tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post7593935260124829090..comments2023-12-31T08:49:57.716-08:00Comments on green mormon architect: Is the Conference Center Green?green mormon architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11697641593225602238noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-35071264810809700722011-07-25T06:44:34.816-07:002011-07-25T06:44:34.816-07:00Spray Foam Roofing is a common word used in the bu...Spray Foam Roofing is a common word used in the building industry, but still not as readily used in our market. There are typically 2 types of spray foam used today. One is an open cell foam insulation and the other is a closed cell foam insulation.Spray Foam Roofinghttp://www.oceansevenroofing.com/Services/Insulation/Insulation.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-67171625219757635962010-01-28T21:48:35.407-08:002010-01-28T21:48:35.407-08:00I agree with Birdchaser. And I would love to hear...I agree with Birdchaser. And I would love to hear more about the design process. I am in Civil Engineering at Iowa State and am about to graduate. I am taking the LEED exam soon and looking for a CE job where I can employ sustainable techniques. Glad I found this blog, and I marvel at what must have went into the conference center.<br /><br />------<br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129960574815543699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-91143152991402218272010-01-13T06:52:16.167-08:002010-01-13T06:52:16.167-08:00Hey anonymous, thanks for chipping in, but as a bi...Hey anonymous, thanks for chipping in, but as a big fan of the conference center, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic, rather than just your criticism of the post :-) <br /><br />Please tell us more about the green features of the building, and the direction the church is headed with sustainable building. Will we be seeing xeriscaping, greenroofs, porous paving, water capture, and other features in chapel construction anytime soon? We'd love our chapels and temples to be a light to the green building community! Maybe you can tell us how that is coming?birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-10301788151709400062010-01-12T20:46:43.621-08:002010-01-12T20:46:43.621-08:00Having been a major member of the design team for ...Having been a major member of the design team for the conference center and over 100 temples, I am always amazed at the conclusions that uninvolved persons are able to reach without ever speaking to any of the people who actually created the project. But it is easy to be a critic..far more difficult to be the creator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-82683000365046462242009-04-01T13:55:00.000-07:002009-04-01T13:55:00.000-07:00(a year late and a dollar short...)I love the conc...(a year late and a dollar short...)<BR/><BR/>I love the concept of the Conference Center; I can imagine it as the sort of multi-use structure to one day be built in Independence. Though I sometimes find its plain humungousness (sp?) to be overwhelming. I like the tower and waterfall that face the crosswalk by Temple Square, although the tower/steeple seems almost too small for such a huge building. Also, having all that green stuff on the roof is great, but from the p.o.v. of a poor pedestrian on the ground you'd never know it was up there. You only really see it from above, like on the observation level of the JS building or the Church h.q. If you didn't already know about it you'd be likely to overlook this feature.Pleather Mursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128585033868187384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-50048640237495218912008-02-05T13:28:00.000-08:002008-02-05T13:28:00.000-08:00The new one that I am familiar with is called Sout...The new one that I am familiar with is called South Park Block 5, and it is directly west of the Fox Tower on 9th & Yamhill. Here is a site map of it: http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=96614<BR/><BR/>They still need to landscape, but are close to finishing.green mormon architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697641593225602238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-47363577340851807312008-02-04T15:11:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:11:00.000-08:00Lots of greenroofs in Portland. What's the park y...Lots of greenroofs in Portland. What's the park you are talking about? I visited one in Portland a few years ago that was downtown at street level over a parking garage. Is there more than one now? I'll have to check it out next time I'm visiting my family in Oregon City.birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-1691296297706776522008-02-02T22:18:00.000-08:002008-02-02T22:18:00.000-08:00Good point about the roof existing as an urban bir...Good point about the roof existing as an urban bird habitat. It reminds me of a local project here where they have removed a downtown surface parking lot, added an underground parking garage, and built a city park at street level over the garage. They are just finishing it up now. Would the fact that the conference center roof is above street level and away from the bulk of pedestrians and cars add to its ability to function as a bird habitat? Even though the park here in Portland is also over a roof, it will be at street level, adjacent to people, light rail, and cars.green mormon architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697641593225602238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695029109995059543.post-44206615773983248962008-01-28T14:41:00.000-08:002008-01-28T14:41:00.000-08:00I use a slide of the conference center in presenta...I use a slide of the conference center in presentations on creating urban bird habitat. Its a great symbol, if not a perfect example, of what is possible. And I've got a nice photo of birdlife on Temple Square <A HREF="http://birdchaser.blogspot.com/2007/08/downtown-bird-habitat.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.com