Conserving the Future, Preserving the Past A San Francisco Public Library case study review and systems approach to heritage building eco-renovations Andey Nunes Green building is a popular topic in the realm of urban studies and planning, with the U.S. Green Building Council and their LEED certification, to whole neighborhoods built to promote green sustainable lifestyles. One critique that is sometimes made about the green building fever is, wouldn’t it be greener to not build a new building at all? This question ties in to historical preservation, a controversial topic on itself. The following piece will explore how historical preservation can be done while still giving the benefits of building a new green building through the process of eco-renovations. The author will look at how The San Francisco Public Library applied this idea to their Presidio and Park branches.Â
Andey Nunes | 141