Dive summary:
- Looking to ally with historic preservation efforts, the U.S. Green Building Council is out with a guide to how reuse and rehabilitation of historic structures can be melded with LEED-level efforts to improve efficiency of energy and water use and waste-handling.
- Called "LEED for Neighborhood Development and Historic Preservation," the guide is a 13-page PDF file that USGBC says "outlines the synergies between the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system and preservation of historic resources."
- The guide explains the use of LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation (LEED-NC), LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EBOM) and LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND).
From the article:
... this guide will highlight how green building and preservation can work together to stitch the past together with the future. ...
