Comments on: Foster + Partners Selected to Design Carbon Neutral Park for West Kowloon Cultural District http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-unveil-huge-carbon-neutral-park-for-hong-kong/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Erik van Lennep http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-unveil-huge-carbon-neutral-park-for-hong-kong/comment-page-1/#comment-304490 Erik van Lennep Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:33:40 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=152533#comment-304490 I agree with badconsumer. There is simply no excuse not to go carbon-negative now we are capable. And with these "superstar architect" firms claiming so many kudos for just doing the minimum, the rest of us need to help them come up to speed and into the real world of sustainability. Demand more. Foster and Partners, HOK and others: we need you to put as much effort and resources into pushing through leading-edge and deep sustainability as you currently devote to hyperbole and marketing. It's your job not only to showcase a better way forward, but to educate your clients. Please stop praising yourselves for taking minimal sustainability measures and join the rest of us in making the changes required. And before you sign-off on these plans, might you not want to give a thought to predicted sea levels for 2050 and beyond? I agree with badconsumer. There is simply no excuse not to go carbon-negative now we are capable. And with these “superstar architect” firms claiming so many kudos for just doing the minimum, the rest of us need to help them come up to speed and into the real world of sustainability. Demand more.

Foster and Partners, HOK and others: we need you to put as much effort and resources into pushing through leading-edge and deep sustainability as you currently devote to hyperbole and marketing. It’s your job not only to showcase a better way forward, but to educate your clients. Please stop praising yourselves for taking minimal sustainability measures and join the rest of us in making the changes required.

And before you sign-off on these plans, might you not want to give a thought to predicted sea levels for 2050 and beyond?

]]> By: badconsumer http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-unveil-huge-carbon-neutral-park-for-hong-kong/comment-page-1/#comment-304448 badconsumer Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:17:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=152533#comment-304448 It sounds like a pretty lousy park if it's only carbon neutral, shouldn't it be carbon negative? It sounds like a pretty lousy park if it’s only carbon neutral, shouldn’t it be carbon negative?

]]> By: Foster + Partners Design Undulating Eco Villas for Mauritius | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-unveil-huge-carbon-neutral-park-for-hong-kong/comment-page-1/#comment-255339 Foster + Partners Design Undulating Eco Villas for Mauritius | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:57:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=152533#comment-255339 [...] favorite Foster and Partners designed these gorgeous eco-friendly residences for a community called Banyan Tree Corniche Bay in [...] [...] favorite Foster and Partners designed these gorgeous eco-friendly residences for a community called Banyan Tree Corniche Bay in [...]

]]> By: Foster + Partners Unveils Energy Efficient Bank for Buenos Aires | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-unveil-huge-carbon-neutral-park-for-hong-kong/comment-page-1/#comment-252462 Foster + Partners Unveils Energy Efficient Bank for Buenos Aires | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:58:33 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=152533#comment-252462 [...] Foster + Partners has just unveiled yet another competition-winning design – this time for a beautiful bank headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The energy-efficient building will echo the landscaping of the nearby park on its campus and features an undulating overhanging roof. Designed in collaboration with construction firm CRIBA S.A. and local architect BBRCH-Minond, the new corporate headquarters of the Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires will seek LEED Silver certification. [...] [...] Foster + Partners has just unveiled yet another competition-winning design – this time for a beautiful bank headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The energy-efficient building will echo the landscaping of the nearby park on its campus and features an undulating overhanging roof. Designed in collaboration with construction firm CRIBA S.A. and local architect BBRCH-Minond, the new corporate headquarters of the Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires will seek LEED Silver certification. [...]

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