But Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said that the teardown would be anything but green. Demolishing “a perfectly good building,” Mr. Moe said, is “antithetical to the idea of sustainability.”
Mr. Moe said it could take 50 years or more for even a highly efficient building to save as much energy as is expended in the demolition and construction processes. Calling the developer’s plan green, he said, “boggles the imagination.”
— New York Times: A Hotel’s Past vs. a City’s Future
or, why any sustainable new construction is counteracted by the green police.
or, why any sustainable new construction is counteracted by the green police.
