Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design (Sustainable Design Solutions from the Pacific Northwest) Kathryn Rogers Merlino Primary Author mixed material bibliography London University of Washington Press 2018 monographic en English

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232 pages In Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design, Kathryn Rogers Merlino makes an impassioned case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions. The impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding green technologies to new construction. Reusing existing buildings can be challenging to accomplish, but changing the way we think about environmentally conscious architecture has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions. Additionally, Merlino calls for a more expansive view of historic preservation that goes beyond keeping only the most distinctive structures and requiring that they remain fundamentally unchanged to embracing the creative reuse of even unremarkable buildings. 720.47 ROG b9780295742342 Lasalle College Jakarta Library Catalogue 720.47 ROG b ID10209 Interior Design 720.47 ROG b 1891 2019-10-08 12:01:01 2019-10-08 12:01:54 machine generated