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"The greenest building is one that's already built."

Check out options for making an older building more efficient in this interactive illustration from Preservation magazine online

  Green preservation  

Frequently, historic preservastion and green building are presented as mutually exclusive choices. However, a deeper and broader exploration reveals that the two concepts are intricately tied together. The following links begin to address the topic. Please feel free to suggest additions and do check back to see what's been added.

Thoughts on green preservation

Historic Preservation and Green Building: Finding Common Ground speech delivered at the 2008 Greenbuild Conference

Preservation and Sustainability article from the Landmark Society's May 2007 newsletter, making the case for the sustainability of old buildings

White Paper from The Greening of Historic Properties National Summit in October 2006

Overview speech from the April 28, 2008 Green Building and Historic Preservation Symposium of experts from the legal, financial and real estate worlds

Renovation vs. new green building from Matter Network: news and ideas for a sustainable world

Embodied Energy: The greenest building is one thatŐs already built primer on the concept of embedded energy on the website of Retro Renovation, offering resources, inspiration and community for owners of mid-century homes

Historic Preservation and Sustainability from the National Trust for Historic Preservation website

Historic Preservation and Green Building: A Lasting Relationship article in the January 2007 Environmental Building News magazine

A Natural Connection—Sustainable Design and Historic Preservation from the AIA Committee on the Environment, featuring quotes from experts in the field on the importance of sustainability

Tapping the Synergies of Green Building and Historic Preservation from GreenSource, the Magazine of Sustainable Design

City of Boulder

Historic Building Energy Efficiency Guide

Boulder County

Historic Preservation Information

Practical information

Sustainable preservation of historic buildings compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Replace or restore historic windows? from the Traditional Building Special Product Report

Energy Conservation in Historic Structures National Park Service technical bulletin (scroll down)

Making Your Historic Building Energy Efficient posted on the Boulder Green Building Guild website

Calculator to figure the embedded energy in your exisgting building on thegreenestbuilding.org, website of the naturist May T. Wattts Appreciation Society

Historic Wood Windows tip sheet from the National Trust for Historic Preservation website

Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings including information on inherent energy savings, retrofitting measures and mechanical equipment by Baird Smith, AIA, on the National Park Service website

Energy Efficiency measures from the Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings website of the National Park Service

Energy efficiency in historic buildings overview of energy-saving measures from The Old House Web

Sustainable Historic Preservation overview from the Whole Building Design Guide


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