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Proud to be a small part of this incredible article by Virginia Small. A very important conversation not yet seen in the media.
Demolition of a building is often “one of the least-environmentally-sustainable options,” according to Rudd. “It’s not a foreign concept that the greenest building is one that is already built,” she said. Environmentalists consider and calculate “embodied energy, which is the cumulated investments of materials and energy in existing buildings, combined with the carbon inputs required to destroy a building and haul away its contents.” She added that it usually takes decades to recoup the energy costs and other investments required to replace an existing building, even when replaced with a new, “green building.” Thus, those “sunk costs” must be added to the outright demolition costs, she said.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural symposium dedicated to cream city brick!
We enjoyed connecting with you all and getting an awesome tour of the Brewery District and Best Place. Thank you to Jim and Karen Haertel for their hospitality, time, and expertise on Best Place: a restored Cream City Brick building! Check out the awesome write-up in Urban Milwaukee by Jeramey Jannene! |
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MPA Now Has a Virtual Storefront!From stickers to Save the Soldiers Home puzzles, find a gift for every preservation lover in your life. Or, consider this your full permission to "Treat Yo' Self" to a cozy sweatshirt or the warm glow of a preservation candle!
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Soldiers Home Tours are going strong! |
Visit the Soldiers Home Store! |