reuse

Rehab It

27 May, 2009 | Rodney Wilts

When people envision green buildings, they typically think of state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, shiny, new buildings. Existing building stock is written off as inefficient, only good for demolition or recycling, and best left to heritage planners and architectural conservationists. Things are starting to change though. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System recognizes the tremendous amount of energy embodied in existing building stock. It awards credits to those who reuse existing building structures.

Letter from Tanzania

27 May, 2009 | Greg John

With Mount Kilimanjaro as a backdrop, I was quietly chatting with my neighbour on our front lawn. The morning peace shattered, however, when a nearby transformer exploded in a shower of sparks. The pyrotechnics that would deny my household three days of electricity sent me ducking for cover in a flurry of adrenaline-driven expletives. In cool contrast, my Tanzanian neighbour’s response hung in the air. “Matatizo,” he muttered. “Complications,” the typical Tanzanian euphemism for any problem, big or small. ...

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