Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design

by Kathryn Rogers Merlino

Book Overview

How to reimagine existing buildings to create a more sustainable future

The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions, and the impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding green technologies to new construction. In Building Reuse, Kathryn Rogers Merlino makes an impassioned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295748079
• ISBN13: 9780295748078
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 9.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher