ENERGY Landscape Planning for Energy Conservation, ed. by Gary 0. Robinette, 1977, $20 from: Environmental Design Press P.O. Box 2187 Reston, VA 22090 Thinking in terms of plants requires a commitment to caring and a sense of time that Ji.as been alien to our quick-'neasy culture. We're more likely to cut_ down a tree and put an air conditioner in a building to keep it cool than let the tree shade the building. This is a guide for those who want to·think and act differently. A compilation of most of the informatio~ presently available on the climatic impact of natural elements (landforms, vegetation and water) and •site selection, planning and design for energy conservation and solar energy. Contains also a series of case studies of relevant projects done by various architectural, lanpscape architectural and planning firms. Inordinately expensive for ?- book version of a report funded by our tax dollars, but a valuable resource for planners, architects and landscape architects. One warning-don't trust the designer's glib arrows indicating where winds will/won't go (or where they wish they would). Things ain't that exact in this field. The next edition needs photos of actual results of things like windbreaks on ~now drifting, and use of plant materials on, around, and in buildings for climate control. It also should include the best graphic climate guide for designers-still the old 19 51 House Beautiful/A.I.A. Climate Control Guide ---'Which is mysteriously absent. -TB People's Energy: A No Nukes/Sane Energy Calendar, $4.00 postpaid, $3.25 plus postage for 3 or more, $2.10 plus postage for 8 or more to social change groups, from: People's Energy/SPC 924 Burnet Ave. Syracuse, NY 13203 The newest calendar from the Syracuse Peace Council is a collective labor of love, festival of graphics, and chockfol of information on energy issues: nuclear power, energy economics, public power, powerline struggles, appropriate technology- a different subject every month. With additional contacts, readings and resources People's Energy is· the perfect educational' fundraiser for energy activist organizations. Tack one up on your wall and start the new year with the future in mind. -SA A Community Project in Alternative Energy, Epoch B, Janet Gillies, 1978, $3.50 from: Evanston Environmental Assn. 2024.McCormick Boulevard Evanston, IL 60201 The beauty of this bouklet is it shows how people can demonstrate their values and concerns in a positive, tangible form from which others can learn. The project originated with a discussion·among a teacher, two housewives, the director of the local ecology center and a physics professor about ways to live compatibly with the environment in an urban so- .ciety. It evolved into an alteration of the ecology center through hands-on "F 85 75 65 M WIDE SQUARE, ,,-,, NO TREES / ' STREET ~ ...... ' ./ 6A.M. N 6P.M. M Diurnal temperature variation in Vienna on 4•5 August 1931 for a wide square with no tr-. a wide avenue with trees, and a narrow street (from Kratzer, 19561. • i:Q .c: y 0 C. ~ e 0 ~ II I. ENERGY FLOW OJ AGRAM tftd1ates Volt N!ter tndtates Cwt'T'tnt Nrter tnllit1tts1 ru.. (151111>) tnlltutel Control (off-on) S.1tth TM Wind speed •ter rtpri!- Mf'lts both I dtr-Kt re1ding with• chlrt peiper record- · tog cltvlte, Ind I fl"OqlH!nty ~Wind~ ~lltr. n. blttertn 11"9 boo 6 wlt, 1'5 -hr, r,_.i golf urt type~, lf'ld I~ protect.ad fro11 -lsclll1"9I "9 bltk tl,,u tlle w1M flt'lltrator. Tllo fo,er 11,t,ts 11"9 four 12 ...it, 11 wtt ... ,.., .._, °" tMir _,,. on-off witdl . Tllo INll<M,.,.r tan loo ,-iely -..S fna inst• tllo C.,,tar, to .... of ID,-d1t w1ftcls . workshops in insulation installation, I . space and water solar heating systems and wind generators with more than 300 individuals participating. This manual tells about that growing process and includes information on workshop organization, fund raising and program planning. Neighborhood organizations attempting similar projects can learn not only from Epoch B's successes but also from their mistakes which are freely admitted. Throughout the booklet,! was constantly aware of the spirit of these people interested and involved in their community's direction. -PC Dismantlement and Disarmament Th• l,ll'O~n•nu of 11"'c,..r power and w.. "°"' dance to th• um• mua&c,
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