Comments on: 10 Inspiring Green Office Blocks http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lambert http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1676155 lambert Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:48:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1676155 The percentage of energy used over a buildings lifetime is close to 4 times as much energy as it took to build it initially. That is why it is more important to build a better quality builing for it will pay for itself through energy savings. However, most people and developers are only thinking about the total amount of square footage they can get for a certain amount of money, which equals strip malls and suburb devlopments. The percentage of energy used over a buildings lifetime is close to 4 times as much energy as it took to build it initially. That is why it is more important to build a better quality builing for it will pay for itself through energy savings.

However, most people and developers are only thinking about the total amount of square footage they can get for a certain amount of money, which equals strip malls and suburb devlopments.

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1672972 Alyssa Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:28:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1672972 At first I thought it was the Perimeter Institute (Saucier + Perrotte) but not even teh same architects http://www.vmzinc-us.com/images/Portfolio/Perimeter/04_5230_3_smaller.jpg Still, though, much has to be said for incorporating more thought and less redundancies into today's buildings; in fact, building science is coming to be one of the single most important fields in civil engineering. I'd take this any day over the "slap together whatever you can as cheaply/quickly as possible while still somehow meeting code (hopefully)... At first I thought it was the Perimeter Institute (Saucier + Perrotte) but not even teh same architects

http://www.vmzinc-us.com/images/Portfolio/Perimeter/04_5230_3_smaller. jpg

Still, though, much has to be said for incorporating more thought and less redundancies into today's buildings; in fact, building science is coming to be one of the single most important fields in civil engineering.

I'd take this any day over the "slap together whatever you can as cheaply/quickly as possible while still somehow meeting code (hopefully)...

]]> By: Kalel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1672004 Kalel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:55:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1672004 Ugly buildings attract fewer tenants, therefore saving quite a bit of energy. Here, then, is one of the most energy-saving buildings on Earth, using no energy at all, every year. http://www.esquire.com/the-side/DESIGN/hotel-of-doom-012808 Ugly buildings attract fewer tenants, therefore saving quite a bit of energy. Here, then, is one of the most energy-saving buildings on Earth, using no energy at all, every year.

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/DESIGN/hotel-of-doom-012808

]]> By: Video Game Dork http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1671660 Video Game Dork Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:13:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1671660 That building is clearly white (and silvery at the windows). :P That building is clearly white (and silvery at the windows). :P

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1671651 Gadget Sleuth Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1671651 felix: you said it! Uggggly. felix: you said it! Uggggly.

]]> By: felixthecat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1671595 felixthecat Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:06:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1671595 Inhuman structures worthy of Kunstler's "Eyesore of the Month" award. Inhuman structures worthy of Kunstler's "Eyesore of the Month" award.

]]> By: nickolas_warner http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1671575 nickolas_warner Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:26:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/23/10-inspiring-green-office-blocks/#comment-1671575 while it may be heating efficiant, i wonder how much more enerhy it took to create that building than just a regular square one while it may be heating efficiant, i wonder how much more enerhy it took to create that building than just a regular square one

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