The Green & Main Best Practices Manual will be developed through the collaboration of the Green & Main design team, and our supporters and partners. The Manual will be exhibit compliance with the of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, and the LEED Platinum certification requirements. All Pilot Project design work, development information and operation construction data will be meticulously compiled for review by expert consultants in both green renovation and historic preservation methods. The result will be a scalable Best Practices Manual serving as pattern book and educational tool to encourage the understanding and development of sustainable communities.
Transforming Tradition - Community revitalization through sustainable renovation & historic preservation
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10,000
Iowa has nearly 10,000 two-story brick masonry buildings* which could be renovated to Green & Main standards to drastically reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions throughout the state.
*Source:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
