Nearly 200 Cincinnati inhabitants spent their Saturday afternoon in a collective brainstorm plan to discuss how the city casino’s appearance would be. The development company of the casino, which has already been approved, was interested in the ideas of citizens and listened to what city residents would like the casino to look like. The ideas expressed by the crowd focused on how to limit light and noise pollution, as well as the importance of energy-efficient construction. “We want it to be beautiful, it’s going to be something we can be proud of – said a community member - but at the same time, we want the developer to be considerate of the environment”.
Environmentally friendly Casino Construction
Cincinanti‘s community members including local architects and business owners have focused their attention on the environment, especially on how the casino – which is scheduled to open in 2012 – will fit into the Pendelton neighborhood. “We’re just trying to create guidelines, principals that address the concerns that people have talked about, in terms of what people would like to see with the casino” said John Kornbluh, an architect who helped organize the meeting. “We’re all coming together to help guide the developer on how the building would integrate and what to be sensitive of”, said another volunteer who participated. The citizens also proposed to incorporate a green roof into the parking structure that can also be used as a park.
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