In regards to the entry in the recent list of Saanich B次元官网网址' most-read stories online: 'I was wrong': Saanich councillor apologizes for staff criticism.' Coun. Nathalie Chambers correctly apologized to staff for shaming them.
Accomplished architect Carl Elefante said, "The greenest buildingB次元官网网址� is the one that is already built."
What does that have to do with Coun. Chambers' apology? She targeted the wrong folks for her very legitimate frustration.
The "pave-over-or-build-on-anything-that-doesn't-move" crowd is firmly in Saanich's driver's seat. Chambers has been fundamentally alone in her consistent and principled advocacy for habitat preservation, and actually affordable housing (30% of income is the standard in some world jurisdictions).
See the following for the vision to get there: The website https://carlelefante.com/insights/the-greenest-building-is/; "New Tricks With Old Bricks" plan from Britain (http://www.no-use-empty.org/files/New_Tricks_with_Old_Bricks.pdf); and "Red Vienna" affordable housing plan from Austria (https://www.wien.info/en/art-culture/red-vienna/100-years-of-red-vienna-337622)
Larry Wartels
Saanich
