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	<title>Comments on: Polycarb</title>
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	<description>The Hammond family builds their modern, green dream home.</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Jason Hammond</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/newhouse/2008/02/13/polycarb/#comment-963</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason Hammond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marlene,

Sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. For some reason I didn't get pinged on a few comments and need to play catch up. I was not able to find any additional information on the manufacturing process of polycarbonate sheeting in my research. It is a chemical process and certainly not completely free of negative side effects, but I made a determination that the positive attributes that it offered regarding allowing in light and reduced energy consumption in my house made it a better option than a product such as drywall which also has an extensive fabrication process. Additionally I purchased a scrap piece that was to be used as waste from another project and was already locally available. Decisions like this are why I call my house "green friendly" and not "green". Green friendly being the idea of minimizing my impact vs. "green" which in my opinion is about leaving the world better than you found it — i.e. planting a tree.


I hope this was in some way a help to you,
Jason</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marlene,</p>
<p>Sorry I didn&#8217;t see your comment earlier. For some reason I didn&#8217;t get pinged on a few comments and need to play catch up. I was not able to find any additional information on the manufacturing process of polycarbonate sheeting in my research. It is a chemical process and certainly not completely free of negative side effects, but I made a determination that the positive attributes that it offered regarding allowing in light and reduced energy consumption in my house made it a better option than a product such as drywall which also has an extensive fabrication process. Additionally I purchased a scrap piece that was to be used as waste from another project and was already locally available. Decisions like this are why I call my house &#8220;green friendly&#8221; and not &#8220;green&#8221;. Green friendly being the idea of minimizing my impact vs. &#8220;green&#8221; which in my opinion is about leaving the world better than you found it — i.e. planting a tree.</p>
<p>I hope this was in some way a help to you,<br />
Jason</p>
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		<title>By: Marlene</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/newhouse/2008/02/13/polycarb/#comment-953</link>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/newhouse/2008/02/13/polycarb/#comment-953</guid>
		<description>What did your research tell you about how green polycarbonate panels are? I'm having some trouble figuring this out. I know some companies are using up to 40% recycled material, but I haven't found an independent review of the cradle to cradle aspect. I'd love it if this were green - it's so versatile.
P.S. Thanks for such an interesting blog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What did your research tell you about how green polycarbonate panels are? I&#8217;m having some trouble figuring this out. I know some companies are using up to 40% recycled material, but I haven&#8217;t found an independent review of the cradle to cradle aspect. I&#8217;d love it if this were green - it&#8217;s so versatile.<br />
P.S. Thanks for such an interesting blog.</p>
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