Comments on: Is LEED green enough? Conversations from Dwell on Design LA 2008

By: jay

jay — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:18:45 +0000

The energies of the writer and commentator in this article might be best directed toward the LEED 2009 draft which is open for public comment- http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1849

By: aj

aj — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:02:51 +0000

Los Angeles is Rapidly becoming the Greenest city in the US (at rate of growth, though not at current standards)which is asstounding seeing as it is 30 mi. long and 20 mi. wide and chalked-full of about 8 million people (that we know about). To green a city that large, building with something like the LEEDs criteria is TERRIFIC! while there is much, much more that can be done, the first steps have been taken. Rather than second guessing these steps, we should celebrate these steps so that more steps can be taken. taking a hype-critical stance is far more hurtful to the cause than it is helpful. I mean, did anyone complain this much when Chicago mandated the same building standards a few years back? i really don’t think that they did

By: Miriam Weinstein

Miriam Weinstein — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:27:08 +0000

Some actual descriptions of what is needed to green buildings more substantively would be helpful. Colleges and universities are erecting LEED certified buildings at a remarkable rate. Is it everything needed? I gather not so. Is it a step in the right direction? Clearly. Green – long overdue – is finally on the building agenda. Now, if we can just get some architects who don’t equate green with soulless modern steel!