Architecture 2030 Blueprint via It's Getting Hot In Here
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$5 Billion for Green Schools in Ohio via It's Getting Hot In Here
This is the kind of thing I LOVE to see. Last month, Ohio became the first state to require new public schools to be built to LEED standards and are embarking on a major green renovation initiative as well - and they’re financing it with billions of dollars from a tobacco settlement!
For those who haven’t seen it yet, here’s a recent study that makes a very strong case for Green......
Columbia U. is new pilot site for the program that will save American cities via It's Getting Hot In Here
Have you seen anything about the US Green Building Council’s new LEED - Neighborhood Development standards?? If you haven’t, you should, cuz this stuff is exciting.
Columbia University’s proposed Manhattanville expansion was chosen for a new “smart growth” pilot program under LEED-ND standards. This is hot! Use the money and connections of the university system to help develop a program that will make our cities functional again.
A few reasons why LEED-ND standards are so cool:
considers impacts on physical and mental health, social capital, injuries, physical fitness, and special populations like children and low income communities
places buildings in context
makes it harder for stupid buildings like casinos and prisons
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