Source: www2.timesdispatch.com
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, October 22, 2010: Finishing touches are being put on a building in western Henrico County that is a soon-to-be Hindu temple, one of the first religious buildings in the U.S. that will be certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s environmental program.
The style is eighth-century. The techniques are green and modern. “We felt it was the socially responsible thing to do,” said Vijay Ramnarain, an architectural consultant on the project. Energy efficiency ties into the Hinduism, said Neil Bhatt, the architect on the project. “We worship the mother earth just as we worship other Deities.”