| Summary: | The adaptive reuse of heritage buildings is, increasingly, seen as a critical way to preserve collective memory and sense of place while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the retention of the energy embodied in them (recycling). Demolishing older structures – particularly those that are sound – results in the loss of all of the energy (and greenhouse gases) expended to build them, fills up our landfill, and results in more greenhouse gas emissions when they are replaced with new structures. If we are to battle climate change, recycling buildings is not just a “nice to do” but a critical “must do”.
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