| Continuous Greening – Retrofits and Facility Management |
| Written by Green Building Pro Staff | |
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Broadcast Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Speaker: Existing buildings outnumber new construction 99 to 1 and all buildings account for nearly 40% of U.S. energy use and carbon emissions. Targeted strategies for greening operations during retrofits are increasingly possible and will be generically reviewed. Sustainability, however, is not a one-time action, but requires a continuous cycle in facility management and occupant education that is good for the environment and good for the bottom line. Achieving continuous greening is presented in the framework of current metric systems.
Jean Carroon, FAIA, LEED® AP, is a Principal in Goody Clancy's highly regarded preservation practice, based in Boston. She has earned national recognition for her expertise in applying sustainable-design technology to historic buildings, including more than a dozen National Historic Landmarks. She has directed the adaptive reuse and preservation of signature buildings in a broad range of sectors, including educational, civic and cultural projects for clients such as Harvard University and the National Park Service. She is currently working on the renovation of more than 45 historic structures on the St. Elizabeth’s West Campus in Washington, which will become the home of the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Carroon is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Sustainability Coalition and the Advisory Group of the AIA Historic Resources Committee. She helped draft the Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation. |


