Newton in the News
acla:works associate, Mandilee Newton, is spreading her thoughts on sustainability and we're happy to see that people have been taking note. Last week Wednesday, Mandilee spoke at the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce's second annual Caribbean facilities management and maintenance conference – she delivered a paper on LEED from a Caribbean architect's perspective. The Trinidad Guardian reported on her presentation the following day with an article titled, "Architect calls for more energy efficient buildings":
"Newton was addressing the question of why there were not any LEED-certified buildings in the Commonwealth [Caribbean]. According to Newton, the main reason is that it was costly to get a building LEED assessed. Registering and reviewing a building could cost anywhere between US$2,000 to US$22,500, depending on the scale of the building. Newton said these costs were huge deterrents, but a heavy case could be made to pave the way forward. The money saved from energy-effeciency could, over years, pay back the initial implementation costs and more." Read the full Guardian article here or Download Mandilee's paper, "LEED – A Caribbean Architect's Perspective" [PDF format, 148KB].
Additionally, look out for an interview with Mandilee titled, "To LEED or Not to LEED," that has just been published in T&T's local architecture magazine, Building Trinidad and Tobago. Details about this article can be found in our publications section.
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