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In case you’re not familiar with the phrase, “Jump the Shark,” it comes from that famous episode of Happy Days when Fonzie is water skiing in his leather jacket. Danger arises in the untimely arrival of a shark. People on the beach are frightened, but Fonzie coolly jumps the shark and all is well.

The phrase now denotes that moment in the life of a TV show when it has peaked and now begins its inexorable downward trend. Usually the moment is associated with a piece of absurdity.

I am sad to report that the green building movement has jumped the shark. I received in the mail this morning a review copy of Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies. This may be the greatest guide in the world to green building. I wouldn’t know. I haven’t cracked the cover.

All I do know is that the green building movement has peaked. The indication is the level of absurdity that comes with the publishing of a book in this ridiculous series. It may be all downhill from here. Let’s hope not.

Don’t you wish someone had written Green Building and Remodeling for People Smart Enough to Know Better?