ABSTRACT A global attitude adjustment that strongly prioritizes sustainable rehabilitation of our existing resources over new creation, including existing and heritage buildings, is required to meet critical climate change and other environmental targets. This is simply part of the new ‘low-carbon economy’, like recycling programs, car-sharing and similar behaviors. Mid-century modern buildings, by the sheer size of their stock, and their current state of maturation, are a major target, as perhaps the single greatest impact on carbon footprint reduction. There is an urgent need for their necessary large-scale sustainable rehabilitation and deep energy retrofit. Therefore, it is argued, the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of Modern-era buildings and urban systems will very rapidly become the major focus of architectural endeavor over the next few years. This will be one of the foci of the move toward increasing the generally prescribed valuation of our existing resources. Preservation professionals have already developed the skills for adaptation and rehabilitation of existing (heritage) resources while protecting (heritage) value. Therefore, they have the opportunity to be leaders of this coming tidal wave of broader architectural conservation work on Modern-era buildings.

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建筑和故事：心态、气候变化和世纪中叶现代

摘要 为了满足关键的气候变化和其他环境目标，需要进行全球态度调整，将现有资源的可持续修复置于新的创造之上，包括现有和遗产建筑。这只是新“低碳经济”的一部分，例如回收计划、汽车共享和类似行为。就其存量的庞大规模和目前的成熟状态而言，本世纪中叶的现代建筑是一个主要目标，这可能是对减少碳足迹的最大影响。迫切需要对其进行必要的大规模可持续修复和深度能源改造。因此，有人认为，现代建筑和城市系统的修复和复兴将很快成为未来几年建筑工作的主要焦点。这将是提高我们现有资源的一般规定估值的重点之一。保护专业人员已经开发了在保护（遗产）价值的同时适应和恢复现有（遗产）资源的技能。因此，他们有机会成为即将到来的现代建筑更广泛的建筑保护工作浪潮的领导者。保护专业人员已经开发了在保护（遗产）价值的同时适应和恢复现有（遗产）资源的技能。因此，他们有机会成为即将到来的现代建筑更广泛的建筑保护工作浪潮的领导者。保护专业人员已经开发了在保护（遗产）价值的同时适应和恢复现有（遗产）资源的技能。因此，他们有机会成为即将到来的现代建筑更广泛的建筑保护工作浪潮的领导者。