Comments on: Zaha Hadid’s Immense Galaxy SOHO Complex Takes LEED Silver

By: Teresa Toole

Teresa Toole — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:31:44 +0000

Any educated or even barely read architect is familiar with LEED standards these days. It does not matter where they live. LEED standards are considered only a partial solution toward the goal of sustainability, by many in the building and design trades. The conservative solution. So, you are correct, LEED silver is not much of an achievement. I do not understand why Manohman is projecting things that you did not say onto your article. I believe that Manohmam is the one who needs to learn more.

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:20:52 +0000

Thanks for the advice Manohman. Just to be clear… you think that this building is sustainable? If so, perhaps you can tell me what sustainability means to you.

By: Manohman

Manohman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:06:17 +0000

You obviously (not apparently) have never been to China and seem to lack the slightest understanding about the challenges they are dealing with in this country. This all the while they already take many responsible measures at a development stage when the nations that are now fully developed where blowing it all up in the air in the most irresponsible way possible. The same nations that outsourced all their polluting industries to China by the way and now boast the apparent clean air that they created.

Maybe start dissing the Chinese when their per capita energy consumptions is on par with western energy consumption and not only 25% (Europe) and 15% (USA) respectively. China currently is more energy efficient by a huge margin compared to all those fancy LEED Gold standard nations that never had to take any measures whatsoever while they were developing.

Also there are probably less then a millionth of all buildings that are built today which are self sufficient.
You are living in a dream world labeling all non self sufficient buildings as “irrensonsible”.

Stop with your ideological crap and take a step out in the real world for once. Learn something.