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August 08, 2005
Retrograde
More Dubai coverage, more on London's hi-rise plans - with an argument from the FT - transcribed at Veritas et Venustas. Via Archinect, some local discussion of Calatrava's proposed Fordam Tower on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ - ram link here. Suburban dwellers suffering from Ignoramus Gigantis building their Mcfuckinghuge boathouses lakeside, covered and captured in the Times. Black market Scaffoldtising in New York (via Gothamist). Fantastic series of posts on the Navy Yard's Admiral Row - rumored to be slated for demo. What a mistake that would be.
Excellent article on foresting the city. With some fascinating statistics to boot:
"40-foot elm in McPherson Square Park [Washington D.C.] removes 199 grams of ozone that its thin, green leaves filter from the air -- and saves the city $2.46 annually in air-equality improvement costs...the tree canopy covering 28.6 percent of the District saves $2.6 million annually in utility costs in buildings and that it removes 540 tons of air pollution particles each year...The 28.6 percent of the District covered by trees is relatively high compared with 11 percent in Brooklyn, N.Y."
"shade tree near a home can save a consumer $80 annually on the cost of household electricity."
Yes! More Trees Please! Green Me!
Posted by jmarston at August 8, 2005 05:18 PM