[greenbuild] Cayuga Greens Project
- From: Laurietodd@xxxxxxx
- To: greenbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, SustainableIthaca@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 17:18:18 EST
Hi everyone.
It looks like Cayuga Greens is continuing to roll forward. Have any of you
been at any of the meetings about it to lobby for green building strategies?
Maybe we could start to accumulate some suggestions through these list serves
in preparation for future opportunities that one or several of us might have
to present them.
Todd Saddler
My suggestions:
- The project should hire an accountant who can understand and demonstrate to
financers that any energy saving features that will pay for themselves over
the life of the loans are cost effective and should be implimented.
Some of the energy features:
- Tight construction tecniques
- Super insulation
- Ground source heat pump
- Solar hot water heater
Other green features:
- Roof Gardens
- Operable windows
- A central compost disposal location
- Bike lanes or paths in the building complex
Also, make Ithaca's streets safer for biking in general so the residents will
be able to get around with less than 1 car per capita.
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