Lets take the LEED!

Dear Fellow Architects,

As the lead professionals in the construction industry, let us take advantage of our post on this progressive era of steel, concrete and electriciy to support the fight against climate change. There are over hundreds of advertisements and campaigns from all over the world, showing us of where this fast-paced planet is leading us – disaster! Which we ourselves caused.

However, these foreseen disasters coming our way can still be prevented. As architects, we play a vital role in this critical issue .The decisions we make,can either build or destroy nature. This may be an imposition to us, but if we look more closer and dig deeper, we are not being consulted and we do not sign things off for nothing. Our approval is not being sought after just for formality, rather it is needed as it is the right thing to do.

I am encouraging everyone to adapt the LEED’s (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) principles which for certain we are all familiar with.

Let’s take this chance to not only work closely with our clients but let’s make them fully aware of what they can do in their own simple ways to rejuvenate the Earth. Our country is abundant in land, that’s our one advantage!

With such a small land area – which the Negros Island is ever bigger, Singapore is able to implement to their people to maintain a certain square meter for greens (both vertical and horizontal) on all buildings, and then that should not be a problem for us.

Lets ask ourselves this question, What Can We Do?

Let's take the LEED,

Arch. Fran Marie I. Flores, UAP