June Williamson, co-author of Retrofitting Suburbia, and landscape architect Anne Vaterlaus have designed a very appealing conceptual demonstration project in the LA suburb of Pico Rivera, on the edge of the San Gabriel Valley. The community is working-class, 92 percent Latino, and relatively low-income. Air pollution levels are high.
Tags: · city centers, green buildings, green retrofit, Kaid Benfield, OtherVoicesBlog, retrofitting abandoned malls, smart redevelopment, suburban malls, town centers, urban landscapes
By Shermakaye Bass
Green Right Now
How do you turn a 100-year-old Philadelphia row-house into a green house? Better question: How do you make that row-house green enough to potentially forego HVAC half of the year?
With lots of love, forethought and green savoir faire, says David Krupp, a Philadelphia-based LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Realtor and developer. Krupp is selling what he and his architectural designer-owner clients hope will be the first LEED Platinum residence in Philly’s Center City neighborhood, a converted row home at 1500 Montrose Street.
“As it stands, there are no LEED-Platinum certified homes in the Center City area,” Krupp says. “Right now, we’re ‘racing’ with another one.”
Tags: · Christopher Stromberg, David Krupp, Emily Stromberg, green building, green renovation, green retrofit, LEED platinum, Montrose, Philadelphia, renovation, row homes
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