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BTL:"Green" Construction Techniques Advocated for...
by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 at 7:13 PM
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...Rebuilding New Orleans ~ Interview with Alex Wilson, executive editor of Environmental Building News, conducted by Between the the Lines' Melinda Tuhus

"Green" Construction Techniques Advocated for Rebuilding New Orleans

Interview with Alex Wilson, executive editor of Environmental Building News, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

As New Orleans continues its slow recovery from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, residents are dealing with hundreds of thousands of damaged buildings and mountains of trash. The mold growing everywhere poses a serious health problem, and the debris is smelly, unsightly, and in some cases toxic. The first priority of many residents, city, state and federal officials is to get rid of the trash, wipe the slate clean and start over.

But some people and organizations are proposing another route to cleanup -- one that separates toxic trash from usable building materials, allowing for re-use of those materials to rebuild the damaged city.

Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Alex Wilson, executive editor of Environmental Building News, based in Brattleboro, Vt.. In consultation with others in the "green building" movement, he published a Ten-Point Plan for Rebuilding New Orleans. The plan includes proposals for repairing the levees while restoring the floodplain, but focuses much attention on the buildings themselves, and making New Orleans a model of 21st century construction. Wilson developed his plan based on the assumption that New Orleans will be rebuilt in its present site, despite the city's vulnerable location.

For more information, call Building Green at (802) 257-7300 or visit their website at http://www.buildinggreen.com where the entire Ten Point reconstruction plan is posted.

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