Sustainable living state of the art energy saving and stormwater control, especially green roof technology, could easily be adapted to Coatesville. It’s not rocket science and it’s more economically feasible than the wasteful old standard kind of building we usually do here. Sustainable living is not just about building materials its things like a walking community where most of what you need is a 10 minute walk away.
I think the reason energy saving and stormwater recharge building
techniques are not used is purely because builders, engineers and architects are
stuck in their old habits and don’t want to bother to learn new techniques and
the reasons for them. If they want work and want to make a profit they need to
get on the ball and learn up to date building techniques.
Back when I was on the City of Coatesville Planning
Commission the engineers showed us their stormwater controls but it was clear
to me they didn’t have a clue to why we need stormwater controls. The called me
“The Stormwater Expert” They are supposed to be the stormwater experts for #@!!%
.
Building Green: A Success Story in Philadelphia
This is the duplex development in Northern Liberties in
Philadelphia that is examined in the video.
