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David Wolosik's avatar

Michael, again I am honored by your mention. Thank you. Always enjoy your writing.

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Michael Swartz's avatar

Just between you, me, and the wall, I'm seriously considering making this a monthly feature, too. It would resurrect something I used to do many moons ago.

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David Wolosik's avatar

Sounds great.

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Christopher Cook's avatar

Thanks for the shoutout :-)

What does LEED stand for?

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Michael Swartz's avatar

"Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design." It's a green building standard that's the most widely accepted by government. Because you used all materials that would otherwise be destined for a landfill, that would be a plus in their eyes. (Although you would have had to document that somehow.)

Many years ago I had a LEED certification, but I let it lapse shortly thereafter. There's only a limited market for such things in this area.

I sometimes forget that everyone doesn't speak in my jargon. Thanks for the reminder.

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Christopher Cook's avatar

Thanks for the info!

Do you do construction/contracting?

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Michael Swartz's avatar

As I often tell people, I'm an architect by day and a writer by night.

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Christopher Cook's avatar

I am not an architect, but for 30 years, I have been designing and redesigning the perfect house in my head. It's one of the ways I put myself to sleep at night. I like my most recent iteration a lot! Just over 2,000 square feet, and yet it is very efficient and feels roomy!

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