Molly Turner: Amherst already has 3 library buildings
Published: 12/31/2020 7:33:54 AM
Modified: 12/31/2020 7:33:44 AM
A Twenty-first Century Library for Amherst? We are now in our third decade of a century that demands we pursue climate sustainability. “The greenest building is the one that is already built,” is an oft-quoted maxim of architect and sustainability expert Carl Elefante.
Amherst already has three library buildings that are already built. And with Net Zero requirements we are making progress. We do not need the proposed demolition/expansion project which some have found to be ”sooo last century: trash everything after 20 years and go for bigger is better.” And sooo expensive; over $7 million to replace a 20-something- year-old addition.