Comments on: Schoolhouse Rock Reaps Platinum Town Center http://inhabitat.com/schoolhouse-rock-reaps-platinum-town-center/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: KG http://inhabitat.com/schoolhouse-rock-reaps-platinum-town-center/comment-page-1/#comment-198241 KG Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:33:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=65741#comment-198241 Re: the fault line, after extensive seismic evaluation, the town decided to cluster the new center on the parcel of land considered the most geologically sound for new building. For more info on that process, check out the Town Center History page: http://www.portolavalley.net/index.aspx?page=108 Re: the fault line, after extensive seismic evaluation, the town decided to cluster the new center on the parcel of land considered the most geologically sound for new building. For more info on that process, check out the Town Center History page: http://www.portolavalley.net/index.aspx?page=108

]]> By: oviddawen@gmail.com http://inhabitat.com/schoolhouse-rock-reaps-platinum-town-center/comment-page-1/#comment-198029 oviddawen@gmail.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:13:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=65741#comment-198029 The design of the Portola Vally Town Center owes much to the work of William Turnbull. That's no coincidence, considering that three of the four principles of the two firms responsible for PVTC worked for Turnbull! Also, LEED certification is pending. So while Platinum is expected, it has not yet been awarded. More on both topics can be found in the recent ArchitectureWeek article about PVTC: http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/1007/index.html The design of the Portola Vally Town Center owes much to the work of William Turnbull. That’s no coincidence, considering that three of the four principles of the two firms responsible for PVTC worked for Turnbull!

Also, LEED certification is pending. So while Platinum is expected, it has not yet been awarded.

More on both topics can be found in the recent ArchitectureWeek article about PVTC:

http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/1007/index.html

]]> By: jtinkey http://inhabitat.com/schoolhouse-rock-reaps-platinum-town-center/comment-page-1/#comment-198025 jtinkey Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:00:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=65741#comment-198025 looks pretty nice...but it's still over the fault line, yeah? in an area not far from the epicenter of the 89 quake... looks pretty nice…but it’s still over the fault line, yeah? in an area not far from the epicenter of the 89 quake…

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