Association for Preservation Technology International
Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation

Resource Bilbiography

last update: July 6, 2010


Case Studies: Buildings Canada

Central + South America

Europe

United States


Case Studies: Organizations General


Climate Change Disaster Planning and Management

General

Katrina

Weather and Climate Prediction


Codes Canada

Other

United States


Education General

Owners and Managers

Professional Continuing Education

Public

Trades and Industry

Universities and Schools


Landscape Architecture General


Materials Construction Types

Embodied Energy

General

Structural Systems

Windows


Policy General


Principles / Theory Ecomonics

Heritage Conservation

Rehabilitation Strategy

Sustainable Development

Working Principles


Sustainability Rating Systems Others

USGBC / LEED


Systems, Energy and Performance Alternative Energy

Building Performance

Daylighting

HVAC, Natural and Mechanical Systems




Case Studies: Buildings: United States


Berke, Arnold. "Act Two."  Preservation 62, no. 2 (March/April, 2010): 50-53.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Deconstruction and relocation of an 18th century house in Virginia.

 


Berke, Arnold. "The Old School Approach."  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 38-42

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Chronicles the reuse of Smiley Junior High School building in Durango, CO.

 


Bose, Sudip. "The Height of Sustainability."  Preservation 62, no. 2 (March/April, 2010): 20-27.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Describes the rehabilitation of the Empire State Building in New York City.

 


Carroon, Jean, Allen Roberts, and Soren Simonsen. "'Green' Design and Historic Buildings."  Forum News, 10, no. 3 (2004): 1-2, 6.

 

Newsletter Article

 

 

 

Case study and commentary on historic green buildings.

 


Carroon, Jean. "Improving Energy Efficiency, Increasing the Use of Renewable Sources of Energy, and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Capitol Complex."  39617

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/advocacy-center/additional-resources/Jean_Carroon_testimony_061808.pdf

 

 

 

 


Carroon, Jean. Testimony of Jean Carroon, FAIA, Executive Summary.“Improving Energy Efficiency, Increasing the Use of Renewable Sources  of Energy, and reducing the carbon footprint of the Capitol Complex.”  Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/advocacy-center/additional-resources/Jean_Carroon_testimony_061808.pdf

 

 

 

 


Curtis, Wayne. "No Clear Solution."  Preservation 54, no. 5 (September/October, 2002): 46-51, 118.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Discusses the rehabilitation of the Lever House in New York City.

 


Jensen, Jack. "Green-habbing Chicago's Signature Bungalows."  Forum Journal 19, no. 3 (2005).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Description of program to rehabilitate Chicago bungalows.

 


Johnson, Elizabeth. "The Thoreau Center for Sustainability: A Model for Public Private Partnership."  NTHP Information Series, Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1997.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes the efforts to rehabilitate the Hendry David Thoreau Center at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA.

 


Maynard, Nigel F. This Renewed House: A 1912 Craftsman had Loads of Character and Lots of Energy Loss.  Residential Architect, March/April 2010: 17.

 

Magazine Article

 

http://www.residentialarchitect.com/projects/this-renewed-house.aspx

 

 

Energy upgrades to a home in Massachusetts.

 


McInnis, Maggie and Ilene R. Tyler. The Greening of the Samual T. Dana Building: A Classroom and Laboratory for Sustainable Design.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 39-45. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003162

 

 

Rehabilitation of a 1904 building at the University of Michigan.

 


Moore, Arthur Cotton. The Power of Preservation: New Life for Urban Historic Places  New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

 

Book

 

 

 

Includes numerous case studies of rehabilitation projects.

 


National Audubon Society and Croxton Collaborative. Audubon House: Building the Environmentally Responsible, Energy Efficient Office.  New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1994.

 

Book

 

 

 

This is a case study of an early (pre-LEED) rehabilitation of an historic building into a modern office building.

 


O'Connell, Kim. "New Directions for the Old Retreat."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 26-31.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Describes National Trust for Historic Preservation's efforts to rehabilitate Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, DC.

 


Paul, Donna. "Brick by Brick."  Preservation 62, no. 2 (March/April, 2010): 34-39.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Deconstruction and reconstruction of firehouse in New Port Rhode Island.

 


Snider, Bruce. "At the Center of the Storm."  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 24-29.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Describes efforts to save Boston's City Hall.

 


Tyler, Ilene R. and Ann K. Dilcher. Sustainable Heritage Conservation: Pere Marquette Railroad Depot in Michigan  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 21-26. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Case Study.

