Pre-Thanksgiving Update
Okay, good news... Things are settling back to normal. Or as normal as they can be considering the fact I live in a 8000 sq. ft., 1 Bedroom apartment, and it's not the kind of space that would put Martha Stewart at ease, if you know what I mean (at least not yet... maybe it won't ever be?).
In related news, I have put further commitments on my time, including:
1. Volunteering for the Irvington neighborhood Washington Corridor Streetscape Committee. This is great fun for me because it's another chance to help out my neighborhood and meet people interested in community development. The best part is that it is not full of the NIMBY crowd, but instead consists of people willing to challenge the status quo. I'll have to get the committee to put up better pictures and drawings soon, but this will be similar to the nearby Emerson Gateway (good pics on that one) project which started up last year.
2. I have decided to find (or develop) a flag for the neighborhood of Irvington. So far my research has led to nothing, but I'm going to try a little bit longer. In the absence of finding an authentic flag, I think I'm going to propose this one:
I've written up my justifications for it here, let me know what you think. More importantly, let me know if you have any information on an historically authentic Irvington flag because I can't find anything.
3. I am moving forward on my LEED studying. I don't think I can manage to get it in by the end of the year, so I am preparing to learn the LEED 2009 version. Drop me a line if anyone knows any information about this, because other than what's on the site above I can't find too much.
I hope everyone has a good fall season. I will be running around like a decapitated chicken, just like everyone else, but I shall update any information on the icehouse as it comes in.
In related news, I have put further commitments on my time, including:
1. Volunteering for the Irvington neighborhood Washington Corridor Streetscape Committee. This is great fun for me because it's another chance to help out my neighborhood and meet people interested in community development. The best part is that it is not full of the NIMBY crowd, but instead consists of people willing to challenge the status quo. I'll have to get the committee to put up better pictures and drawings soon, but this will be similar to the nearby Emerson Gateway (good pics on that one) project which started up last year.2. I have decided to find (or develop) a flag for the neighborhood of Irvington. So far my research has led to nothing, but I'm going to try a little bit longer. In the absence of finding an authentic flag, I think I'm going to propose this one:
I've written up my justifications for it here, let me know what you think. More importantly, let me know if you have any information on an historically authentic Irvington flag because I can't find anything.
3. I am moving forward on my LEED studying. I don't think I can manage to get it in by the end of the year, so I am preparing to learn the LEED 2009 version. Drop me a line if anyone knows any information about this, because other than what's on the site above I can't find too much.
I hope everyone has a good fall season. I will be running around like a decapitated chicken, just like everyone else, but I shall update any information on the icehouse as it comes in.
Labels: green design, Irvington, Urban Environment
posted by Graeme at
5:04 PM
2 Comments:
Graeme - Nice blog - Love the proposed Irvington flag design. . . ties in nicely with the City of Indy flag.
Thanks for the comments, I'll let you know how the flag proposal works out. As of right now, it's still in committee (my wife doesn't like it) so I'll have to refine or redesign.
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