http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/ New Buildings, Construction, Destruction, Planning, Real Estate, and Gossip as it happens in the Nation's Capital Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7675 crin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:11:31 +0000 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7675 An all glass LEED building? Won't work. On paper it will be certified LEED because the score will be based on its brand new, out of the box, optimum operation. It will also have enough point getters on piddly things like a mossy roof or a dozen bike racks to balance out the all glass curtain walls. Within two years, the building systems won't be able to keep up with the heat gain through all the windows in summer and the leaking window gaskets in winter. Before 10 years, this "LEED" building will bleed carbon like a stuck pig. An all glass LEED building? Won’t work. On paper it will be certified LEED because the score will be based on its brand new, out of the box, optimum operation. It will also have enough point getters on piddly things like a mossy roof or a dozen bike racks to balance out the all glass curtain walls. Within two years, the building systems won’t be able to keep up with the heat gain through all the windows in summer and the leaking window gaskets in winter. Before 10 years, this “LEED” building will bleed carbon like a stuck pig.

]]> http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7656 Steven Sorrel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:24 +0000 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7656 They should have mimicked the churches bell tower some how, that would have been cool... until the Church is demolished and replaced with a big glass office building. They should have mimicked the churches bell tower some how, that would have been cool… until the Church is demolished and replaced with a big glass office building.

]]> http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7650 Effy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:42:34 +0000 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7650 It's interesting, but wow does it look strange next to that church, why would they put that in the rendering? It looks so out of place! It’s interesting, but wow does it look strange next to that church, why would they put that in the rendering? It looks so out of place!

]]> http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7649 Thayer-D Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:59 +0000 http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/11/03/reflections-on-1100-s-capitol/#comment-7649 Another glass box, with a cut out corner. Wow! It'll fit right in to any anonymous downtown around the world. Another glass box, with a cut out corner. Wow! It’ll fit right in to any anonymous downtown around the world.

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