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Preservation + Sustainability
Join us on Thursday, April 23, from 12:00-1:00 pm, for "Preservation + Building Performance Standards," as we seek to clarify and bring the two together: historic preservation and BPS. Our speakers-James Lindberg of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Sean Denniston of Heritage Green Consulting, and Luke Howard of the Washington State Department of Commerce-will explore the history and framework of Building Performance Standards, how they fit into larger sustainability goals, and how they are being applied here in Washington State, for both historic and non-historic buildings. This timely webinar is free to attend, but registration is required!
Register Here: https://preservewa.org/events/webinar-historic-preservation-building-performance-standards/
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With the support of the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the Washington Trust presents a free educational webinar about the intersection of historic preservation and a new wave of policy tools, known as Building Performance Standards, which are becoming more widespread across the United States.
Building Performance Standards (BPS) are policies that require commercial and multifamily buildings to meet certain performance levels, typically for energy use or greenhouse gas emissions. Each local and state government that implements a BPS can customize the requirements to fit its needs, but in general, a BPS contains a performance target (for example, a specific level of energy use per square foot) and a timeframe by which all buildings must meet this target. For historic buildings, the impact remains unclear.
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