New Comcast Building Asks The Musical Question: Will The Shit Stink?
According to this Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, the local plumber’s union is opposed to Liberty Property Trust’s plans to complete ‘the tallest LEED certified skyscraper’. “The 58-story Comcast Center rising over 17th Street is already destined to be Philadelphia’s tallest and most environmentally friendly skyscraper. But its developer, Liberty Property Trust, dreams of claiming an even more prestigious title: America’s tallest green building”. It appears that the building permit disagreement between the Union and the City stems from the fact that less labor is required to install waterless toilets. Without the waterless toilet option included, the overall rating may not be as favorable, but more importantly, the finished building would consume an extra 1.6 million gallons of water per year. Also from the Inquirer: “Ironically, the Philadelphia Water Department has been looking for ways to reduce the water flowing into the city’s overburdened sewer system”.
We’re trying to be mad at the plumber’s union over here, but truth be told, it really is this simple: Waterless toilets freak us the fuck out.
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