[Fot] BRG and other shades of GREEN...

[BillDentin at aol.com]

Amici...

BRG and other shades of GREEN are in the news what with Earth Day and all.  
Our own FOT TR6 racer, Allen Washatko and his Kubala Washatko Architects firm 
designed the 'greenest building on the planet.'  The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center 
in Baraboo, Wisconsin was awarded 61 out of a possible 69 points by the 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program (more than any other 
building in the world).  Can't get into each and every effort made to achieve 
this success on list here, but suffice to say this building generates more 
energy than it needs, and is the first 'carbon neutral' building certified by 
LEED.  Aldo Leopold would be proud.  He was the hands on father of the modern 
conservation movement, and died fighting a brush fire in 1948.  Kudos to Allen and 
Kubala Washatko.

Bill Dentinger

PS...What does such a green building cost?  Well,...rumor has it the entire 
project ran about $325 per building square foot.  Might sound high, but there 
are long term paybacks over and above the obvious earth friendly leanings.  So 
one should use a 'life cycle' cost ruler when measuring such an effort.  
Anyway...I'll bet you Allen would tell you he's got three times that much in his 
TR6 (square foot costs).  Good job Allen...in both efforts.   


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