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Monday, March 29, 2010
Twisting in the Wind
In the midst of a stiff breeze, Fred and Ginger spin atop the new Greenway Self Park, as their compatriots in the alcoves below remain strangely unmoved.
I wonder if the developer appreciates the irony of hyping the green aspects of a structure whose functionality and sole reason for existence is the result of the burning of fossil fuels.
How about a different thought: the developer has spent some serious money here for an unproven green technology that probably doesn't have a monetary payback, but these are the types of experiments that are going to benefit projects that follow.
I wonder if the developer appreciates the irony of hyping the green aspects of a structure whose functionality and sole reason for existence is the result of the burning of fossil fuels.
ReplyDeleteI've had the exact same thought; what I ridiculous way to try and cash in on the green trend.
ReplyDeleteHow about a different thought: the developer has spent some serious money here for an unproven green technology that probably doesn't have a monetary payback, but these are the types of experiments that are going to benefit projects that follow.
ReplyDeleteYou cant get more green than an acre of channel glass which takes enormous amounts of energy to produce to clad your parking garge
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