Coming soon to Philadelphia: World’s second tallest building, LEED Gold Certified?
The historic city of Philadelphia hasn’t been known for its skyline in a long time. Now, some developers want to change that with a proposal to construct what would be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the second-tallest building in the world.
The good news is the designers are planning on making the Philly landmark a green building, even hoping to earn an impressive gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. At least 2 gardens are even planned for rooftop spaces on the structure.
Mridu Verma said,
April 18, 2008 @ 11:06 am
Buildings account for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States. Of this one-third, heating and cooling systems use 60 percent, while lights and appliances use the other 40 percent. And this does not include the energy consumed during the construction process - manufacturing and transporting building materials.
Ben said,
May 11, 2008 @ 10:35 am
Good to see this happening in Philladelphia - just read another article about their baseball team trying to cut their carbon footprint. Check it out on http://www.cutyourfootprint.com
Would be great to have a major city setting an example of being green that could be copied in other parts of the country!
Ashley said,
May 18, 2008 @ 11:24 pm
This would be so great…we really need to see more green buildings on the forefront of things.