Green Design: Sustainability and Historic Preservation

At the conclusion of this course you will be able to: Explain the principles of Stewardship of the Built Environment Define the social environmental and economic factors that contribute to the sustainability of preserving and reusing existing buildings Describe the sustainable aspects of existing buildings neighborhoods and commercial districts Differentiate between the oversight processes that govern historic older and existing buildings Discuss the smart growth opportunities afforded through the reuse and rehabilitation of existing buildings Identify sources for incentives that are available to promote historic preservation of historic and older buildings