 


Weeks, Jennifer. "From Mold to Gold: How a Crumbling Cambridge Landmark Earned a LEED Rating."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 14-16.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Case study of the Cambridge City Hall Annex building in Cambridge, MA.

 


Williams, Daniel E. Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning.  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes the AIA/COTE Top 10 Wining projects for 1997-2006.  These include both new construction and adaptive reuse projects.

 


Wills, Eric. "Sweet Home , Again."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 32-36, 59.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Profile of the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association program to rehabilitate bungalows.

 


Young, Robert A. "Fort Stephen A. Douglas: Adaptive Reuse for a Community of Scholars."  In Protecting Our Diverse Heritage: The Role of Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites.  205-209. Conference proceedings edited by David Harmon, Bruce M. Kilgore, and Gay E. Vietzke, Hancock, MI: George Wright Society, 2003.

 

Conference Proceedings

 

 

 

Case Study of the preparation and planning for the conversion of Fort Stephen A. Douglas to student housing and academic educational units.

 


Young, Robert A. "Stewardship of the Built Environment: The Emerging Synergies from Sustainability and Historic Preservation."  In Archipelagos: Outposts of the Americas Enclaves Amidst Technology.  35-50. Conference proceedings edited by Robert Alexander Gonzalez and Marilys Rebeca Nepomechie. Washington, DC: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2004.

 

Conference Proceedings

 

 

 

Case Study of the renovation of the G. H. Schettler house in Salt Lake City, UT.

 


Young, Robert A. "Striking Gold: Historic Preservation and LEED."  Journal of Green Building 3, no.1 (Winter 2008): 24-43.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Describes  the interaction between LEED and Historic Preservation Tax Credits.  Includes a case study on the Big D Construction Headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT, which was among the first dual LEED-Gold and Tax credit projects in the United States.

 

Case Studies: Organizations: General


O'Connell, Kim. "Preaching and Practicing."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 10-12

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Describes National Trust for Historic Preservation's advocacy and information dissemination efforts.

 


Smith, Stephanie Joy. "Climate Change."  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 8-9.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Update on NTHP efforts to promote sustainable preservation.

 

Climate Change: Disaster Planning and Management


Campagna, Barbara. National Trust Historic Sites Confront Disaster Planning and Sustainable Practices.  September 12th, 2008.

 

Online Resource

 

http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?p=1012

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Coastal Defence and the Historic Environment.  English Heritage Guidance.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/19_Coastal_Defence.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Flooding and Historic Buildings.  Technical Advice Note.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/4flooding_and_HB.pdf

 

 

 

 

Climate Change: General


Cassar, M. . Climate Change and the Historic Environment.  London: University College London, Centre for Sustainable Heritage, 2005.

 

Online Resource

 

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Climate Change and the Historic Environment.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/29.pdf

 

 

 

 


Moe, Richard "Historic Preservation's Essential Pole in Fighting Climate Change."  Forum News 14, no. 4 (March/April, 2008): 1-2, 6.

 

Newsletter article

 

 

 

Provides data on the impact that preserving buildings can have on fighting climate change.  Excerpts from speech given in receiving the Vincent Sully prize from the National Building Museum in Washington, DC on December 13m 2007.

 


Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Climate Change 101: Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 

Codes: Other


English Heritage. Building Regulations and Historic Buildings.  Balancing the Needs for Energy Conservation with Those of Building Conservation: An Interim Guidance Note on the Application of Part L.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/6buldgreg.pdf

 

 

 

 

Codes: United States


Green, Melvyn and Anne Watson. Building Codes and Historic Buildings.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2005.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes the interaction between building codes and historic buildings.

 


International Code Council International Energy Conservation Code.  Country Club Hills, IL: International Code Council, 2009.

 

Book

 

 

 

Energy Code

 

Education: General


Jackson, Mike. Building a Culture that Sustains Design .  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 2-3. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

 

 

Education: Universities and Schools


Chusid, Jeffrey M. Teaching Sustainability to Preservation Students.  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 43-49. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Introduction of sustainabiilty topics at university level coursework.

 

Energy and Performance: Building Performance


Cavallo, James. Capturing Energy-Efficiency Opportunities in Historic Houses.  APT Bulletin 36, no. 4 (2005): 19-23.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 

 


City of  Boulder, Colorado. Making Your Historic Building Energy Efficient .  

