Mil Hanna wrote:
GWS wrote:
Maybe the building's green credentials will be worked up over the rest of the design phase but if you were going to launch this as a "green building" then you'd want to be listing quite a few more benefits than what's currently been shown.
That's exactly right, and it will be worked up. I think you will find that there are probably a number of "green" intiatives that will be introduced as this development progresses. There are a number of initiatives that can't realistically be mentioned at this stage. Things like becoming a "Waste-Wise" (soon to be renamed "Resource Smart") business as certified by the state government's regional waste management group, becoming members of the "Eco-Buy" program are a few that can't be quoted at this stage. I would imagine that purchasing "green" energy would be one of the first initiatives that will be brought in once the development is completed.
I think you'll find that it will be fed to the media like a drip over time to keep the interest high and allow a few more press conferences with our new "Ambassador" there for everyone to see.
I like your optimism Mil but I've seen it happen over and over and I'm sceptical. If you're going to do something serious in this area you need to obliterate the State Government's guidelines rather than meet them.
It's like calling a low emission vehicle "environmentally friendly". How is putting carbon emissions into the atmosphere environmentally friendly? It may be less damaging than driving a vehicle that's more polluting but it's still doing environmental damage. If the club's going to jump on the green bandwagon (and cash in on the goodwill that comes with that) then it needs to be at the forefront of developments rather than doing the obvious basics.
I hope you're right and they are more than superficially committed to it. If the club's happy to audit their environmental effects annually and publicly release the results then we'll have a better idea. If you're going to claim the moral high ground on this stuff then that's the least you should be doing.
I guess the major disappointment with the announcement is that there was no overarching goal or benchmark set for what's being done. Carbon Neutral by 2011? Nah... all we got was a bit of solar hot water, some water recycling, windows that open on both sides of the offices and a few bike racks.
Nothing wrong with any of those things but cutting edge...?
I hope you're right though and it's all genuine.
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