Wednesday, March 29, 2006

'No Flush' Urinal Controversy Could Sink Comacast's Philly Skyscraper

Keith Garvin writes on ABC News:

A controversy over no-flush urinals may sink a Philadelphia developer's quest to build the nation's tallest "green" building.

Liberty Property Trust, which is developing the Comcast Center skyscraper, insists the devices are cleaner than traditional urinals.

"We've encountered no health or safety issues in any of our buildings with no-flush urinals," says Jeanne Leonard, Liberty's investor relations director.

Nevertheless, Liberty is caught in a tug-of-war with the local plumbers union over whether to install state-of-the-art waterless urinals at the Comcast Center, scheduled to open by September 2007.

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