tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post3673623147225424506..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Lawsuit Against LEEDCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-90899448869189997622010-10-28T09:43:19.932-04:002010-10-28T09:43:19.932-04:00There are more ways than the LEED way to be energy...There are more ways than the LEED way to be energy efficient, and the other ways are much cheaper. For example passive solar.<br /><br />I prefer what some have termed "the original green" which means things like operable windows, thick walls, keeping it dark at night ...CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-65770326119701743442010-10-28T09:13:00.396-04:002010-10-28T09:13:00.396-04:00I have to chime in too (even though I live with pr...I have to chime in too (even though I live with prolix21)-- I love that we have recycled materials in our home like bamboo and cork flooring, recycled glass in various places, etc... but we were expecting to save way more money in energy. We are paying out the nose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395664529360382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-77570657693049497882010-10-28T08:11:52.143-04:002010-10-28T08:11:52.143-04:00I've gotta agree that most of LEED is cosmetic...I've gotta agree that most of LEED is cosmetic, especially when you're looking at LEED silver. I live in a LEED silver building in the gateway quarter and everyone in the building has excessively high power bills. Our LEED score sheet is full of points awarded for using mulch instead of grass, or having drought sustainable plantings, and bike racks that they never installed.<br /><br />I think when you start looking at LEED platinum it begins getting more serious b/c it requires reclamation technologies, but silver is a total joke. I've never had energy bills so high in my life.prolix21https://www.blogger.com/profile/17951416788212203059noreply@blogger.com