Archival Energy Blogs

IT'S TIME WE RAISED OUR SIGHTS AGAIN.

Submit your comments
on Today's Blog
for possible posting:

March 31, 2010: EHW found America's Greenest Building and it is a Monastery.

..................................................................................

That is correct, the Greenest Building in America with a Platinum LEED rating of 63 out of 69 belongs to the Benedictine Women of Madison's Holy Wisdom Monastery. To date, that is the most points recently awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council for any certified building in these United States of America.

So a monastery wins over corporate America, now doesn't that say something powerful. Why? Because this was no tiny project. This is a two-story, 30,000 square foot Hoffman LLC designed building. Yet, the Sisters at the monastery in Middleton always worked to help God's green earth. They did a restoration of 95 acres of farmland to prairie and dredge a glacial lake that was filled with silt.

While the new smaller and more efficient building has geothermal heating and cooling, a photovoltaic electrical system mounted on the Chapel's roof, and windows with glazing for light and climate control, the Sisters went several steps beyond. All old organ pipes and bells were restored or reused from the old 60,000 square-foot Benedictine House. Anything that could not be reused, was recycled for the new building. Close to 100% of the old building was reused or recycled. That sure makes Corporate America look sinful.

BACK TO ARCHIVAL BLOGS INDEX PAGE | HOME PAGE

POSTINGS on this topic:

---

Many Americans are paying up to 70% more for energy than they have to in their homes.
This not only affects our wallets, but contributes to numerous environmental concerns.
EnergyHotwire.com teaches how to LOWER energy costs and SAVE our environment with Insider's info,
Trade Secrets, Facts, & Details. To learn more, go to HOW TO SAVE.