 

Guidelines

 

http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/files/PDS/historicpres/HistoricPreservationBrochure_web.pdf

 

 

 

 


Smith, Baird M. Preservation Brief 3: Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings.  National Park Service US Department of the Interior.

 

Technical Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief03.htm

 

 

 

 


U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings Meeting .  

 

Conference Session

 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/news/news_detail.html?news_id=10482

 

 

 

 

Energy and Performance: HVAC, Natural and Mechanical Systems


Maekawa, Shin and Franciza Toledo. Sustainable Climate Control for Historic Buildings in Hot and Humid Regions.  Presented at PLEA 2001 – The 18th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture.

 

Conference Paper; Conference Session

 

http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/plea.pdf

 

 

 

 

Landscape Architecture: General


Freeman, Allen. "The Greening of the Yard."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 38-42.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Describes Harvard's efforts to create a more sustainable campus.

 

Materials: Construction Types


Erdley, Jeffrey L. and Thomas A. Schwartz, Eds. Building Façade Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection (ASTM STP1444).  West Conshohocken, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, 2004.

 

Book

 

 

 

Standards for façade maintenance, repair, and inspection.

 


Gelertner, Mark. A History of American Architecture: Buildings in their Cultural and Technological Context.  Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1999.

 

Book

 

 

 

This book provides a cultural and technological context of buildings that provides insights into how building technology has changed through time

 


Historic Preservation Office Department of Planning and Urban Development. Porch Repairs and Replacement.  Portland, ME: Department of Planning and Urban Development, 2001.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

Repair manual for porches.

 


Hunt, Dardley. The Contemporary Curtain Wall.  New York, NY: F. W. Dodge, 1958

 

Book

 

 

 

Period accounting of curtain wall construction methods.

 


Johnson, Paul G.,  Ed. Building Performance of Exterior Building Walls (ASTM STP1422).  West Conshohocken, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, 2003.

 

Book

 

 

 

Standards for testing building performance of exterior walls.

 


Kelley, Stephen J. "Conflicts and Challenges in Preserving Curtain Walls."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 32, no.1 (2001): 9-11.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Discusses issues on curtain wall preservation.

 


Nash, George. "Renovating Old Porches: Common Problems Can Be Solved with Simple Repairs."  Fine Homebuilding June/July (1992): 73-74.

 

 

 

 

 

Repair manual for porches.

 


Porteous, Colin. The New Eco-Architecture: Alternatives from the Modern Movement.  London, ENG: Spon Press, 2002.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes construction systems from the modern movement that were informed by natural forces.

 


Prudon, Theodore H. M. Preservation of Modern Architecture.  New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes contemporary practices used in  preserving mid-century modern buildings.

 


Schwartz, Thomas A. "Glass and Metal Curtain-Wall Fundamentals."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 32, no.1 (2001): 37-45.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Description of curtain wall construction.

 

Materials: Embodied Energy


Jackson, Mike. Embodied Energy and Historic Preservation: A Needed Reassessment.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 47-52. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003163

 

 

Advocacy for the use of embodied energy calculations in materials and buildings as a quantifiable method to compare renovation to new construction.

 

Materials: General


Dowling, Joanna. "Blanketing the Home: The Use of Thermal Insulation in American Housing, 1920-1945."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 40, no. 1 (2009): 33-39.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Overview of insulation methods used in housing construction between 1920-1945.

 


Elliott, Cecil D. Technics and Architecture: The Development of Materials and Systems for Buildings.  Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1993.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides overview on the development of materials and building systems in the 19th and 20th centuries.

 


Fisher, Charles E. and Hugh C. Miller, Eds. Caring for Your Historic House: Preserving and Maintaining Structural Systems, Roofs, Masonry, Plaster, Wallpapers, Paint, Mechanical and Electrical Systems, Windows, Woodwork, Flooring, Landscapes.  New York, NY: Henry N. Adam, 1997s.

 

Book

 

 

 

Primer on maintenance and preservation of historic houses.

 


Hornbostel, Caleb. Construction Materials: Types, Uses, and Applications.  2nd ed., New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides typical applications, decay mechanisms, and manufacturing history of more than 1500 materials.

 


Jackson, Mike.

 Embodied Energy and Historic Preservation: A Needed Reassessment.  APT Bulletin 36, no. 4 (2005): p 47-52. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 

 


Jerome, Pamela. Sustainability: The Case for long-Term Service Life and Built-In Redundancy.  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 37-42. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Discussion of considerations for material service life and redundancy prior to beginning restoration or repair work.

