't even beat a new small car and a hybrid uses 1/2 the energy. see http://www.DebunkingPortland.com/Transit/BusVsCarTEDB.htm Looks like we should shut down that system and get people into hybrid cars. Probably could buy one for every rider for the cost of building the system. Thanks JK which works out to 2,676 BTUs per passenger mile.
Car, efficient…..2,488 (2006 KIA Rio)
Car, hybrid……..1,326 (Honda Insight)

It doesn’t even beat a new small car and a hybrid uses 1/2 the energy. see http://www.DebunkingPortland.com/Transit/BusVsCarTEDB.htm

Looks like we should shut down that system and get people into hybrid cars. Probably could buy one for every rider for the cost of building the system.

Thanks
JK

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