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000002491 100__ $$aMerlino, K. R.
000002491 24500 $$aUrban grain, sustainability & heritage: The metrics of buildings and neighborhoods

000002491 24630 $$n4.$$pProceedings of the 4th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development
000002491 260__ $$bGreen Lines Institute for Sustainable Development, Barcelos, Portugal
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000002491 520__ $$2eng$$aTraditionally in the United States, the value of buildings is measured through their historical, cultural or architectural significance that has emerged from the established traditions of historic preservation policy. This paper suggests critical alternative paths for the preservation and reuse of older, existing buildings. First the paper proposes that the environmental value of buildings is critical and buildings must be understood as valuable repositories of energy and materials. The paper then suggests these buildings contribute to older, fine grained neighborhoods – ones that were developed before the dependence on the automobile – and are examples of walkable, vibrant neighborhood fabric. Currently these neighborhoods are disappearing at an alarming rate across American cities in the name of urban density and under the premise that non ‘historic’ buildings hold little value. Using new metrics as a way to understand the value of buildings repositions the way we consider the urban built environment for a more collective, sustainable future.

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000002491 7112_ $$a4th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development$$cGuimarães (Pt)$$d2014-07-22 / 2014-07-25$$gHERITAGE 2014
000002491 720__ $$aMerlino, K. R.
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000002491 8564_ $$s1051500$$uhttp://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/2491/files/v2page1025.pdf$$y
             Original version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, , page 1025.
            
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