Read the <<Green Building Award 2010>> earlier, nice to see green buildings gaining momentum.  Also skimmed through the BEAM+ documents in the last couple of days in preparation for a workshop starting this weekend, I can see how these certification schemes can suck the life out of architects’ imagination and creativity – luring them to include/exclude features to acquire credits rather than designing with genuine sustainability in mind.  Besides, being certified with top grades do not necessarily equate to green buildings.  Looking at the grading scheme, I can design and construct a building that attains all the 100 credits but have negative ecological/biodiversity impacts on the site?!  (Only one bonus credit is awarded to development with minimal ecological/biodiversity impacts!)

I’m thankful for a quiet and uninterrupted day having personal time in my studio.