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Kevin Matthews Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 679 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:10 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek - Nottingham Hopkins This forum thread is for discussion of the ArchitectureWeek article:
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Landy Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 464	Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:32 pm    Post subject: good response for green architecture it is a step in the right direction, most LEED certified buildings seen in magazines share an aesthetic similar to industrial sites or warehouses. well balanced...
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lekizz millennium club Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 1221 Location: UK	Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:31 pm    Post subject: That is ironic, talking about the industrial aesthetic of green architecture - the Jubliee Campus replaced a massive bicycle factory. I visited Nottingham to carry out a building study of the Jubillee Campus, for my 4th year dissertation. It is a very pleasant, well thought out building. What is apparent is that the simpler, passive strategy - grass and moss roofs, passive cooling using the site - were far more affective in reducing running costs than the hi-tech cowls and PVC's. And the project used a government grant to subsidise the cost of the expensive, high profile technology.    Filesize:  33.26 KB  Filename:  Jubilee Campus 1.jpg  Viewed:  239 Time(s)
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Landy Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 464	Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:02 pm    Post subject: Dear Lekizz my very own fault for not understanding "green buildings" my hopes are that some day i'll be mature enough in architecture to understand not only "green" buildings but the entire vocabulary that is developed with such movement. Who can actualy tell if a builing is really green? It has to be the owner of at least of more than two very complex buildings to compare the operational cost per year or every five years on every building? The overall LEED certified building design movement seems more of the next step for high-tech architecture rather than (the asset for the environment) is it well written?
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