A group of Philadelphia architects and citizens wants to see more
environmentally-friendly buildings in the area. And, WHYY's Rachel
Buchman reports a group called the Delaware Valley Green Building
Council even has suggestions on how to pay for them.
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Green Building Philly
Local residents get involved in this innovative form of architecture.
September 30, 2002
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Jan McAdams thinks there're plenty
of companies, non-profits, and government agencies that want their
green involved in green buildings... structures that might use recycled
materials, or generate their own electricity. That's the message she
tried to give 30 architects at a funding workshop on Friday.
One of the things about fundraising for green buildings is when you're
applying for the grant fund you're also educating the funder. And
we have not found one green building that didn't get the funding it
needed.
McAdams says this type of construction is becoming more mainstream
because it's cost effective, better for the earth, and healthier for
people... since it uses materials like carpets without formaldehyde.
Most of the buildings designed from the architects here in this room
will never have the lights on during the day because they are using
what we call daylight harvesting to its maximum.
McAdams says such efforts aren't expensive and will help reduce maintenance
and utility costs in the long term. More information's available on
the web at GreenWorks.tv. I'm Rachel Buchman.
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