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Sustainability and Historic Preservation Links

General

• Sustainability and Historic Preservation
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
  http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/
• Sustainable Historic Preservation
  Whole Building Design Guide
  http://www.wbdg.org/resources/sustainable_hp.php

Presentations from Seattle Task Force Meeting, August 2011

In conjunction with its August 2011 meeting in Seattle, the Task Force benefitted from viewing the following presentations:

• Sustainability and Preservation: Sharing the Same Tent
by Jayson Antonoff, Energy / Climate Change Policy Advisor, City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development
• Seattle 2030 District: A Groundbreaking High-Performance Building District in Downtown Seattle
by Peter Dobrovolny, Project Manager-City Team, Seattle 2030 District
• National Trust for Historic Preservation: Sustainability Program Overview
by Patrice Frey, Director of Sustainability, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Ric Cochrane, Project Manager, Preservation Green Lab

Community Sustainability and Smart Growth

• Partnership for Sustainable Communities
  HUD/DOT/EPA
  http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/
• Smart Growth and Sustainable Preservation of Existing and Historic Buildings
  Environmental Protection Agency
  http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/topics/historic_pres.htm
• Smart Growth
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
  http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/smart-growth/
• Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
  International City/County Management Association - (Report funded by EPA.) http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/documents/kn/Document/301483/Putting_Smart_Growth_to_Work_in_Rural_Communities

Energy Conservation and Weatherization

• The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/download/guidelines-sustainability.pdf

• Weatherizing and Improving the Energy Efficiency of Older Buildings
  National Park Service
  http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/weather/index.html
• Preservation Brief 3: Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings
  National Park Service
  http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief03.htm
• Weatherization Guide for Older and Historic Buildings
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
  http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/weatherization/

Info from State Historic Preservation Officers

• Arkansas
  http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/recycling/
• California
  http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24592
• Georgia
  http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=458
• Illinois
  http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/green_preservation.htm
• Michigan
  http://www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141-54317-190700--,00.html
• Virginia
  http://www.tusculum.sbc.edu/toolkit/default.shtml

Task Force Overview

Composition of the Task Force

Task Force Activities

ACHP Guidance on Sustainability and Federal Historic Buildings

Updated August 28, 2011

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