Preservation Green Lab (Seattle, WA)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation launched its Preservation Green Lab on March 25, 2009, in Seattle, WA. The work of the National Trust's first programmatic field office will focus on the reuse and retrofit of older and historic buildings as a key component of fighting climate change.
In its day-to-day work, the Preservation Green Lab will coordinate demonstration projects and provide technical assistance and model policies – all in an effort to encourage municipalities and states around the country to fully consider historic preservation and the existing building stock in formulating their climate change action plans.
The Preservation Green Lab is a key component of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Sustainability Program. It will be overseen by Liz Dunn and has already begun its work in selected cities, including Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; and Dubuque, IA
The establishment of the Green Lab was made possible by early financial support from the Kresge Foundation, Bullitt Foundation, Charles Evans Hughes Foundation, 4Culture, the City of Seattle, The Goodfellow Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Daniels, and the David L. Klein Jr. Foundation.
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