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Main Title Building green /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Beller, Claude R.
Williams, Christie Max.
Bacon, Michael,
Publisher National Audubon Society,
Year Published 1993
OCLC Number 30021413
Subjects Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--New York (State)--New York ; Sustainable architecture--New York (State)--New York ; New York (NY)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration
Additional Subjects 376-380 Lafayette Street Building (New York, NY)
Holdings
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Status
ELBM  NA108.N48B85 1993 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 04/26/2023
Edition Standard format.
Collation 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993. Describes how the National Audubon Society restored New York City's Schermerhorn Building (a.k.a. 700 Broadway) in 1992. The NAS' renovated the Building to serve as its new headquarters and to function as a model of environmentally responsible design, increasing the century-old Building's energy efficiency and reducing its waste & pollution.
Contents Notes
Describes how the National Audubon Society took a neglected 100 yr. old architectural masterpiece and transformed it into a model of environmentally responsible building design by conserving energy, reducing air pollution, maximizing recycling and minimizing use of toxic materials.