towers Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/towers/ Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog: New Republic https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=16203

Must read: Bank of America’s Toxic Tower: New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog in New Republic.

“According to data released by New York City last fall, the Bank of America Tower produces more greenhouse gases and uses more energy per square foot than any comparably sized office building in Manhattan.

...read more

The post New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog: New Republic appeared first on Ouno Design.

]]> https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/feed/ 0 Condo marketing company’s own employees posing as buyers from China to drive condo sales; busted by blog https://ounodesign.com/2013/02/14/condo-marketing-company-china-buyers-fraud/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/02/14/condo-marketing-company-china-buyers-fraud/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:09:35 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=15657 On Thursday, February 14, Business in Vancouver ran a story detailing how the editor of a high-profile blog was being paid by a real estate marketing company to write about living in Vancouver's pricey Olympic Village, without disclosing the fact to readers.

The post Condo marketing company’s own employees posing as buyers from China to drive condo sales; busted by blog appeared first on Ouno Design.

]]> https://ounodesign.com/2013/02/14/condo-marketing-company-china-buyers-fraud/feed/ 0 The End of the Age of Tall Buildings https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/12/end-of-the-age-of-tall-buildings/ https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/12/end-of-the-age-of-tall-buildings/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:26:15 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=12367 Vancouver towers from Wikimedia Commons

[Update: see post on this topic on the Vancouver Lights blog. Also see this critique of glass highrises by Lisa Rochon in the Globe and Mail.]

Apologies that this is such a long post.

...read more

The post The End of the Age of Tall Buildings appeared first on Ouno Design.

]]> https://ounodesign.com/2011/10/12/end-of-the-age-of-tall-buildings/feed/ 0