City of Stratford – Climate Change
https://www.stratford.ca/en/live-here/climate-change.aspx#Key-Documents
Embodied Carbon explained
Embodied carbon of new and existing buildings
Addressing climate change by retrofitting Canada’s existing buildings
Retrofitting Canada’s existing buildings
Stratford City Council:
Straford City Council. Agenda, August 8, 2022 (meeting # 4697), p. 94-133. https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings/Detail/2022-08-08-1900-Regular-Council/e6b41123-93ce-4c40-ad42-aee80132dc5f
Galen Simmons. “Stratford committee votes against heritage recommendation for hospital buildings,” The Beacon Herald (July 12, 2022). https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/stratford-committee-votes-not-to-issue-intent-to-designate-former-avon-crest-hospital-buildings-under-heritage-act
About Avon Crest:
Dean Robinson. For Your Health: Stratford General Hospital 1891-2002 (Stratford: Stratford General Hospital, 2003). Available at Stratford Public Library: 971.323 Rob
Howard Shubert. “Avon Crest Hospital: Built by the people of Stratford, who will step up to save it?” ACORN (Spring 2021), p. 24-25. Avon Crest – Acorn
“Historically Speaking – Avon Crest.” Stratford & District Historical Society (March 6, 2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyfEzXSoLlE
“Did You Know… Avon Crest – Stratford General Hospital – threatened,” Stratford & District Historical Society (February 6, 2020). https://sdhs2019.ca/avon-crest/
Dan Schneider. “Avon Crest: Stratford’s First Hospital at a Crossroads,” ACO Stratford/Perth County. https://www.stratford–perthcountybranchaco.ca/Buildings_at_Risk/
Environment (Save a building, fight climate change):
Sarah Sheehan. “Save a building, fight climate change.” CBC News (Jan 26, 2022) https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-climate-building-demolition-1.6325677
Lloyd Alter. “The Preservation of Existing Buildings Is Climate Action,” Treehugger (June 22, 2022), https://www.treehugger.com/preserving-old-buildings-climate-action-5443126
Oliver Wainwright. “‘Demolition is an act of violence’: the architects reworking buildings instead of tearing them down.” The Guardian (Aug 16, 2022) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/16/demolition-is-an-act-of-violence-the-architects-reworking-buildings-instead-of-tearing-them-down?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Leah Gerber. “It’s not just heritage, it’s climate change — demolishing old buildings has a carbon cost, advocate says.” The Record (July 15, 2021). https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/07/15/its-not-just-heritage-its-climate-change-demolishing-old-buildings-has-a-carbon-cost-advocate-says.html
Oliver Wainwright. “The case for … never demolishing another building.” The Guardian (Jan 13, 2020). https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2020/jan/13/the-case-for-never-demolishing-another-building?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0Zs18QhaBTAbKGUQfenchpWo_NCJou86IBvvg9HZ1HiaZ5iW7i3pT0Xvk
SAVE AVON CREST ! 