How we began the carbon footprint debate escapes me, but I’m sure it had something to do with the new government and the harsh times ahead. Electric cars, CRC’s, EPC’s, recycling, ordinary cycling, …. Why not go back to the basics, think laterally yet obviously. Energy usage of buildings.
Here’s an idea. Why don't we just break out of our mindset, and dress as the climate demands? Loose the ties and the suits, bring on the linens and crumpled cottons. Let our bodies breath naturally as they were meant to, sweeping ceiling fans circulating air, reducing the amount of people falling sick from the hot/cold syndrome, not to mention the over zealous passing of germs through a/c ducts. Reduce the consumption of energy in the most basic way. How many offices in Asia house people bundled in shawls and jumpers to combat the icy ability of the indoor air-conditioning. Restaurants in Hong Kong keep pashmina's handy for delicately bared shoulders. Erm, how but turning the ambient temperature up? Surely man's brilliance can come up with a less energy guzzling, more environmentally friendly answer to air-conditioning if we only help it a tad, but dressing the part.
Not a call for the more simple life, although I do veer in that direction every now and again, just a less constrained one. It's been too long since Louis XVI's wardrobe had a major overhaul. Technology is the future, banking is on the Internet. So why are we still pretending we're in Stockholm and not Singapore?
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