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Ken Ortiz Hopes No One in Chicago Will Ever Simply Demolish a Building Againnew
Ortiz is a contractor who takes down buildings and saves almost all the pieces. After doing construction for 25 years and throwing away "tons of good building materials," he delights in being able to save 23-foot-long two-by-sixes for reuse as two-by-sixes. And pretty much everybody else is delighted too -- environmentalists, preservationists, antiques dealers, even the folks who live around the houses he's taking down.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
07-28-2008 |
Housing & Development
The Green Map System Lets Local Enviros Do the Talkingnew
The neighborhood maps seek to "help residents and tourists make ethical consumer choices during their daily experience of the city," but don't take them at face value. Like all maps, they're complex, extremely condensed, and subjective.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
11-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Green Gray Areasnew
Environmental historian William Cronon says we've got to stop thinking pristine wilderness is the only nature worth saving.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
12-11-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
