Sustainability | National Preservation Institute

Articles and Presentations

General

California State Parks, Office of Historic Preservation
Sustainability Program

Congress for New Urbanism (CNU)
Promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities, and healthier living conditions

Green Building Alliance

The Greenest Building

Green Globes
Energy Assessment Rating System

Illinois Historic Preservation Division
Preservation and Green Design

Kansas State Historical Society, Office of Historic Preservation
Links to window repair videos on YouTube

Local Government Commission
Ahwahnee Principles for Resource Efficient Communities

National Park Service
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT): Sustainability
Preservation Brief 3, "Improving Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings"

National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP)
Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Research & Policy Lab (previously Preservation Green Lab)
Preservation Leadership Forum: Preservation & Sustainability

UNESCO
"Historic Districts for All: A Social and Human Approach for Sustainable Revitalization"

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
  Glossary of terms
  Green building leadership is LEED
        LEED v4 is the LEED of the future

Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)
Sustainable Historic Preservation
An introduction to sustainable historic preservation, description of issues, lists relevant codes, and suggestions of additional resources

Articles and presentations

"The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse," A Report by: Preservation Green Lab, NTHP

"The Greening of Historic Properties: National Summit White Paper"

"Implemeting Solar PV Projects on Historic Buildings and in Historic Districts," NREL

"Sustainable Stewardship: Historic Preservation's Essential Role in Fighting
Climate Change," Richard Moe, University of California-Berkley