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"The environmental impact of the construction can be mitigated with a green roof, solar panels, or other carbon-neutralizing accommodations."

This comment explains why we have issues with environmental concerns. Being in the architecture field, and working on many sustainable projects, this is way too narrow minded of a response to mitigating the environmental impact. A lot more goes into construction and life cycle of a building to simple just say, "Oh, we have a green roof". There is construction waste management, energy efficiencies of the new building, water use requirements, and more.

If it were so easy to offset environmental impacts as described, then every building would be sustainable, and it would be easy to become LEED Platinum.

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McDuffie is only doing what his neighbors and constituents ask him too. It seems that it is fine in today's world to sacrifice for others benefit. While, these residents will be able to utilize the streetcar (though I wouldn't be surprised if most do not, since they have made it this long without), should they suffer the burden so that it becomes easier for the rest of DC to explore H Street? Seems to me that these longterm residents would rather not have their lifestyle disrupted, and are hoping to have their voice heard. [Deleted for violating the comment policy.]

by Steven Sorrell on Jul 13, 2012 9:52 am • link • report