Carnegie libraries of Britain: Assets or liabilities? Managing altering agendas of energy efficiency for early 20th century heritage

Prizeman, Oriel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-9824, Boughanmi, Mahdi and Pezzica, Camilla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-7591 2022. Carnegie libraries of Britain: Assets or liabilities? Managing altering agendas of energy efficiency for early 20th century heritage. Public Library Quarterly 41 (1) , pp. 43-82. 10.1080/01616846.2020.1826242

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Abstract

After over a century of service, many Carnegie library buildings in Britain are at risk, often condemned for presumed poor energy performance with heritage protection perceived as a further burden to negotiate. Although most now have heritage status, saving them from demolition, demands to meet changing agendas for efficiency mean that increasingly these buildings are being sold and re-used. A more nuanced reading of measures of performance is necessary. By interrogating operational data in context and establishing indicators for life-cycle analysis, this paper aims to offer generalisable steps to justify their continued service in promoting wellbeing.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TH Building construction Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z719 Libraries (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carnegie Libraries; Heritage Life Cycle Analysis; Sustainable Building Conservation
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN:	0161-6846
Funders:	AHRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 September 2020
Date of Acceptance:	16 September 2020
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2024 03:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/134870

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