http://disqus.com/by/vicewing/enFri, 06 Mar 2009 08:21:39 -0000http://hpac.com/columns/editor/taking_leed/#comment-6942581<p>I participated in the passing fad/here to stay survey. I think the Green Thing will pass as such will pass away, but the basic concepts that do not result in mold and mildew problems or those that increase the builing environment quality and reduce operating cost will endure The reason is that to a large degree the current Green Building effort is a political thing. Part of the push seems to be to limit the design and construction to a limited number of firms/individuals. Part of the problem is that is appears to be based on the out-dated ISO 9000 concept that if all of the right boxes are checked, the right thing will happen. To date this has not been observed with any degree of repeatablity. I am personally aware of some outstanding examples, however, it is not the Green elements that account for the success. The current high-performance building concept, is I believe a more comprehensive approach and from my stand-point, already is replacing the Green Building syndrome. Pat of the reason is that outcome (performance) is the determination of success. Our approach includes testing and verification of the completed building including the building envelope. This is largly driven by the energy acts of 2005 anf 2007. I expect even this to eventually be replaced. I expect Green concepts to remain around becasue many of them make sense and produce results. I expect that those that are based on bad physics or result in increased mold and mildew will fade away. </p>vicewingFri, 06 Mar 2009 08:21:39 -0000