Historic Properties: The Ultimate Green Buildings
The green building movement has been growing exponentially since the turn of the millennium. Cities, counties, and even states have enacted new ordinances requiring green or LEED-certified buildings. But until recently, little attention has been given to the inherent sustainable or “green” features of historic buildings. Historically, buildings were built with many of the same features that are today touted as “green.” Scott Butcher’s informative presentation reviews some surprising statistics about how environmentally-friendly new green buildings really are, dispels a few myths about the energy efficiency of older buildings, and looks at historic buildings in terms of modern sustainable features. York already has several green historic buildings, leading the way toward a national movement to recognize the environmental importance of the existing building stock.
Scott debuted this presentation as keynote speaker for the Historic York, Inc. 2008 annual meeting / preservation awards and has since given it to the Rotary Club of York, Rotary Club of York – East, Sunrise Rotary Club (Lancaster), Rotary Club of York – North, York Builders Association, and the PA Statewide Conference on Heritage.
