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March 25, 2007
How Green Is Demolition?
Brooklyn Views
Jonathan Cohn points out the absurdity of Forest City Ratner's planning to demolish the Ward Bakery while trying for a Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the "Certified" level by recycling the remains — which, it turns out, is not so hard to qualify for. More importantly, what's so eco-friendly about leveling a beautiful old building to make way for parking lots?
Oh c’mon. Demolishing this building to make a giant parking lot is as “eco-friendly” as driving a Hummer to the supermarket to buy air-freighted “organic” food.
Posted by steve at March 25, 2007 8:31 AM