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November 27, 2013
Philadelphia, PA -
The City of Brotherly Love played host to over
10,000 green building fanatics this year.
Besides great buildings, great history and
great cheese steaks, Philly had so much to
offer the green building aficionado.
The long awaited release of LEED version
4, which was delayed over a year and a half
due mostly to major transformations in the
Materials category, was well received.
While v4 (as it is known) moves EPD's and HPD
front and center, the market has some time to
adapt to this new transparency. v4 asks
only for the information regarding contents of
products and their environmental or human
health impacts. Market forces and future
LEED standards are relied upon to improve the
sustainability of the products that go into
our environments.
For those
unfamiliar with EPD's and HPD's here is a
brief synopsis.
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD):
a verified standardized way of communicating
and comparing the environmental impacts, such
as energy, water, and transportation
associated with manufacturing a product
Health Product Declaration (HPD):
an ingredient inventory that lists all of the
ingredients of a finished product and the
associated health information.
Stories
of the unintended consequences of spraying
pesticides or building 10 billion dollars sea
walls to protect New Orleans were fascinating
to this attendee but cannot be retold here.
Try wikipedia for Operation Cat Drop to learn
more about how trying to reduce malaria
increased the occurance of typhoid. As
far as New Orleans is concerned one expert who
calls the Big Easy home told me the ground is
subsiding twice as fast as sea levels are
rising. Magnifing the problem and
sending New Orleans towards a future similar
to that of the Netherlands or Venice Italy.
Come to Greenbuild next year to learn more as
we head New Orleans in 2014.
Clients have
entrusted Michael Shilale Architects, LLP
(MSA) to solve their building problems,
protect their assets and investments, build
under budget and realize their vision.
Providing integrated solutions for new
construction, renovation, and energy savings,
since 1991 MSA has completed over 2,000
projects, each personally managed by
principals Michael Shilale AIA, LEED or John
Cirilli AIA, LEED.
MSA, an eight
person architectural/engineering firm is
committed to protecting and preserving the
environment through their design work.
Michael Shilale
Architects, LLP delivers integrated solutions
for academic, commercial, institutional,
municipal and residential clients, covering
new construction, renovation, energy savings
and environmentally-conscious and
mission-driven designs. Additional MSA
services include energy efficiency and
procurement, advising on smart meters and real
time pricing platforms.
To review MSA’s top
20 projects, visit
http://www.shilale.com/20/. For more
information about the firm go to
http://www.shilale.com. Contact Michael
Shilale directly by calling 845-708-9200. |
