Envirology

1. Comparison of European LCA-based Building Assessment and Design Tools
(Reports/Life Cycle Assessment)

... global warming potential for the FUTURA house when constructed from different materials. Explanation of the legend Wooden construction: Complete building with a timber frame support structure Brick ...

2. The Proven Dangers of Microwaves
(Reports/Building Biology)

...  The report went on. "Warming a bottle by holding it under tap water or by setting it in a bowl of warm water, then testing it on your wrist before feeding, may take a few minutes longer, but ...

3. The Hidden Hazards Of Microwave Cooking
(Reports/Building Biology)

... Warming a bottle by holding it under tap water, or by setting it in a bowl of warm water, then testing it on your wrist before feeding may take a few minutes longer, but it is much safer." Dr. ...

4. The effect of Aerosol particles
(News/News Archive)

Via The New Zealand Herald, by Eloise Gibson, 15/02/2010 Car and smoke-stack pollutants shunned since the 1970s for causing acid rain may be taking some heat out of global warming, but there is uncertainty ...

5. Apology for errors in key climate change report
(News/News Archive)

Via stuff.co.nz, 22/01/2010 Five glaring errors were discovered in one paragraph of the world's most authoritative report on global warming, forcing the Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists ...

6. 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference
(News/News Archive)

... on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — but it might be more accurately called the Last Chance. To advocates of action on global warming, the Copenhagen summit represents the last, best chance to slow and ...

7. A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Building Insulation Products
(Reports/Life Cycle Assessment)

... systems is illustrated in Fig. 1. 3.1 Global warming The contribution to global warming differs by almost a factor 3 between the least contributing material (paper wool) and the most contributing (flax). ...

8. Climate change - Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee
(Reports/Climate Change)

... and in the tilt of the earth’s axis of rotation. These changes have led to periods of global warming and global cooling – the more recent of the latter are termed the Ice Ages. There are also shorter-term ...

9. Is Green Really Green? - Material Selection In The Context Of Sustainable Buildings
(Material/Various)

... Impact of Claddings with 8000km Transport for Overseas material (Cedar weatherboard) added In terms of fossil fuel depletion and global warming potential (GWPix), the cedar performs better as long ...

10. Japanese Convenience Stores Look to Introduce PV Systems, Electric Cars
(News/News Archive)

... of its measures against global warming. The numerical targets disclosed this time are based on the plans of 12 major convenience chains that are affiliated with JFA. Solar power generating systems ...

11. The Kyoto Protocol and New Zealand
(Blog/Blog)

It just happened that I had to make myself familar with the Kyoto Protocol and it's implications for New Zealand. If you are interested in it, a good resource is at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...

12. Global warming proof undeniable
(News/News Archive)

New Zealand Herald, Monday May 11, 2009 Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva, responds to a recent article by Chris de Freitas questioning global warming. ...

13. Environmental and energy balances of wood products and substitutes
(Material/Timber)

... program GJ Giga joule GWP Global warming potential HC Hydrogen carbon compounds IKP Institute for Synthetics Testing, University ...

14. A review of life-cycle assessment of windows
(Material/Windows)

... acidification/nutrification impacts, and global warming. The PVC window's life cycle used the most nonrenewable energy and caused the most damage due to that window's shorter service life, 18 years vs. ...

15. Kiwis solve global warming riddle
(News/News Archive)

New Zealand scientists have helped solve one of the riddles of global warming by drilling deep into the ancient Antarctic rock. An ingenious drill developed by Victoria University's Alex Pyne ...

16. Google Earth 5.0 Adds More Eco Features
(News/News Archive)

... fight deforestation and gauge the effects of global warming on animal life. The latest 5.0 edition brings even more improvements to what is already a one of a kind geo-search tool. The new Google ...

17. Life Cycle of Window Materials - A Comperative Assessment
(Material/Windows)

... continent Material GWP AP Timber 116 1 PVC 1400 13 Aluminium 11102 60 GWP - Global warming ...