Vivian Manasc presenting at Heritage Canada's Annual Conference

http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/main.html

Friday September 25th

Buildings Track

Session 2B: Rehabilitation and Reuse: Does it Make Sense?

With new construction often seen as the path of least resistance, advocates need solid numbers and arguments to make the case for retrofit and reuse.

Increasingly the durability of building materials, life-cycle energy use and environmental impacts are influencing decisions. Learn why embodied energy is no longer enough to make the case for saving old buildings.

This session examines the tools, methodologies and case studies that build compelling energy/environmental arguments for heritage conservation.

• Session Leader: Wayne Trusty (President, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, Merrickville, Ont)
• Geneviève Charrois (Historic Places Program, Parks Canada, Gatineau) - On the new study, “A Life Cycle Assessment Study of Embodied Effects for Existing Historic Buildings.”
• Vivian Manasc (Senior Principal, Manasc Isaac Architects, Edmonton) – Re-Skinning Existing Buildings.
• Sarah Gray P. Eng (Project Manager, Halsall Associates Ltd.) – Assessing the Case for Keeping Heritage Buildings on a Brownfield Site.
• Christopher Borgal (GBCA Architects, Toronto) –Making the Case for Retaining 1,250 Wooden Windows in an Edmonton Building. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm