Yesterday I went to a career and professional boot camp partly by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. It was very informative and I had a chance to network with some interesting people. So I was there all day and into happy hour, and I didn't have a chance to write. I wonder if I could access the site on my phone if that happens in the future.
I read an article about Chicago's Inland Steel building in Metropolis Magazine last night. One would think that the great and powerful SOM would be able to complete their exciting master plan to update the building and attain LEED Platinum status. Unfortunately the fact that it is a historical landmark building has made that impossible for the time being. I really found this article interesting. It gave me a thought. Clearly there is a disconnect between what owners think and what the National Park Service and other preservation commissions believe with respect to retrofitting historic buildings with new green technologies. Who is working on this problem? Can I help? As a LEED AP, and a young architect in general, I feel great sadness when an owner who is ready, willing and able to do something awesome for the environment with their building is tied down by red tape. This is a travesty of the highest magnitude in a country with so much knowledge and wealth. Why is our system so bassackwards?
I read an article about Chicago's Inland Steel building in Metropolis Magazine last night. One would think that the great and powerful SOM would be able to complete their exciting master plan to update the building and attain LEED Platinum status. Unfortunately the fact that it is a historical landmark building has made that impossible for the time being. I really found this article interesting. It gave me a thought. Clearly there is a disconnect between what owners think and what the National Park Service and other preservation commissions believe with respect to retrofitting historic buildings with new green technologies. Who is working on this problem? Can I help? As a LEED AP, and a young architect in general, I feel great sadness when an owner who is ready, willing and able to do something awesome for the environment with their building is tied down by red tape. This is a travesty of the highest magnitude in a country with so much knowledge and wealth. Why is our system so bassackwards?
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