Comments on: The National Pastime Goes Green http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/ Where Conservatives Consider a New Energy Future Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:01:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kaid Benfield http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21378 Kaid Benfield Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:11:22 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21378 p.s. I couldn't agree more with Alan Drake's observation that "the BIGGEST and MOST IMPORTANT green design item at the new Nationals ballpark is the Metro connections that you touched on." In most cases the location of a building has a greater effect on its overall environmental performance than the building itself. p.s. I couldn’t agree more with Alan Drake’s observation that “the BIGGEST and MOST IMPORTANT green design item at the new Nationals ballpark is the Metro connections that you touched on.” In most cases the location of a building has a greater effect on its overall environmental performance than the building itself.

]]> By: Kaid Benfield http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21377 Kaid Benfield Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:08:03 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21377 Excellent observations, Whit, and I am happy to report that the stadium has now indeed been certified as LEED-silver. Its prominence should be a big boon to the practice of green building. I couldn't agree more, by the way, that the environment is not the exclusive province of political liberals. The practice of "conservation," after all, is inherently conservative. And there are aspects where the private sector is ahead of government on these issues; not enough of them, to be sure, but where they exist it is important that we applaud them. I enjoyed poking through your blog. Kaid Benfield Director, Smart Growth Program Natural Resources Defense Council Excellent observations, Whit, and I am happy to report that the stadium has now indeed been certified as LEED-silver. Its prominence should be a big boon to the practice of green building.

I couldn’t agree more, by the way, that the environment is not the exclusive province of political liberals. The practice of “conservation,” after all, is inherently conservative. And there are aspects where the private sector is ahead of government on these issues; not enough of them, to be sure, but where they exist it is important that we applaud them. I enjoyed poking through your blog.

Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Natural Resources Defense Council

]]> By: Alan Drake http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21376 Alan Drake Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:57:26 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21376 <b>Reduced water use is nice, the energy efficieny operating the ball park is certainly worthwile. BUT the BIGGEST and MOST IMPORTANT green design item at the new Nationals ballpark is the Metro connections that you touched on. A majority of the fans (and workers) can come to games on DC Metro, getting the non-oil equivalent of 800 mpg ! I believe $21 million was spent expanding the Navy Yard Metro station, a block from the stadium, to handle the crowds. George W. Bush, when he built the "BallPark in Arlington" before getting into politics, could have built his ballpark along a current, or at least planned, DART line, but he chose the all oil burning solution. A very "brown" stadium, not green at all, just like this administration. Of course, DC Metro could be stimulating the economy today, and working on saving 20,000 to 25,000 barrels of oil per day, by building 800 mpg non-oil transportation to Tyson's Corner and Dulles if it were not for a last minute blind side veto by GWB's FTA. The Interstate Highway system was built with 90% federal funding, but GWB would not provide 18% federal funding for this important oil saving infrastructure that will be useful for over a hundred years. Best Hopes for a Responsible Revolution within the Republican Party for the 2010 and 2012 elections, Alan Drake Reduced water use is nice, the energy efficieny operating the ball park is certainly worthwile. BUT
the BIGGEST and MOST IMPORTANT green design item at the new Nationals ballpark is the Metro connections that you touched on.

A majority of the fans (and workers) can come to games on DC Metro, getting the non-oil equivalent of 800 mpg ! I believe $21 million was spent expanding the Navy Yard Metro station, a block from the stadium, to handle the crowds.

George W. Bush, when he built the “BallPark in Arlington” before getting into politics, could have built his ballpark along a current, or at least planned, DART line, but he chose the all oil burning solution. A very “brown” stadium, not green at all, just like this administration.

Of course, DC Metro could be stimulating the economy today, and working on saving 20,000 to 25,000 barrels of oil per day, by building 800 mpg non-oil transportation to Tyson’s Corner and Dulles if it were not for a last minute blind side veto by GWB’s FTA.

The Interstate Highway system was built with 90% federal funding, but GWB would not provide 18% federal funding for this important oil saving infrastructure that will be useful for over a hundred years.

Best Hopes for a Responsible Revolution within the Republican Party for the 2010 and 2012 elections,

Alan Drake

]]> By: Virtual Bird's Eye http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21352 Virtual Bird's Eye Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:42:59 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/the-national-pastime-goes-green/#comment-21352 Good information - our site only has pictures of when the building was started, but this information is good to know! LEED certified will be a huge topic over the next few years as more start to adopt the practice. Good information - our site only has pictures of when the building was started, but this information is good to know! LEED certified will be a huge topic over the next few years as more start to adopt the practice.

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