<p>Intro: “Born in East L.A.,” by Cheech &amp; Chong</p><p>Discussed:</p><ul><li><a href="https://riversideartmuseum.org/visit/the-cheech-marin-center-for-chicano-art-culture/">The Cheech</a></li><li><a href="https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/mercury">The Mercury</a> (Union Bank, Getty Realty Building) – Claud Beelman, converted to residential in 2007</li><li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/sustainablebuildings/ll97/local-law-97.page">Local Law 97</a> – New York City</li><li><a href="https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/insights/2022/feature-story/empire-state-building-goes-green">Empire State Building retrofit by Johnson Controls</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thecity.nyc/environment/2021/12/2/22790075/nyc-buildings-energy-efficiency-grades-put-to-the-test">Ranking of NYC buildings for energy performance</a></li><li>Shift of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usgbc.org/leed">LEED</a> from incentive-based program to code</li><li>Concrete cage match:&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Netsch">Walter Netsch</a> vs&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pereira">William Pereira</a></li><li>Consider also&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Abramovitz">Max Abramowitz</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_City_Hall">Boston City Hall</a></li><li>Early recognition of embodied energy impact, 1976-1980<i>:&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5190332"><i>Energy Use for Building Construction</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i>Richard G. Stein &amp; Associates + Center for Advanced Computation at the University of Illinois</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-energy-old-buildings-Available/dp/089133095X">New Energy from Old Buildings</a>, National Trust, 1981</li></ul><p>Outro: “Concrete,” by the Darkness</p>