Comments on: Protests at Greenbuild! http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/2009/11/12/protests-at-greenbuild/ Planet Friendly Architecture Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:56:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/2009/11/12/protests-at-greenbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Jon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:03:22 +0000 http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/?p=160#comment-696 There were other protesters too! There was a guy outside of Chase Field with a sign that read "Gore Gets Rich Off of Green Lies" or something like that. There was also a woman with a tamborine, but I wasn't sure if she was protesting or trying to be disscovered as a street musician. There were other protesters too! There was a guy outside of Chase Field with a sign that read “Gore Gets Rich Off of Green Lies” or something like that. There was also a woman with a tamborine, but I wasn’t sure if she was protesting or trying to be disscovered as a street musician.

]]> By: Cooper Green Design http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/2009/11/12/protests-at-greenbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Cooper Green Design Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:59:20 +0000 http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/?p=160#comment-689 Thanks Dave. Yes, I do believe that your are correct, and that the LEED 2009 MPR would not allow the exclusion. GBCI has the current version of the MPRs here: http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=130 #2 would prohibit excluding a portion of the building, and #3 requires a reasonable site boundary and prohibits "gerrymandering" of the LEED project boundary. (I love that the electoral term "gerrymandering" is used here. Perfect!) Also see this article that describes Vdara as non-gambling and smoke free: http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_3rd/Sep09_AriaLEED.html Thanks Dave. Yes, I do believe that your are correct, and that the LEED 2009 MPR would not allow the exclusion. GBCI has the current version of the MPRs here: http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=130

#2 would prohibit excluding a portion of the building, and #3 requires a reasonable site boundary and prohibits “gerrymandering” of the LEED project boundary. (I love that the electoral term “gerrymandering” is used here. Perfect!)

Also see this article that describes Vdara as non-gambling and smoke free: http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_3rd/Sep09_AriaLEED.html

]]> By: Dave Intner http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/2009/11/12/protests-at-greenbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Dave Intner Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28:42 +0000 http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/?p=160#comment-688 I believe the Minimum Program Requirements in the latest version of LEED (2009) will render this approach to certification invalid. The MPR's state that "LEED projects must include the new, ground-up design and construction, or major renovation, of at least one building in its ENTIRETY (emphasis added)." I believe the Minimum Program Requirements in the latest version of LEED (2009) will render this approach to certification invalid. The MPR’s state that “LEED projects must include the new, ground-up design and construction, or major renovation, of at least one building in its ENTIRETY (emphasis added).”

]]> By: Cooper Green Design http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/2009/11/12/protests-at-greenbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Cooper Green Design Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:17:01 +0000 http://coopergreendesign.com/blog/?p=160#comment-678 Tony Gale of Starbucks just said at Greenbuild that they will not be able to LEED certify their kiosks on casino floors. He wants to make it clear to patrons that smoking in the casinos is the reason why LEED certification won't be possible for the kiosks. Tony Gale of Starbucks just said at Greenbuild that they will not be able to LEED certify their kiosks on casino floors. He wants to make it clear to patrons that smoking in the casinos is the reason why LEED certification won’t be possible for the kiosks.

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