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While a LEED building is guaranteed by definition to have a limited initial environmental impact, the LEED system does not guarantee a building that is truly sustainable in the long term. One of the major problems with typical "sustainable" architecture is that architects and clients often feel the need to make their buildings look "green." "Green" is a descriptor that is so intimately tied to shifty trends and fashions that there is little chance that people will consider something aesthetically timeless (like a classical or traditional building) to be in that category. What is often so unappreciated about traditional vernacular design is its inherantly sustainable qualities. Shutters = operable sun shading, pitched roofs = most efficient roof type and rafter space is a natural thermal barrier, simpler massing = less waste in construction and floor area, durable materials = longer lifespan, less window space = more thermal mass, less solar heat gain, etc. I hope that at least some of the new architecture of Boston will not rest on the ever slipping crutch of fad.