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Unexpected (and really cool) Result of Blogging About Tucson's 1st LEED Platinum Bldg

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Real Estate Agent with Realty One Group Mountain Desert AZDRE# SA582422000

One of the wonderful things about blogging is the opportunities that come out of nowhere to meet people from all over the world, from all walks of life...for reasons you never dreamed of!

 

Because of a post I wrote in January about the new learning center at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo, a professor of Urban Engineering at Osaka City University contacted me.  Dr. Masaki Nakao was going to be in the United States at the end of September, and wanted to tour this building because of its LEED Platinum Certification.

Honored to help with such a request, I contacted the zoo, and was put in touch with Ruston (Rusty) Agte, the Director of Education for Reid Park Zoo.  He probably knows this building better than anyone else except for the architect in charge of the project.

Dr. Nakao, his wife & his assistant, Dr. Minako Nabeshima were very enjoyable people - and I hope to visit them when I visit Japan someday.

Sure, those of us blogging on ActiveRain do it to help our business - but there's also the benefit of connecting with people for reasons outside of business cannot be discounted...plus you might just get to do something nifty like pet rhinos too!

Here's a link to see how much energy the building gets from its solar panels:  SunnyPortal To see all of the photos I shot that day, check out the web album on Picasa.

If you're visiting Tucson - I can't guarantee you that we'll get to do something like this, but I do love showing off our beloved "Old Pueblo."

 

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Comments (4)

Liz Moras Migic
Chilliwack, BC
Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor

 Now isn't that a cool story?  :-) but i think you should ditch the sunglasses and show your sweet blue eyes.

Oct 07, 2009 04:48 PM
Dina Caffrey
Coach Realtors - Rockville Centre, NY
Kent - Great story. You never know who is out there reading your post!!!
Oct 07, 2009 10:32 PM
Kent Simpson
Realty One Group Mountain Desert - Tucson, AZ
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Liz - thanks, but my eyes are hazel. Since I'm such a geek, the shades help disguise me as some cool dude.

Dina - you're absolutely right.

Oct 08, 2009 12:57 PM
Anonymous
Pam
What a great connection! I was just sharing with some folks the serendipitous connections you can make through the blogosphere, and this is a perfect example. But you also took the time to follow through too. Kudos. And how cool that it was visitors from the Osaka area. Our kids are visiting that same region of Japan. Their friendly smiles look familiar ;-).
Oct 27, 2009 06:13 AM
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