 


Jester, Thomas C., Ed. Twentieth Century Building Materials: History and Conservation.  New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides detailed information on the manufacture, use, decay, and conservation methods for 20th century materials.

 


Litchfield, Michael W. Renovation.  3rd ed. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2005.

 

Book

 

 

 

Repair manual for house rehabilitation with extensive visual images.

 


Livingston, Dennis. Maintaining a Lead Safe Home: A Do-It-Yourself Manual For Home Owners.  Baltimore, MD: Community Resources, 1997.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides methods for lead abatement.

 


Lubeck, Aaron. Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes  Gabriola Island, BC, CN: New Society Publishers, 2010.

 

Book

 

 

 

LEED oriented building restoration manual.

 


Nash, George. Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes  Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2005.

 

Book

 

 

 

Repair manual for house rehabilitation.

 


Park, Sharon C. and Douglas C. Hicks. Appropriate Methods for Reducing Led-paint Hazards in Historic Housing.  Preservation Brief No. 37. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1995.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief37.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on lead paint abatement.

 


Simpson, Pamela H. Cheap, Quick, and Easy: Imitative Architectural Materials, 1870-1930.  Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides overview of the development, manufacture, and use of buiding materials from 1870-1930.

 

Materials: Structural Systems


Meryman, Helena. Structural Materials in Historic Restoration: Environmental Issues and Greener Strategies.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 31-38. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003161

 

 

Historic, environmental and sustainability issues for wood, steel and concrete.

 


Newman, Alexander. Structural Renovation of Buildings: Methods, Details, and Design Examples.  New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2001.

 

Book

 

 

 

Dicusses renovation methods for various structural systems.

 


Materials: Windows


Baker, Paul, Roger Curtis, Craig Kennedy and Chris Wood. Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows and Low-Cost Energy-Saving Solutions.  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 29-34. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Thermal performance of historic windows with varied window treatments including curtains, blinds, shutters, secondary glazing and double glazing.

 


California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation. Window Repair and Retrofit: Studies and Research .  

 

Government agency; website; online resource

 

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25935

 

 

 

 


English Heritage Building Conservation and Research Team

Technical Advisory Note. Building Regulations and Historic Buildings: balancing the needs for energy conservation with those of building conservation.  

 

Technical Brief

 

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1054/files/english%20heritage%20interim_guidance.pdf

 

 

English Heritage and other building conservation bodies support the aim of conserving fuel and power provided that it does not compromise the special interest, character and appearance of historic buildings. The right balance is needed between reducing en

 


Fisher, Charles E., Deborah Slaton, and Rebecca A Shiffer. Eds. Window Rehabilitation Guide for Historic Buildings  Washington, DC: Historic Preservation Education Fund, 1998.

 

Binder

 

 

 

Binder containing 42 articles and papers about the rehabilitation of historic windows

 


James, Brad, Andrew Shapiro, Steve Flanders, and Dr. David Hemenway. Testing the Energy Performance of Wood Windows in Cold Climates.  A Report to the State of Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. 30 August, 1996.

 

Presentation

 

 

 

 

 


Leeke, John. Save Your Wood Windows.  Portland, ME: Historic Homeworks, 2004.

 

Book

 

 

 

Window repair techniques

 


Mahadevan, Padma. Domestic Retrofitting Strategies in the UK: Effectiveness versus Affordability.  Presented at PLEA2006 - The 23rd Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2006

 

Conference Paper; Conference Session

 

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1054/files/domestic%20retrofit%20uk.pdf

 

 

 

 


Meany, Terry. Working Windows: A Guide to the Repair and Restoration of Wood Windows  Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2002.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes and illustrates repair techniques for historic wood windows

 


Myers, John H. The Repair of Wood Windows.  Preservation Brief No. 9. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1981.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief09.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on wood window repair.

 


Randl, Chad. Repair and Reproduction of Prismatic Glass Transoms.  Preservation Tech Notes: Historic Glass No. 1, Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1991.

 

Tech Note

 

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/technotes/ptn44/print_version.html

 

 

Describes the repair and reproduction of prismatic glass transoms.

 


Randl, Chad. The Use of Awnings on Historic Buildings Repair, Replacement, & New Design.  Preservation Brief No. 44. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 2005.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief44.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on awnings.

