Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Hatch Massive Plan to DeCarbonize Chicago
Renowned architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill (AS+GG) recently completed the investigation phase of a massive plan to “decarbonize” Chicago’s Loop. The firm’s goal was to assess variables such as the age, use, condition, and energy consumption of the 500 buildings in this central core area of the city. Carried out in cooperation with the Chicago Climate Action Plan, the monumental project calls for a retrofit of half the city’s commercial and residential buildings to result in a 30% reduction in energy use by 2020. AS+GG took on this tall order with very well thought-out, research based, holistic ideas that beg to be implemented. Read the rest of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Hatch Massive Plan to DeCarbonize Chicago Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "Adrian Smith", "AS+GG", "Gordon Gill", Architecture, chicago, chicagoland, city, decarbonization, Eco, global warming, green, illinois, plan, renewable energy, research, skycraper, strategy, water issues
February 22 2010, 1:00pm | Original Link »