IMAGE: National Trust
Dick Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, sets the stage for why preserving historic buildings and communities is a key element in combating climate change.Dick Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, sets the stage for why preserving historic buildings and communities is a key element in combating climate change:
"Because historic preservation essentially involves the conservation of energy and natural resources it is really the greenest of the building arts. And in this day and age, preserving and recycling buildings can play a vital role overcoming what may be the greatest crisis and challenge of our time: climate change.
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We must realize that any solution to climate change must include the continued use and retrofit of our existing buildings. That’s where historic preservation can play a significant role.
Retention and reuse of older buildings is an effective tool for responsible, sustainable stewardship of natural resources, including those that have already been expended. Consider the idea of 'embodied energy.'"
Read his full essay, “Preserving Buildings Helps Preserve
the Planet”, appearing at Planetizen.com here.
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