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"Conserving Energy" an Historic Preservation Brief December 1, 2008


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Conserving Energy
in Historic Buildings

Baird M. Smith, AIA
Conserving Energy

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Introduction

Inherent Energy Saving Characteristics of Historic Buildings

Passive Measures

Preservation Retrofitting

Retrofitting Measures

Mechanical Equipment

Summary

Selected Reading

Acknowledgments


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Selected Reading

Recommended Weatherization Manuals and Instruction Booklets

Nielsen, Sally E., ed. Insulating the Old House. Portland, Maine: Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., 1977. Available from Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., 165 State Street, Portland, Maine.

Making the Most of Your Energy Dollars in Home Heating and Cooling. Washington, D.C.: 1975. National Bureau of Standards, Consumer Information Series 8. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock Number C13.53:8.

In the Bank...or Up the Chimney. Washington, D.C.: April 1975. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock Number 023000002973 .

Other Suggested Readings

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. New York: ASHRAE, 1972.

"Energy Conservation and Historic Preservation," supplement to 11593, Vol. 2, No. 3. Washington, D.C.: Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, June 1977.

General Services Administration. Energy Conservation Guidelines for Existing Office Buildings. Washington, D.C.: General Services Administration, February 1977.

"The Overselling of Insulation." Consumer Reports, February 1978, pp. 6773.

Petersen, Stephen R. Retrofitting Existing Housing for Energy Conservation: An Economic Analysis, Building Science Series 64. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, December 1974.

Rossiter, Walter J., et al. UreaFormaldehyde Based Foam Insulations: An Assessment of Their Properties and Performance. National Bureau of Standards, Technical Note 946. Washington, D.C.: July 1977.

Smith, Baird M. "National Benefits of Rehabilitating Existing Buildings," supplement to 11593, vol. 2, No. 5. Washington, D.C.: Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, October 1977.

Thermal Transmission Corrections for Dynamic Conditions--M Factor. Brick Institute of America, Technical Notes on Brick Construction, 4 B, pp. 1-8. McLean, Virginia: March/April 1977.


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