Sustainable City Series forum on adaptive reuse at the Glassworks, Dec. 4.

Don't forget that RSVPs are required to attend. Thanks to DC for reminding us. Here's the original text accompanying the poster.

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I want to let you know that the seventh forum of the Sustainable City Series, ADAPTIVE REUSE, will be held on Thursday, December 4th beginning at 6:00 pm at Glassworks ( 815 W Market Street ).

Professional architect Carl Elefante has said, “the greenest building is the one already built.” This statement reflects the notion that as old buildings outlive their original purpose, the lifecycle costs, embodied energy; sustainable advantages of waste reduction, and the benefit of maintaining historic architecture in many cases make it more efficient and environmentally responsible to redevelop them. Adaptive reuse reduces sprawl, preserves neighborhood character and makes our city more sustainable.

The forum on December 4th will look at the benefits of reusing our existing buildings from large scale buildings like Glassworks and vacant big box stores (think Wal-Mart, Krogers, etc), to our older residential neighborhood homes. Please join us on December 4th for an engaging discussion on how we can make our city, region, and the world more sustainable.

Ramsi's Café on the World will be providing food for the event and coffee will be provided by Heine Brothers Coffee.

This event is free to the public, however space is limited, so if you or anyone else is interested please go here to RSVP and reserve your seat for the December 4th event.