Original Intent

摘要

Engineers are addressing 21st-century issues, including occupant comfort and energy efficiency, in older buildings while maintaining historical integrity. Let's face it, we live in a throwaway culture, and buildings are no exception. Too often, historically and architecturally significant edifices are bulldozed to make way for brand new buildings with modern bells and whistles. And for many owners and developers, "historic building" means "leaky plumbing," "too drafty" or "structurally unsound." And in some cases, they're right.