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Comment on National Defense Authorization Act Makes the Mission Harder For Military But Not Impossible by Greg Burke, AIA, NCARB

Greg Burke, AIA, NCARB — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:22:35 +0000

First of all I believe it is totally necessary to design buildings, especially those used by the government, to be high-performing buildings. It becomes more critical every day to conserve our resources.

That being said, designing and constructing the buildings should not cost a great deal more, if at all, to be energy efficient. I believe Congress objected to the cost of putting the plaque on the building. This does cost more. In some cases three to five percent of the design and construction cost. If I as the architect has to do the paperwork, I expect to be compensated. So too for the contractor. Then there is the cost of commissioning and doing more paperwork. I believe these are the costs. Are they offset by energy savings? I hope so, but like developers think – these are upfront costs that I don’t need to spend.

All who own, design and construct buildings should strive for energy efficiency. With all of the LEED certified buildings in the country, the quoted savings in the article are minimal. Silver certification gets us buildings no better than those design forty-fifty years ago. Why would any owner pay USGBC the fees for the plaque to get a building that performs as good as forty-fifty year old buildings?

Energy efficiency should be the goal – do I need a plaque to prove it?

Comment on The Cincinnati Streetcar: Triumphing Over an Anti-Transit Governor by Dustin Jones

Dustin Jones — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:52:02 +0000

Done! Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Duly noted.

Comment on National Defense Authorization Act Makes the Mission Harder For Military But Not Impossible by Brandt Hardin

Brandt Hardin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:54:14 +0000

The NDAA only goes to further stifle our Constitutional Rights without the approval of the Americans, just as the Patriot Act was adopted WITHOUT public approval or vote just weeks after the events of 9/11. A mere 3 criminal charges of terrorism a year are attributed to this act, which is mainly used for no-knock raids leading to drug-related arrests without proper cause for search and seizure. The laws are simply a means to spy on our own citizens and to detain and torture dissidents without trial or a right to council. You can read much more about living in this Orwellian society of fear and see my visual response to these measures on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-in-society-of-fear-ten-years.html

Comment on The Cincinnati Streetcar: Triumphing Over an Anti-Transit Governor by 5chw4r7z

5chw4r7z — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:45:54 +0000

Not to take anything away from this story or Urbancincy but the photo is actually mine. Urbancincy gave me credit at the end of their story.

Comment on High Rise Buildings Are Sooooo Expensive by Living in a dense community can save YOU money - Urban, city, town planning, land use, zoning, transportation and transit, environmental issues, urban design, community development, subdivisions, revitalization - Page 15 - City-Data Forum

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:27:18 +0000

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Comment on New mapping tools highlight CO2 emissions to affordability by CNT Press Mentions August 2011 : Center for Neighborhood Technology

CNT Press Mentions August 2011 : Center for Neighborhood Technology — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:44:43 +0000

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Comment on Missing the real point: city (re)development isn’t about “gentrification” as much as it is about urbanism and urban design by Lotta

Lotta — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:01:19 +0000

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Comment on Biltmore Fashion Park Redevelopment by Suchmaschinen Optimierungen

Suchmaschinen Optimierungen — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:19:10 +0000

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