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Should we request our local supermarket to inform its customers about the grey energy cost?

Perhaps we could ask our architect to build grey energy calculations into changes we are making in our own homes.

There are so many options available to rethink how we consume, construct and enjoy our lives. What “good” looks like is up to us... we can decide that lower energy costs are fashionable, desirable, cool…

#concrete #lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #getcreative #CO2 There is just as much agreement: concrete cannot simply be replaced.
That is why many researchers are working on the reduction of concrete in building components with cavities, increased proportions of recycled concrete or preventing the release of Co2 during production.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #mobilephone #FairPhone #Shiftphone Our disposable economy bears a lot of costs. The obvious one, most often discussed, is raw material use. Less often considered and rarely communicated to consumers, is the grey energy cost of a phone.

One study suggests that the manufacture, transport, storing, selling and discarding of a smart phone needs 220 kWh of grey energy. With that same energy, you could charge your phone for 50 years.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #transportcosts #getonyourbike But then again, transport of some locally produced goods over short distances can be more polluting than mass transport over long distances.

Some solutions to reducing grey energy transport costs in your home can include using natural systems and renewable resources like passive heat storage or natural air conditioning, for example.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #insultation #heating #homes As energy prices become increasingly unpredictable and man-made climate change continues to change our daily lives, choosing the right insulation with a low grey energy cost is important.

#lighbulbmoment #greyenergy #energyfootprint #homesforlongevity #treesareforlife

Did you know that the useful life of buildings is estimated at 60 years?
Old houses are often demolished to create a replacement building and to make better use of the building plot. In terms of grey energy, however, this is by no means sustainable.

#greyenergy #lightbulbmoment #energyfootprint #greentransition #thinkdifferent

Gray energy is present in everything from the extraction of raw materials to their transportation, processing and refining. It even includes the replacement of materials or components and their disposal, including the necessary tools.

For a term most of us have never heard of, when we’re thinking about our environment, our planet, and our own homes, grey energy calculations are pretty important.