Comments on: FUTURESHED http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:34:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Serge de Ghelderehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 Serge de Gheldere Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:52:16 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-3491 link: CCA in Canada: http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/reports/Arsenic_In_PlaygroundsFINAL.pdf--Hello,Briefly back from holiday — what a nice surprise to see this covered. Thanks, Sarah.Thank you also for the great comments, y'all !- Price in Belgium is 3400 eur, including delivery, but without assembly. This is 4300 USD, at current rate. Not 30.000 usd. Did we include a typo somewhere ?- The main point is this: most garden wood is preservative treated, and is really not suited for house or garden use."In addition, quite often, the wood used in garden equipment is preservative treated wood. CCA (chrome copper arsenide) preservative treated wood, recognizable with its greenish hue, will leach chrome VI (think ‘Erin Brockovitch’), fluor and arsenic — a serious threat to human and environmental health. "A 2004 European directive list these woods as toxic substances that should not be handled without gloves, because, there may not be a lower toxicological dose for arsenic. Meaning, that you don't need to accumulate a certain dose of arsenic in your body before health effects (carcinogen effect // genotoxic damage) start appearing. The link above leads you to a report on CCA in canada. The cynical aspect of it is that a large number of playgrounds have become highly contaminated because of the chrome VI and arsenic leaching from the playtoys.Take care,Serge link:
CCA in Canada: http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/reports/Arsenic_In_PlaygroundsFINAL.pdf

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Hello,

Briefly back from holiday — what a nice surprise to see this covered. Thanks, Sarah.

Thank you also for the great comments, y’all !

- Price in Belgium is 3400 eur, including delivery, but without assembly. This is 4300 USD, at current rate. Not 30.000 usd. Did we include a typo somewhere ?

- The main point is this: most garden wood is preservative treated, and is really not suited for house or garden use.

“In addition, quite often, the wood used in garden equipment is preservative treated wood. CCA (chrome copper arsenide) preservative treated wood, recognizable with its greenish hue, will leach chrome VI (think ‘Erin Brockovitch’), fluor and arsenic — a serious threat to human and environmental health. ”

A 2004 European directive list these woods as toxic substances that should not be handled without gloves, because, there may not be a lower toxicological dose for arsenic. Meaning, that you don’t need to accumulate a certain dose of arsenic in your body before health effects (carcinogen effect // genotoxic damage) start appearing. The link above leads you to a report on CCA in canada. The cynical aspect of it is that a large number of playgrounds have become highly contaminated because of the chrome VI and arsenic leaching from the playtoys.

Take care,

Serge

]]> By: jeff hortenhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-3043 jeff horten Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:07:37 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-3043 Yes....It's a very nice shed.....But $30,000.00 !!!???!!! Better try again. Yes….It’s a very nice shed…..But $30,000.00 !!!???!!! Better try again.

]]> By: dgsmillshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 dgsmills Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:48:48 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-2994 This costs $30k? I really like the design, but couldn't this be done with local materials for half that? Tongue-and-groove wood, 4x4 corner posts, angle-Al reinforcements and a plastic/fibreglass/plexiglass roof, plus some barn hardware for the door... Smells like - high margins... This costs $30k? I really like the design, but couldn’t this be done with local materials for half that? Tongue-and-groove wood, 4×4 corner posts, angle-Al reinforcements and a plastic/fibreglass/plexiglass roof, plus some barn hardware for the door… Smells like – high margins…

]]> By: Inhabitat » Blog Archive » ECOSPACE GREEN GARDEN STUDIOhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 Inhabitat » Blog Archive » ECOSPACE GREEN GARDEN STUDIO Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:30:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-2959 [...] We’ve waxed lyrical about many a mini backyard prefab, (the FutureShed, the Modern Cabana, the MetroShed ) but the EcoSpace Garden Studio really takes the cake. This stylish little prefab is green in almost every way: it is constructed from sustainably harvested cedar, employs eco-friendly materials throughout the structure and interior, and even comes outfitted with a pre-built green roof! Starting at £15,850, its reasonably priced as well - although bathrooms, kitchens and necessary amenities cost extra. [...] [...] We’ve waxed lyrical about many a mini backyard prefab, (the FutureShed, the Modern Cabana, the MetroShed ) but the EcoSpace Garden Studio really takes the cake. This stylish little prefab is green in almost every way: it is constructed from sustainably harvested cedar, employs eco-friendly materials throughout the structure and interior, and even comes outfitted with a pre-built green roof! Starting at £15,850, its reasonably priced as well – although bathrooms, kitchens and necessary amenities cost extra. [...]

]]> By: victoriahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 victoria Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:30:56 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-2926 wow. can a shed be gorgeous? i want to live in it. wow. can a shed be gorgeous? i want to live in it.

]]> By: Jaggaehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-2815 Jaggae Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:26:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-2815 Great design. Appealing, sustainable, and compact. Love that it is well-partitioned for easy organisation. Great design. Appealing, sustainable, and compact. Love that it is well-partitioned for easy organisation.

]]> By: Michael G. Richardhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/10/futureshed/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 Michael G. Richard Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:36:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/10/futureshed/#comment-2812 Very nice design. Very nice design.

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