Sustainability Resources for Forum Members and Partners
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| Local Partner Baltimore Heritage, Inc. hosted a "Green Tour" in June of 2008, which featured historic homes with green features. |
This month, the Trust opened its Preservation Green Lab in Seattle, WA. The Preservation Green Lab, a project of the Trust’s Sustainability Program, will partner with selected cities and states to create innovative and sustainable policy, and showcase energy-efficient rehabilitation projects.
Much great thinking on the relationship between sustainability and historic preservation is contained in cutting edge discussions and analysis in Forum News and Journal articles, National Conference sessions, Forum-L discussion threads, and Preservation Books.
Are you looking for in-depth articles and publications on green issues?
Want to see National Preservation Award winning sustainability projects?
Are you interested in sustainability topics at the National Preservation Conference?
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Sustainability Resources from Forum Journal and Forum News:
A Preservation Response to Global Warming: Jumping on the Bandwagon or Leading our own Parade?, by Anthony Veerkamp (Forum Journal Fall 2008)
The Greenest Building Is...One That Is Already Built, By Carl Elefante, AIA, LEED AP (Forum Journal Summer 2007)
I’m Over 100—Can I Still Go Green?, By Sophia Lynn (Forum Journal Spring 2007)
Economics, Sustainability, and Historic Preservation, By Donovan D. Rypkema (Forum Journal Winter 2006)
How Changes to LEED will Benefit Existing and Historic Buildings, By Barbara Campagna, AIA, LEED AP (Forum News Nov/Dec 2008)
Historic Preservation’s Essential Role in Fighting Climate Change, By Richard Moe (Forum News March/April 2008)
The National NeighborWorks® Network: Building the Alliance Between Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation, by Janis Oppelt (Forum News September/October 2005)
Green Design and Historic Buildings, by Jean Carroon, AIA (Forum News Jan/Feb 2004)
Sustainability Resources from PreservationBooks.org:
The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide
Housekeeping for Historic Homes and House Museums
Coping with Contamination: A Primer for Preservationists
Buyer's Guide to Older and Historic Homes
Forum-L Archives
Check out the Forum-L archives for green and sustainable discussion threads, or try your own search terms.
"Green" Solutions
The Forum Solutions Database features hundreds of preservation success stories that illustrate different tools and strategies, so that other preservationists can benefit from these "lessons learned." Below are a sample of solution with “green themes.” Head to the Forum Solutions Database to search for more.
The Octagon, New York
Motherhouse Renovation, MichiganMarquez Filling Station, California
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse
Scrowcroft Warehouse/GSA Project, Utah
Cleveland Environmental Center, Ohio
Omaha Building, Nebraska
Sustainability Resources from the 2008 National Preservation Conference, Tulsa, OK:
“Helping Preservation Commissions Go Green”
This session offered tools and terminology to preservationists looking to integrate energy efficient strategies into the policies of their local commissions. Check out the resources from this session:
“Satisfying Building Codes the Green Way”
This session explored the conflicts that arise between existing building codes and sustainable design aspirations and described specific ways of using performance based design to both satisfy safety requirements and achieve sustainability goals. A 2007 Model Public Policy report from the National Trust on 21st century building codes as offered as a supplement to this session. Click here to read the report.
“Sustaining Communities through Neighborhood Schools”
This session made the case for the important contributions neighborhood schools make to livable communities by providing a sense of place, historic continuity, and a focal point for families and neighbors. Check out this handout from the Safe Route to Schools Partnership.
You can access recordings of these and all conference sessions by clicking here!
2008 "Green" National Preservation Honor Award Winners
These 2008 National Preservation Award recipients incorporated green and sustainable practices in their winning projects. Click on each project to learn more.
Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York
