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Published on: 10/16/2007
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Reggie Wood
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Reggie Wood
Green Construction
"Reggie is a second-generation general building contractor with 38 years in the construction business.
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Reggie gave a report on the West Coast Green Convention in San Francisco three weeks ago.It was attended by 9,000, and featured 256 exhibitors, education programs and speakers, and a model home.Reggie said that natural buildings made of straw or grass are fine as far as they go, "but nature wants to turn everything into dirt.I like nature, but I like it outside."
"Unfortunately, present construction consumes 17% of our water, 25% of the wood harvest, and produce 33% of carbon dioxide.45% of that comes from China, with India not far behind.To sustain our present lifestyle indefinitely," he said, "We'd need to live on five planets."
Reggie started as a carpenter's apprentice.
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Reggie demanded and was promised a genuine speaker's coffee cup.
Oh Reggie, you shy, unassuming guy!What a genius you are - Reggie gave a fascinating talk on what he does (and we can too) to leave a fainter footprint on our environment.