What is the best way to go about a ‘total greening’of an historical home (140 yrs) w/out gutting it to the bones? What certification programs are available?
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I’m having a tough time finding how it can fit into LEED certification, which is my preferred choice if it was applicable.
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Clay,
I'm not sure there is any real definition of the phrase "total greening." Rehabbing a historic building always involves a series of compromises: one the one hand, retaining as many original features as possible, and on the other hand, bringing outdated features up to modern energy performance standards.
A historic building, carefully preserved, will never be among the most energy efficient buildings.