THE FUTURE FOR BIOPRODUCTS EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN – AND THEN SOME.
Everything Old Is Green Again!
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“OLD IS THE NEW GREEN!” The Greenest Building is one that’s Already There
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A short presentation that I put together for the kids at Northlands Job Corps. The Home Builders and Remodelers outreach for at risk youth.
Transcript of Everything Old Is Green Again!
“OLD IS THE NEW GREEN!”
The Greenest Building is one that’s Already There
Historic Preservation & Green Building
What is Green Building?
“Green Building” is
“Sustainable Design”
Environmental Sustainability
Economic Sustainability
Cultural Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability…
Energy Efficiency Embodied Energy
Recycling
Historic Preservation is the Ultimate Recycling
Environmental Sustainability
Energy efficiency includes high performance utilities and equipment as well as conserving the energy we do use
Embodied energy is the cost of creating or replacing the materials that are already in that existing building
Recycling an historic building includes adapting it to new uses so that it can be used for many more years
Economic Sustainability…
Local Jobs Local Investment
Local Value
Historic Preservation Equals Good Jobs & Good Pay
Economic Sustainability
Preserving an existing building creates more long term local jobs than building one new building
Money paid to workers gets spent locally, they buy tools, get hair cuts, and go out to lunch or dinner
Well maintained older and historic buildings retain their value at a higher level than new construction
Cultural Sustainability…
Smart GrowthAffordable Housing
Cultural Memories
Historic Preservation is Our Past and Our Future
Cultural Sustainability
Smart Growth principles are all met when a community invests in its existing buildings and historic places
Typically old building are the most affordable for both commercial and residential uses, this promotes a vibrant and livable place
Without memories nothing has value, our history is captured and preserved in the buildings around us
Sustainability Means ResponsibilityResponsibility Means Stewardship
“Sustainability means stewardship. There can be no sustainable development without a central role for historic preservation. That’s what you all are doing today, and future generations will thank you for it tomorrow” Donovan Rypkema, Traditional Building, Boston
Historic Preservation is
Green Building
It is good for the environment
It creates good jobs for the local economy
It preserves our history for future generations
Preserve Our BuildingsConserve the Environment
It is better to preserve than to repairIt is better to repair than to restoreIt is better to restore than to reconstruct
A. N. Dideron1839
