For the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Emerson School Project, that is the question right now. Should we seek LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for our rehabilitation of an 1885 school building in Denver? Or is there a better way to invest some of the funds that LEED certification would require?

We’d like to know what you think.

The Emerson School is a 20,000 square-foot masonry structure located in a historic central Denver neighborhood. We plan to invest $2.5 million to create a new Colorado Preservation Center at the Emerson School, which will house the Trust’s Mountains/Plains Office, Historic Denver Inc., Colorado Preservation Inc. and other nonprofits.

Read the rest of the article at PreservationNation.org.