Big Green: copper gutters

[Peter Dobrovolny]

Biggreen listserv,
 
The City of Seattle has just recently acquired an historic structure, the King Street Station,  the main railway station near downtown.  We will soon begin a complete remodel and intend to make the project as sustainable as possible.  The building currently has copper gutters which need to be replaced. 
 
The question we have is, is copper a good material to use for replacement as we intend to capture rainwater in a cistern for re-use in the building, or is there a better material we should consider, keeping in mind the need to maintain historic character?
 
Thanks,
 
Peter Dobrovolny
Commercial Expert
Green Building Program
Seattle Dept. of Planning and Development
P.O. Box 34019
Office Location:  19th Floor, Seattle Municipal Tower
Seattle, WA  98124-4019
www.seattle.gov/dpd/citygreen 
V - 206-615-1094
F - 206-233-7883
peter.dobrovolny at seattle.gov 
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