Building Reuse
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Building Reuse

Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Building Reuse

Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design

About this book

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 case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. Additionally, Merlino calls for a more expansive view of preservation that goes beyond keeping only the most distinctive structures based on their historical and cultural significance to embrace the creative reuse of even unremarkable buildings for their environmental value. Building Reuse includes a compelling range of case studies—from a private home to an eighteen-story office building—all located in the Pacific Northwest, a region with a long history of sustainable design and urban growth policies that have made reuse projects feasible. Reusing existing buildings can be challenging to accomplish, but changing the way we think about environmentally conscious architecture has the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and waste.

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15
When 
you 
strip 
away 
the 
rhetoric, 
preservation 
is 
simply 
having 
the 
good 
sense 
to 
hold 
on 
to 
things 
that 
are 
well 
designed, 
that 
link 
us 
with 
our 
past 
in 
a 
meaningful 
way, 
and 
that 
have 
plenty 
of 
good 
use 
left 
in 
them. 
—Richard 
Moe
T
H
E
S
TO
RY
O
F
H
OW
H
U
M
A
N
S
have 
constructed 
buildings 
throughout 
history 
is 
one 
of 
constant 
transformation 
and 
adaptation. 
Given 
that 
buildings 
are 
large, 
expensive 
artifacts 
built 
with 
vast 
amounts 
of 
labor, 
materials, 
and 
time, 
histor-
ically 
it 
was 
more 
practical 
to 
repair 
and 
maintain 
buildings 
over 
time 
rather 
than 
demolish 
and 
rebuild. 
Even 
when 
a 
building 
fell 
out 
of 
use 
or 
was 
no 
longer 
used 
for 
its 
origi-
nal 
purpose, 
it 
was 
common 
to 
deconstruct 
and 
divide 
the 
C
H
A
P
T
E
R
O
N
E
PRESERVATION
Significance 
and 
The 
Evolution 
of 
Value 
Decorative 
cast 
iron 
detailing 
on 
the 
Reese 
Crandall 
and 
Redman 
Company 
building, 
now 
known 
as 
Cherry 
Parkes, 
is 
some 
of 
the 
most 
ornate 
on 
a 
street 
lined 
with 
warehouses 
dating 
from 
the 
turn 
of 
the 
century. 
(Photo 
by 
author). 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN SOLUTIONS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. CONTENTS
  7. PREFACE
  8. INTRODUCTION The Future of Existing Buildings
  9. CHAPTER ONE PRESERVATION Significance and the Evolution of Value
  10. CHAPTER TWO CONTEXT The Impact of Older Buildings on Neighborhoods
  11. CHAPTER THREE METRICS The Value of Existing Buildings
  12. CHAPTER FOUR ENVIRONMENT Greening Existing Buildings
  13. CHAPTER FIVE WASTE Construction and Demolition Debris
  14. CHAPTER SIX SUSTAINABLE REUSE CASE STUDIES
  15. The SIERR Building at McKinstry Station
  16. The Russell T. Joy Building
  17. Cherry Parkes
  18. The Rice Fergus Miller Office and Studio
  19. The Saranac Hotel
  20. Hotel Modera
  21. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
  22. Miller Hall, Western Washington University
  23. Walla Walla Bungalow
  24. Edith Green–Wendell Wyatt Federal Building
  25. The Supply Laundry Building
  26. The Kolstrand Building
  27. Westside School
  28. INDEX