[Greenbuilding] Fwd: [healthyhomebuilding] Action Needed for 2011 Solar Decathlon

[Alan Abrams]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:26 AM, jfstraube <jfstraube at gmail.com> wrote:

> They already require minimalist foundations.  I worked on the last
> Decathalon submission from U waterloo, and the foundations are just square
> pads resting on the ground.  However, the challenge is building 20 houses on
> the mall, servicing them, and then have over 100 000 people visit them in a
> couple weeks is just tough on the land.
>

this speaks to the assumptions about how the mall is "furnished."  if the
Decathlon is a regular event, why not work some permanent pads and paths
into the finish landscape...features that could function as patios when the
event is not taking place...

...uh-oh...

...I just heard the collective gasp of the legions of preservationists who
would be mortified by the notion...

AA
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