BID-895 — Green Existing Buildings
One of the more sustainable things we can do is renovate instead of building new. We can never make up for the embodied energy of our existing building stock by tearing them down and trying to build less bad new buildings. However, existing buildings are often more challenging than new construction to bring up to the same green standards. Each building type presents its own challenges as well. Using case studies, we will examine the challenges and opportunities to create green existing buildings. "Homes "Commercial "Institutional "Opportunities and Challenges "Carbon Impacts