Comments on: GREEN HOME 101: US Cities Sprout Green High-Rises

By: pourchid

pourchid — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:00:19 +0000

thanks for the tid bit tRC.

i am sorry for being such a spelling stickler, but it’s Arquitectonica.

an article in New York Times, published on July 11, 1993, reveals it is Edison Terrace, a new apartment complex in Liberty City.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DE1E39F932A25754C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

By: pourchid

pourchid — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:55:26 +0000

thanks for the tid bit tRC.

i’m sorry for being a spelling stickler tRC, but it’s Arquitectonica.

an article in new york times, published in July 11, 1993, reveals that it is the Edison Terrace in Liberty City.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DE1E39F932A25754C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

By: The Revolution Corporation

The Revolution Corporation — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:13:13 +0000

i’d like to see a COR-HUD or COR-Workforce project …
back in the day, Architectonica did some low income housing for Miami-Dade not too far from COR’s proposed address.

By: Haily Zaki

Haily Zaki — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:40:14 +0000

Hi R2D2! We’ve actually done a story on BedZed – http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/17/bedzed-beddington-zero-energy-development-london/.

By: R2D2

R2D2 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:25:42 +0000

I think, Steve N, the trouble with publishing more green projects marketted to the average Joe is a challenge because they’re a rare commodity. However they do exist. I’d like to see a follow-up on that sustainable townhouse development in Calgary wit hall the PVs, low E glass and high insulation factors. I want to know how those houses are coming together as construction progresses and how they perform in the future. I think the project was called echo haven. Likewise, a case study of bedzed in england would be very informative.

rob

By: Steve N. Lee

Steve N. Lee — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:11:50 +0000

These are great buildings with some innovative design and fantastic green elements – very impressive efficiency stats – but, sadly, they’re all beyond the reach of ordinary people. The problem is that luxury accommodation comes with luxury price tags. (Okay, so the floors aren’t gold, but how many construction workers can afford apartments with river views, etc?)

It would be great to see the occasional story about housing that is affordable by the little people – you know, those like you and me who do all the real work to make the world turn. I suppose the technology and builing practices will eventually filter down to the lower cost housing construction, but how long it that going to take and will it be too little too late?

The vast majority of the Western population can’t afford fancy high-rise living and yet it’s these very people who produce most of the inefficiencies that are causing such a drain on the world’s resources. It’s about time governments addresses such issues with grants or tax incentives or something. (Well, it’s about time governments addressed many issues but they’re all too busy handing over our taxes to incompetent bankers, aren’t they.)

But, as far as they go, yes, these are great builidings.

Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller ‘What if…?’ http://www.steve-n-lee.com