Comments on: Green Parking Facility

By: Jonathon Nierengarten

Jonathon Nierengarten — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:58:16 +0000

Manik, well said.

By: manik

manik — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:29:22 +0000

I work with a lot of companies helping them to meet the LEED standards for certification. Some people might think it is oxymoronic to park fossil fuel burning cars in a “green” building, but the simple fact is that these types of buildings, along with factories and office buildings, are not going away. Our “developed” countries and economies need them to feed the machine. The more you can do to each property to make it environmentally friendly the better it is not only for the environment and health, but operating cost and assett value. A lot of property managers and plant managers see the initial overhead of an upfit and don’t consider the savings in monthly heating and cooling costs and electricity, not to mention tax benefits and zoning allowances. People should get used to this type of thing, it’s only goint to get more and more popular if not obligatory.

By: Jonathon Nierengarten

Jonathon Nierengarten — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:53:59 +0000

Nice parking structure. With Tesla now producing electric cars, this structure’s electric car parking should be getting put to use by LA’s elites pretty quickly…

By: M.Christian

M.Christian — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:43:48 +0000

Just wanted to share that I just reposted this on Oragnic Mechanic …

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:40:58 +0000

Heh. Cool.

By: Dolly

Dolly — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:00:19 +0000

The city-owned parking garage here in downtown Tucson is also green — here’s a quote from the brochure:

With a fully automated payment system and round-the-clock security, it is Tucson’s first 24-hour parking structure. The facility’s power consumption is
supplemented with solar panels that provide 50Kw of electricity and shade to vehicles on the rooftop. The on-line system is tied directly into the
City’s power network minimizing waste of unused solar energy. The architectural design replicates a southwestern art deco prevalent in the downtown area and identified in the City’s master plan. The historic
fabric of the site was respected by tying in design and artifacts of the original Levy’s building. The covered arcade provides protection from the Arizona sun and brings foot traffic along the retail/commercial
establishment.

Plus, it looks very cool.

By: otterly

otterly — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:13:08 +0000

When I saw that pic I said before I read the post, “That must be Santa Monica!” LOL Kinda Ugly, but not enought to hate… Sums up Santa Monica pretty well.

By: NeuroGirl

NeuroGirl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:11:23 +0000

I’m torn between this being beautiful and being an eyesore. I’ve seen it in person, and the colored lights are very bright, very Vegas. During the day it’s just fine (the building is white and the colored lights appear pastel when they’re not on), but at night it’s a little much.

By: Alannah

Alannah — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:56:21 +0000

Regardless of what the building is used to house, it’s great to see some effort.

By: DrJones

DrJones — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:13:00 +0000

You spelled “leet” wrong

That thing looks sweet! I wanna park there!

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:59:46 +0000

I love it when everyday buildings and objects turn into art, despite the obvious oxymoron.