"For twenty years advocates for so-called 'green buildings' have focused almost exclusively on new construction, ignoring the environmental contributions of the existing building stock. Worse yet, historic buildings were dismissed as energy hogs that should be razed and replaced with green gizmo structures. They were wrong. And Robert Young amply refutes their foolishness in his excellent new book."
— Donovan Rypkema, principal, PlaceEconomics
"It will be very difficult for anyone to leave historic preservation out of an overall sustainability strategy after reading this book. Stewardship of the Built Environment does a great deal to explain the interconnectedness between old buildings, sustainability, energy use and economics, and underscores the critical role old buildings play in a healthy built environment."
— Ronda Wist, Senior VP, Policy and Advocacy, Municipal Arts Society NYC
"The underlying call for a paradigm of 'stewardship of the build environment' has broad relevance."
— Spacing