Masonry Magazine May 2009 Page. 35

Words: Steve Meima
Masonry Magazine May 2009 Page. 35

Masonry Magazine May 2009 Page. 35
Lessons learned from the previous generations could guide us through the best common-sense design practices.

portation. In choosing sustainable building materials aesthetics, functionality, service life, maintenance, and repair frequency should be considered. Lessons learned from the previous generations could guide us through the best common-sense design practices.

Masonry buildings are the cultural heritage of the past, and we need to cherish them, and keep building new ones to represent the art and architecture of our times both cost-effectively and with minimal impact on the environment. IMAS

Shahnaz Jaffari is the sustainability director for Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute in Colorado. Jaffari is a LEED accredited professional and has served a two-year term as a representative of Colorado at the U.S. Green Building Council. She chairs the Colorado Regionalism Task Force where regional credits for LEED 2009 are being developed. She also sits in the Steering Committee for Colorado Alliance of Sustainable Business Associations where policies are developed on further greening Colorado businesses.

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