Saving old buildings creates more jobs than new construction, saves energy, says PlaceEconomics' Don Rypkema

Published: Sunday, May 22 2011 1:49 a.m. MDT

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Old buildings are the new economy. These days, historic preservation is not just about preservation for preservation sake, it has long-term economic impact, said Don Rypkema at the opening of this year's Utah Heritage Foundation Preservation Conference.

Award winners

Adaptive use: Housing Authority of Salt Lake City for the Stanley F. Taylor House.

Compatible addition: Thomas Carter for addition to 1762 Michigan Avenue.

Stabilization, restoration or renovation: City Creek Reserve for the Deseret Savings/First Security Bank Building; Dixie National Forest for the Pine Valley Guard Station; City of Fairview for the Peterson Dance Hall; Ron Henriksen for 1467 Penrose Drive; LaPorte Group for the Avalon House in Helper; LaPorte Group for the Newhouse Apartments in Price; Judy and Rufus Lohmueller for the Carroll Building in Ogden; Park City Municipal Corporation for the Marsac Building; Tracy Aviary for the Calvin D. Wilson South American Pavilion.

Organization: Weber County Heritage Foundation.

Individual: George R. Cannon, St. George.

Lucybeth Rampton Lifetime Achievement: Rob White, Salt Lake City.

Email: carma@desnews.com

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Dadof5sons

Montesano, WA

Thats great to see the old building stay. I look at when they tore down the Kingdome it still had 50 years of life left in that and had ten years left till it was payed off. That was a compleat waste of money and energy. So its glad to see this trend More..

11:34 a.m. May 16, 2011
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Corn Dog

New York, NY

"Saving old buildings creates more jobs than new construction"

That's obvious - it's less efficient than building something from scratch.

What the US needs is efficient, productive jobs, not inefficient, make-work More..