Comments on: Energy on the line http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/10/hello-world/ decomposing community for easy assimilation Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:35:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Will http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/10/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Will Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:23:31 +0000 http://www.compostmodernist.org/?p=1#comment-140 props to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Levitsky/219453" rel="nofollow">Rob Levitsky</a> for developing the pulley system at Box and his other houses. props to Rob Levitsky for developing the pulley system at Box and his other houses.

]]> By: Jess http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/10/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jess Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:04 +0000 http://www.compostmodernist.org/?p=1#comment-4 Cool site and video! I would add that I love the fresh smell of line dried clothing... Look forward to future posts.. Cool site and video! I would add that I love the fresh smell of line dried clothing…

Look forward to future posts..

]]> By: compostmodernist http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/10/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 compostmodernist Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.compostmodernist.org/?p=1#comment-3 It's true that one house doesn't save a whole lot of money with this. In sunny California, at Palo Alto Green's cheap (and renewable) energy rates, we calculated that we save only $7 per month by line drying instead of electric drying. The real purpose of pushing line-drying is to encourage mass behavior-change -- to get people who <em>can</em> line-dry to do so (obviously not in a rainy Seattle winter). In aggregate, that could save tons of energy and money -- especially for folks in sunny climes like Southern California. It’s true that one house doesn’t save a whole lot of money with this. In sunny California, at Palo Alto Green’s cheap (and renewable) energy rates, we calculated that we save only $7 per month by line drying instead of electric drying. The real purpose of pushing line-drying is to encourage mass behavior-change — to get people who can line-dry to do so (obviously not in a rainy Seattle winter). In aggregate, that could save tons of energy and money — especially for folks in sunny climes like Southern California.

]]> By: Alana http://www.compostmodernist.org/2009/10/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Alana Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:39:35 +0000 http://www.compostmodernist.org/?p=1#comment-2 I'll happily line dry when the weather is nice, and it's well known how much I love Box of Rain. That said, how much money does one dryer load really cost? If it's true that a dryer takes 4,000 W, how much does it cost to turn that on for 30-40 minutes? I'd love to see a source or some figures, because especially up here in rainy Seattle there are lots of days when I'd rather pay a couple dollars for some dry warm clothes than wait to do my laundry on the one dry day each week. I’ll happily line dry when the weather is nice, and it’s well known how much I love Box of Rain. That said, how much money does one dryer load really cost? If it’s true that a dryer takes 4,000 W, how much does it cost to turn that on for 30-40 minutes? I’d love to see a source or some figures, because especially up here in rainy Seattle there are lots of days when I’d rather pay a couple dollars for some dry warm clothes than wait to do my laundry on the one dry day each week.

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