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Birth of New Ludeman Disrupts Prefab Debate Plans

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debate-postponed.jpg In a surprising move designed to confuse the opposition, Chad Ludeman arranged to have his wife go into labour and deliver a new baby the night before the debate. This would naturally cause a sympathy vote for the new father; Michelle Kaufmann countered the move by requesting a delay in the debate so that Chad would be sleep deprived for a week, negating the cute baby advantage. Consequently the debate on the resolution Is Prefab A Greener Way To Build? is delayed until Thursday, May 26 at 3:30 PM EDT. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Judges Selected For the Great Prefab Debate: Preston Koerner, Allison Arieff and You

8:35 am in events, michelle kaufmann, prefabricated housing by TreeHugger

debate-adjudicators.jpg We're setting up the studio for Thursday's debate between Michelle Kaufmann and Chad Ludeman, over the resolution:
Be It resolved that Prefabrication is a greener way to build.
A formal debate has three judges, and TreeHugger is pleased to announce that they are Preston Koerner of Jetson Green, New York Times and Good Columnist Allison Arieff, and you, the audience....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Prefab A Greener Way To Build? Join the Debate!

1:34 pm in events, michelle kaufmann, prefabricated housing by TreeHugger

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A few years ago, Chad Ludeman of Postgreen Developments in Philadelphia wrote a guest post on Jetson Green titled Prefab is Not The Answer to Affordable, Modern & Green Homes. I jumped in and disagreed with some, but not all of what he said in Another Opinion; In fact, I had to declare it a tie. But that was all in text, and it just my opinion. Now, with TreeHuggerLive, we have the technology and opportunity to have a REAL debate, following ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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