Resources: Existing Buildings
We cannot meet our future goals without utilizing our greatest built and cultural assets: existing buildings. Below are some resources to support the industry as we forge ahead.
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Email usBoston University Climate Action Plan
Boston University Sustainability
Boston University Zero Waste Plan
Boston University Sustainability
Carbon Free Boston: Summary Report
Green Ribbon Commission
City of Boston Climate Action Plan: 2019 Update
City of Boston
The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The New Net Zero
Lori Ferriss AIA, PE
(Boston Society for Architecture)
Old is New
Jean Carroon FAIA
(The American Institute of Architects)
Realizing the Energy Efficiency Potential of Small Buildings
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Renovating Buildings to Protect the Climate and Rejuvenate Communities
AIA Blueprint for Better
(The American Institute of Architects)
Revaluing Brutalist Architecture
Jeanne Gang
(The Plan)
The Shape of Our Existing Buildings
Jeffry Burchard AIA
(COMMON/EDGE)
2Build or Not 2Build Carbon Calculator
Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) data and metrics
REOPENINGS: MILLIØNS, Studio Gang
July 28, 2021
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings--Commercial Workplaces
August 2, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
REOPENINGS: Kripper Studio, LA DALLMAN
August 4, 2021
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings--K-12 Schools
August 9, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings—Mission-driven Workplaces
August 16, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings—Residential Design
August 23, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings—Multifamily Housing
August 26, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings—Higher Ed Arts Education
August 30, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 Pm
Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings--Higher Education Student Life
July 19, 2021
Clients: Boston University + Emerson College
Firms: Elkus Manfredi Architects + Goody Clancy