Houston Green Film Series: The Greenest Building

Title: Houston Green Film Series: The Greenest Building
Location: Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd., 77005
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Description: “The Greenest Building, a new hour-long documentary presents a compelling overview of the important role building reuse plays in creating sustainable communities. Narrated by David Ogden Stiers, The Greenest Building explores the myth that a green building is a new building and demonstrates how renovation and adaptive reuse of existing structures fully achieves the sustainability movement’s triple bottom line: economic, social, and ecological balance. The film reveals: a) how reuse and reinvestment in the existing built environment leads to stronger local economies that can compete on a global scale, b) that sense of place and collective memory, while intangible, are critical components of strong sustainable communities, and c) the direct correlation between reuse of existing buildings and a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, degradation of the natural environment and overuse of precious natural resources.”
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2012-05-23