Historic Preservation & Sustainability

Readings on Historic Preservation and Sustainability

(updated 7/7/2011)

General Information

Association for Preservation Technology International - Sustainable Preservation Committee

White Paper: The Greening of Historic Properties National Summit

National Park Service: Sustainability and Historic Preservation

Sustainability and Historic Federal Buildings

Historic Preservation and Green Building: A Lasting Relationship

American Institute of Architects on Historic Preservation and Sustainability
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Sustaining the Past

Economics, Sustainability and Historic Preservation

Sustainability, Smart Growth and Historic Preservation

This Old House and Green Living

45 Ways to Green the Not-So-New House

Historic Buildings and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

LEED Ratings Systems

LEED for Existing Buildings

LEED for Neighborhood Development

USGBC Presentation on LEED and Historic Buildings

Preservation and Sustainability Initiatives

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Department of Defense

City of Boulder, CO

Preservation Idaho

Save our Heritage San Diego

Project Examples

Department of Interior

Lincoln Cottage

Gerding Theater - Portland

Children's Museum - Pittsburgh

Thoreau Center for Sustainability