Who am I?
Why on earth would you want to read the ramblings and musings of an architect?
Let alone mine.
I just happen to be an architect who likes to design green buildings whenever the opportunity provides itself. The reality is that while many architects tend to lean towards designing green or sustainable buildings, we still design to a budget and for a client.
If the budget does not include a sustainably designed building, then a conventionally built building might just be the result. Most clients if educated about the benefits of going “green”, are supportive of it but leery of adding costs. In many instances for a small developer or home owner, it just doesn’t and going green falls off the balance sheets.
Over the last few years we have heard the klaxon call for LEED certified buildings. You did think that before LEED came along there were no green buildings being built. Now almost everyone out there is a LEED accredited professional (AP) and you can’t help but step on one every time a building project becomes more than a glimmer in its owner’s eyes. However going LEED has costs implications and it takes a lot of time and money to go through the certification process. In this economy, it appears that is one of the first things that get shown the door. LEED has some pros and cons associated it with. Maybe I’ll get around to talking about that one day.
Right now my focus is about greening your project. It doesn’t have to be LEED to be green but the hype and marketing behind it can’t hurt if you want the project to stand out from the crowd. However a well thought out building that is designed to respond to the site and climate is probably going to save money over the life of the building. There is more to being green that fancy letters after a name.
So bear with me and as I find the time, I’ll write a little more each time.
In the mean time, if you want to learn a little bit more about me, feel free to check out my firm’s web site.
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