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<DIV>Sad to say, but I wouldn't expect much more out of AIA. </DIV>
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<DIV>Ron</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 7:16 PM, RT <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:archilogic@yahoo.ca"
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class=gmail_quote>On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:37:17 -0400, Sacie Lambertson
<<A href="mailto:sacie.lambertson@gmail.com"
target=_blank>sacie.lambertson@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>
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class=gmail_quote>Seeing Alan's query about mass, reminded my of my
disgust in reading about the cost of one of the recipients of AIA's top
ten green awards<BR>...3800 sq ft and cost well over $1.5
million<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I remember years ago (10 or so ?) when I
subscribed to satellite TV and got the Murrican PBS channel from either
Spokane or Seattle, there was a program called "Building Green" (or
something to that effect) that when I caught a glimpse, was following the
construction of a "Green" home in southern California.<BR><BR>Like Sacie is
today with the Venice CA award winner, I was disgusted by the whole idea of
what the program was promoting as being "Green" building.<BR><BR>It seemed
as though they were just loading up the home with a $#!+-load of trendy
items that were viewed as being Green -- some strawbale walls here,
some earthen plaster there, some salvaged material over there, a hydronic
slab (acid-stained of course) there, a gazillion dollar mechanical system
for good measure --blah,blah blah ... oh, and a structural steel frame
that would look perfectly at home holding up a four storey big box
store.<BR><BR>IIRC, the house was for three people, something like 3000 (or
5000?) square feet of conditioned living space and multiple $million$ to
build.<BR><BR>It made me want to puke (pardonnnez moi). But unfortunately
for me, I have an iron gut that never does.<BR><BR>-- <BR>=== * ===<BR>Rob
Tom
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