May 1976 RAIN Page 7 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY continued from page 4 Testimony Before the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Dec. 2, 1975, Dr. Barry Stein, 12 pp, inquire for price, from: Center for Social and Evaluation Research role of universities, building up new industries and identifying new opportunities for innovation. Gives good feeling for the "managerial" and institutional pressures on a.t. that are going to develop as the money starts to flow. An c;RCHITECTURE ) Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Shelter, edited by Eugene Eccli, 1976, $5.95 from: University of Massachusetts Boston, MA 02125 A very clear summary of the different economic and community costs and benefits of small and large business, real efficiency of small business and manufacturing, and recommended changes in legal structures and administrative practices by government agencies to encourage more independent, community-sustaining and effective businesses. By the author of the excellent Size, Efficiency and Community Enterprise (Jan. '76 RAIN). (TB) •instructive comparison is given between our present costly information services and innovative low-cost access techniques. (TB) Rodale Press Emmaus, PA 18049 Combines good experienced advice on when and when not to build yourself, financing different building options, dealing with codes, neighbors and contractors, along with solid information on lowering first-cost of a home, reducing energy use and employing income energy sources. Not a primary reference in any of these areas, but gives good overall guidance and access to some hard-toLow Cost Technology: An Inquiry into Outstanding Policy Issues, Nicolas Jaquier, 1975, Worldtech Report No. 2 Control Data Technotec, Inc. 8100 345h Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN 55440 A study based on the 1974 OECD seminar of "low cost" technology practitioners. The full proceedings of the seminar will be out later this year and should be worth reading. The present - find aids: Cinva-Rams, super-sealants, pre-cut homes, or cellulose fiber insulation. (TB) A. A. Abbingdon Ceiling Co. 2149 Utica Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11234 These folks are the only ones we know who produce the decorative stamped metal ceilings that were common in the turn-of-the-century stores. They -report gives a general overview of major issues discussed-information mechanisms for low-cost innovations, a.t. and appropriate government policies, the ~Booth/New_Yorker still have advantages for certain applications-non-flammable, washable, yet decorative. More than twenty ceiling patterns available, along with 10 different cornice and trim designs. (TB) Continued on page 10 Health and Light, John N. Ott, 1973, $7.50 from: Devin-Adair Co. Old Greenwich, CT 0p870 We just got another letter yesterday from a person wondering if we knew why they commonly got a headache and had trouble concentrating after a short period of time in fluorescent-lit buildings. We keep meeting more people who have that experience-as we have. Half way through a supermarket we're half asleep and have trouble remembering what we're doing. John Ott's book opens up some of the reasons why. Like anything breaking new ground, it has caused a rage of controversy. He's what "scientists" are supposed to be-people with their eyes and minds open enough to look into the reasons why things go wrong when they're not supposed to. While pioneering time-lapse photography of plants he found strange things happening when he had to grow the plants in glass greenhouses or under artificial lights. A long series of experiments by him and others revealed important effects on biological systems of spectral ranges missing from artificial light or blocked by window glass. He also pioneered research showing dangerous effects of radiation from TV sets that brought development of new safety standards-he found that some TV tubes tested had X-ray emissions up to 1.6 million times the acceptable safety level established by the National Committee on Radiological Protection! Health and Light is a fascinating and important study of the effects of natural and artificial lig~1ts on people and other living things. (TB) 8110 ;100 =-c 90 ~ ~ 80 • ] 70 u !. 60 FLUORESCENT DISTRIBUTION CURVES ·••••••• Outdoor Llgh1 :Z:::: Vit1-LiH --N•tur4SOlnt .........-,..., Comp..,.ltlve I (I) 50 --- - . CII > •_;;40 -- "' "ii 31 • a: 20 10 290 J20 Vita-Light Full Spectrum Lamps Duro-Light Lamps, Inc. 17-10 Willow St. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 These full spectrum fluorescent lamps-which reproduce fairly closely the spectral distribution of sunlight (including the near-UV band)-were designed as a result of John Ott's research. Other "plant growing lamps" by the same manufacturer do not cover the same spectral pattern, and even these lamps share other problems common to all fluorescent lamps. (TB)
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