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Mary Jander That planned community looks great, James! I'm glad to see the use of solar energy so prominent.
James@SanDiego Mary, I go ga ga over green eco friendly buildings and such. Visit this link for a planned green community in San Felipe Mexico: http://ranchocostaverde.com/
Mary Jander Interesting question about who is most resistant, Rich. I think there may not be as much resistance as lack of ability to put a dollars and cents figure on the benefits of green buildings. That is...
richheap Over the last five years, I think a clear business case has been made for developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings. Tenants like them as they can save money on energy bills and shout...
CitySolver I think its interesting that the green revolution is still motivated by saving money more than saving the planet. This used to sadden me but know I see it as a way to drive green tech forward. Better...
Mary Jander This is good news, @Toby. I do think that even though planners want green buildings, though, there is some resistance in the trenches, due to a lack of information that hinders budget allocations....
Toby @Mary: In the UK the architects and planners have been long set down this road, in both large and small cities and increasingly out in the surburbs by a set of directives from the EU and also by...
Mary Jander It's so great to hear about the ongoing importance of building automation -- and how its ultimate goal isn't just to streamline existing tasks for managers, but to provide information humans can't...
Barbara A. Campagna I hope that AAM as the US national museum organization will work with their green committee to develop recommendations if not standards that at least point people in the right direction. I'm...
CitySolver Right thats good to see a degree of flexibility being built in. I wonder whether some large museums could become beacon case studies for similar museums to promote best practice. I am sure this will...
Mary Jander Yes, Barbara, it doesn't seem that this conversation about greening museums has been taken up very often. I could be mistaken, but it sure does seem like progress.
Barbara A. Campagna Indeed, Mary and citysolver, it is a very complex and nuanced building "type". From house museums in which the "artifacts" are both the building and the collection pieces to purpose-built museums...
Mary Jander We had a great presentation today from Carrie Higbie. In case you missed it live, the archive will be available at this time tomorrow. Just click here for that tomorrow.
Mary Jander I like the idea of a bespoke strategy, CitySolver. There are just too many specialized instances in museums, and also there is just too much at stake. While it's vital for every kind of building...
Mary Jander In addition, some museums will have special requirements for lighting, heating, and cooling that may fall outside the norms for office buildings. The variables just seem to pile up.
CitySolver A though provoking article. I believe that for some buildings like museums that are often very sensiteive to damage and change are best at adopting their own practices. Obviously a minumum standard...
kq4ym The greening of museums will certainly be a tricky task. As there are always exceptions to the "rule" and unique siting and code restrictions, it's going to take some work to conserve history and...
Barbara A. Campagna Thank you Mary, I would agree. Museums of all kinds appear to be creating their own green paths. AAM's acknowledgment of the challenges and the support of the PIC Green committee to start a national...
Barbara A. Campagna Thank you Mary, I would agree. Museums of all kinds appear to be creating their own green paths. AAM's acknowledgment of the challenges and the support of the PIC Green committee to start a national...
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Mary Jander That planned community looks great, James! I'm glad to see the use of solar energy so prominent.
James@SanDiego Mary, I go ga ga over green eco friendly buildings and such. Visit this link for a planned green community in San Felipe Mexico: http://ranchocostaverde.com/
Mary Jander Interesting question about who is most resistant, Rich. I think there may not be as much resistance as lack of ability to put a dollars and cents figure on the benefits of green buildings. That is...
richheap Over the last five years, I think a clear business case has been made for developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings. Tenants like them as they can save money on energy bills and shout...
CitySolver I think its interesting that the green revolution is still motivated by saving money more than saving the planet. This used to sadden me but know I see it as a way to drive green tech forward. Better...
Mary Jander This is good news, @Toby. I do think that even though planners want green buildings, though, there is some resistance in the trenches, due to a lack of information that hinders budget allocations....
Toby @Mary: In the UK the architects and planners have been long set down this road, in both large and small cities and increasingly out in the surburbs by a set of directives from the EU and also by...
Mary Jander It's so great to hear about the ongoing importance of building automation -- and how its ultimate goal isn't just to streamline existing tasks for managers, but to provide information humans can't...
Barbara A. Campagna I hope that AAM as the US national museum organization will work with their green committee to develop recommendations if not standards that at least point people in the right direction. I'm...
CitySolver Right thats good to see a degree of flexibility being built in. I wonder whether some large museums could become beacon case studies for similar museums to promote best practice. I am sure this will...
Mary Jander Yes, Barbara, it doesn't seem that this conversation about greening museums has been taken up very often. I could be mistaken, but it sure does seem like progress.
Barbara A. Campagna Indeed, Mary and citysolver, it is a very complex and nuanced building "type". From house museums in which the "artifacts" are both the building and the collection pieces to purpose-built museums...
Mary Jander We had a great presentation today from Carrie Higbie. In case you missed it live, the archive will be available at this time tomorrow. Just click here for that tomorrow.
Mary Jander I like the idea of a bespoke strategy, CitySolver. There are just too many specialized instances in museums, and also there is just too much at stake. While it's vital for every kind of building...
Mary Jander In addition, some museums will have special requirements for lighting, heating, and cooling that may fall outside the norms for office buildings. The variables just seem to pile up.
CitySolver A though provoking article. I believe that for some buildings like museums that are often very sensiteive to damage and change are best at adopting their own practices. Obviously a minumum standard...
kq4ym The greening of museums will certainly be a tricky task. As there are always exceptions to the "rule" and unique siting and code restrictions, it's going to take some work to conserve history and...
Barbara A. Campagna Thank you Mary, I would agree. Museums of all kinds appear to be creating their own green paths. AAM's acknowledgment of the challenges and the support of the PIC Green committee to start a national...
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