10 Dumbest Green Buildings On Earth

 



A section from our friends over at Green Options is a site called Green Building Elements and they have an article on their today about the 10 Dumbest Green Buildings on Earth.  They take a look at several LEED buildings around the world and highlight the dumbest ones of all.  They include a car dealer, a golf course club house (where they use tons of water and pesticides), an airport terminal, a gas station, a bottled water plant, and pretty much every new building Dubai, UAE.

I think the concept of the post is brilliant.  It’s like the “old” adage where the person orders a dozen cheeseburgers with a diet soda.  As more and more cities offer tax breaks and have mandates for LEED building, I’m sure we’ll see more and more examples of “dumb” green buildings.  In all honesty, though, I think that any building that is built to be a healthy, green, LEED certified building is good.  Who knows – it might not always be a Dunkin Donuts or a headquarters for a bottled water plant.  Buildings emit the majority of CO2 – so even if there is irony in the purpose of the building – it’s not such a bad idea.

Source: Green Options, Green Daily