Big Green: Urban Myth?

[Monica Marsicek]

We had a story in our Summer 2006 issue that included this information.  If
anyone would like to see the article, please contact me off-list.

Thanks,

Monica Marsicek
Publisher, ecoLogical Home Ideas
mmarsicek at ecologicalhomeideas.com
http://www.ecologicalhomeideas.com


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On 10/14/06 1:35 PM, "Muscoe" <muscoe at hotmail.com> wrote:

> One can see the difference between how much info a journalist gets and a
> simple architect!
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alex Wilson [mailto:alex at buildinggreen.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 11:02 AM
>> To: Muscoe; 'Penny Bonda'; biggreen at lists.biggreen.org
>> Subject: RE: Big Green: Urban Myth?
>> 
>> I was at a USGBC board reception at the Solaire a couple
>> years ago--probably the same one Muscoe refers to--and had a
>> conversation with, I suspect, the same woman. The irony is
>> that she was a staunch Republican, generally down on
>> environmental causes, and very rich (boasting about flying in
>> their private jet down to the Superbowl). Her husband was in
>> the oil commodities business, working just around the corner;
>> they were from Texas I think. She loved the healthy aspects
>> of the building.
>> 
>> -Alex
>> 
>> At 10:35 AM -0400 10/14/06, Muscoe wrote:
>>> I met a woman during a tour of the Solaire in 2004 who told me about
>>> her child who had respiratory problems that were much
>> improved after moving in.
>>> I did not ask her name. I have told the story frequently in LEED
>>> workshops and other presentations.
>>> 
>>> Muscoe Martin
>>> 
>>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>>  From: biggreen-bounces at lists.biggreen.org
>>>>  [mailto:biggreen-bounces at lists.biggreen.org] On Behalf Of Penny
>>>> Bonda
>>>>  Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:30 PM
>>>>  To: biggreen at lists.biggreen.org
>>>>  Subject: Big Green: Urban Myth?
>>>> 
>>>>  A story has been circulating about a family with a young
>> asthmatic 
>>>> son moving into the Solaire apartments in NYC and  finding their
>>>> child's health much improved. Does anyone know  if this is true (I
>>>> hope it is) and if so, do you have a link  to a documented source?
>>>> 
>>>>  Thanks,
>>>>  Penny
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