[Vision2020] response to Matt's question about Green Building

[mark seman]

It's a sad state of cultural perceptions when architecture is not even given
a thought towards its potential for problem solving and environmental
enhancement.  In the menagerie of mechanisms for our built environment, true
architecture is the least damaging and holds the greatest opportunity to
produce sustainable environments.  Not until builders, developers, realtors
and the general public learn about the social and economic benefits of
fostering support for the design professions, will there be a significant
positive shift towards the implementaion of increased environmental
sensitivity.  It's been available for decades, but for market conditions, it
is generally ignored.

Happy holidays,
Mark


mark r. seman, architect
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Bill London
  Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:42 AM
  To: Nancy Chaney; mattd2107 at hotmail.com
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
  Subject: [Vision2020] response to Matt's question about Green Building



    Dear Matt:

    Thank you for asking about Moscow's Green Building Program. I see that
Bill London already responded with a link to the City's Web page,
http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/CommDev/GreenBuilding.asp That site lists other
links on the subject. (Please let me/us know if you have any difficulty
accessing that page.) To learn more, you may contact our Building Department
at 883-7022. Jim Johnson, Chief Building Inspector oversees that program. As
builders, developers, realtors and the general public learn about the social
and economic benefits of fostering environmental well-being, Smart Growth
will become the norm, rather than the exception. (We'll likely come up with
other, less overused terms for the concept as we go along.) As the first
City in Idaho to have a Green Building Program, Moscow is trying to provide
incentives and offer formal recognition to builders and developers to grow
the ethic of sustainability. Thank you again for your interest!

    Sincerely,
    Nancy Chaney
    Mayor


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