Tuesday, June 07, 2011

From PreservationNation Blog: Q&A with NPS on New Sustainability Guidelines

The National Trust's Sustainability Director, Patrice Frey, and Program Assistant Rachel Bowdon recently asked the National Park Service to share some assessments about the new Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings --including the most common misconceptions about greening historic buildings and the appropriate use of renewables on historic buildings and sites.

The guidelines help clear misconceptions that historic buildings are not inherently green, and tackle others such as the long-standing debate over new versus original windows. They also provide helpful "how-to" advice for the integration of energy saving measures while still meeting the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation.

Read Q&A blog article>>>

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