Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

ACHP member agencies and organizations are working to preserve historic buildings while enhancing their energy efficiency.

Energy Conservation

• The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (National Park Service)
  • Interactive Web version
• Preservation Brief 3: Improving Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings (National Park Service)
• Energy Conserving Features Inherent in Older Homes (National Park Service)
• Sustainability Research (National Park Service)
• Sustainability Case Studies (National Park Service)
• Preserving Historic Homes (Department of Energy)
• Realizing the Energy Efficiency Potential of Small Buildings: Saving Energy, Money and Jobs (National Trust for Historic Preservation

Green Roofs

• Green Roofs:  Adding Green Roofs to Historic Buildings to Enhance their Sustainability and Energy Performance  (National Park Service)
• Installing Green Roofs on Historic Buildings (National Park Service)

Weatherization

• Weatherization (National Park Service)
• Saving Windows, Saving Money: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window Retrofit and Replacement (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

Solar Panels

• Solar Panels on Historic Properties (National Park Service)
• Incorporating Solar Panels in a Rehabilitation Project (National Park Service)
• Implementing Solar PV Projects on Historic Buildings and in Historic Districts (Department of Energy)
• Installing Solar Panels on Historic Buildings: A Survey of the Regulatory Environment (Department of Energy/National Trust for Historic Preservation/North Carolina Solar Center)

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