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April 06, 2006
"Greener" North Quad Desired
Yesterdays Daily reported that MSA passed a resolution requesting that North Quad "adhere to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards."
They want the new building to have a silver level or above, which means it must get 33 out of the possible 69 points awarded for green building features.
The Green Building Council awards a lot of points for reusing existing walls, floors, roof and interior elements. The intent? "Extend the life cycle of existing building stock, conserve resources, retain cultural resources, reduce waste and reduce environmental impacts of new buildings as they relate to materials manufacturing and transport."
Throwing away the Frieze Building won't go very far in reducing waste.
Posted by dfulmer at April 6, 2006 09:21 AM