Historic Preservation

“In a society of consumption, that tends to view buildings as a product or commodity, the proposition of preserving older historic buildings is often an argument against the general current of the culture.”

In America, we dispose of 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour, 4.3 pounds of waste in a given day (1), and 35 million cell phones in a year. In North America (2). only 1% of products are still in use 6 months after they are purchased (3). Unchecked, these patterns will lead to a 170% usage of the earth’s bio-capacity by the year 2040 (4). In a society of consumption, that tends to view buildings as a product or commodity, the proposition of preserving older historic buildings is often an argument against the general current of the culture.

(1) Environmental Protection Agency
(2) National Wildlife Foundation
(3) The Story Of Stuff
(4) World Business Council of Sustainable Development

“In a society of consumption, that tends to view buildings as a product or commodity, the proposition of preserving older historic buildings is often an argument against the general current of the culture.”

In America, we dispose of 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour, 4.3 pounds of waste in a given day (1), and 35 million cell phones in a year. In North America (2). only 1% of products are still in use 6 months after they are purchased (3). Unchecked, these patterns will lead to a 170% usage of the earth’s bio-capacity by the year 2040(4). In a society of consumption, that tends to view buildings as a product or commodity, the proposition of preserving older historic buildings is often an argument against the general current of the culture.