- Managing and governing - Developing your audience - Archives
and records Assessing environmental impact Assessing the
environmental impact of your building and operations can not
only help you meet organisational commitments to sustainability,
but can also reduce running costs and increase efficiency. PAS
198 is the new specification for managing environmental
conditions for cultural collections developed with input from
The National Archives. This builds on the Environmental
Guidelines: Opportunities and Risks (EGOR) project. The new
specification takes into account changes in scientific
understanding of the preservation needs of different materials
and the greater emphasis on using energy. The following
resources may be helpful: - BREEAM: the Building Research
Establishment Environmental Assessment Method for sustainable
building design, construction and operation - Council for
Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Sustainable
Places: provides useful resources for designing and running
sustainable