 


Sedovic, Walter and Gotthelf, Jill H. What Replacement Windows Can’t Replace: The Real Cost of Removing Historic Windows.  APT BULLETIN: JOURNAL OF PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY / 36:4, 2005

 

Journal Article

 

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1054/files/replacement_windows%20sedovic%20gotthelf.pdf

 

 

 

 


Sedovic, Walter and Jill H. Gotthelf What Replacement WindowsCan't Replace: The Real Cost of Removing Historic Windows.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 25-29. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003160

 

 

Comparison of the benefits and detractions of replacing historic windows for thermal performance, cost, maintenance and historic aesthetics.

 


Tutton, Michael, and Elizabeth Hirst, Eds. Windows: History, Repair, and Conservation.  Dorset, ENG: Donhead Publishing Ltd, 2007.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provided in-depth information on the history, repair, and conservation of windows.

 

Policy: General


Brooks, Jane S. "Rebuilding New Orleans, for Whom?: Planning, Design and Environmental Issues."  

 

Presentation, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University

 

 

 

 

 


Brown, Marilyn, Frank Southworth, and Therese Stovall. Towards a Climate-Friendly Built Environment.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 


Cruce, Terri L. Adaptation Planning: What U.S. States and Locales Are Doing.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 


Dannenmaier, Eric, and Isaac Cohen. Promoting Meaningful Compliance with Climate Change Commitments.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 


Fine, Adrian Scott and Jim Lindberg Protecting America's Nehgborhoods: Taming the Teardown Trend.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2002.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes various strategies used around the country to reduce the number of teardowns occurring.

 


Frey, Patrice. Building Reuse: Finding a Place on American Climate Policy Agendas  National Trust for Hustoric Preservation, September 2008.

 

Online Article

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/additional-resources/buillding_reuse.pdf

 

 

White paper reccommending a focus upon the sustainable attributes if existing buildings, as compliment to ongoing sustainable wrk in new construction.

 


Litz, Franz T. Toward a Constructive Dialogue on Federal and State Roles in U.S. Climate Change Policy.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 


Rabe, Barry G. Greenhouse & Statehouse: The Evolving State Government Role in Climate Change.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 


Ramsay Leimenstoll. Jo. "Going Green: Applying A Sustainability Lens to Historic District Guidelines."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 38-43.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Provides insights into possible green policy on historic district guidelines.

 


Smith, Douglas W., Robert R. Nordhaus, Thomas C. Roberts, Shelley Fidler, Janet Anderson, Kyle Danish, and Richard Agnew. Designing a Climate-Friendly Energy Policy: Options for the Near Term.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.pewclimate.org

 

 

 

 

Principles / Theory: Economics


Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Economic Reasons for Investing in Historic Preservation.  ACHP website (2010).

 

Website Article

 

http://www.achp.gov/recovery/economic.html

 

 

Provides national overview of historic preservation economics with a specific "snap shot" of several states.  Also contains a good list of references for further research and links to other sites with online studies of economic impacts of preservation.

 


American Institute of Architects. Sustaining the Value of Historic Resources: Currency.  

 

Podcast

 

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=160877729

 

 

 

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Economic Benefits of Preserving Old Buildings.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976.

 

Book

 

 

 

An early look at the economic behind preservation.

 


Roberts, Lindsey M. "The Cost of Going Green."  Preservation 62, no. 2 (March/April, 2010): 40.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Provide economic and payback analysis for several common preservation sensitive strategies.

 


Rypkema, Donovan "Demolition May Not Be Most Sustainable Option."  (Portland Oregon) Daily Journal of Commerce; May 14, 2008.

 

Website Article

 

http://www.visitahc.org/content/donovan-rypkema-demolition-may-not-be-most-sustainable-option

 

 

Provides a summary of article that originally appeared in the Daily Journal of Commerce but is no longer accessible as a .PDF file

 


Rypkema, Donovan "Economics, Sustainability, and Historic Preservation with Donovan Rypkema."  Speech presented at McMenamins Kennedy School; May 10, 2008.

 

audio .m3u file

 

http://www.visitahc.org/audio/Rypkema_5_10_2008.m3u

 

 

Recording of speech on sustainability and preservation economics presented to McMenamins Kennedy School on May 10, 2008.

 


Rypkema, Donovan D. "Economics, Sustainability, and Historic Preservation."  Forum Journal 20 no. 2 (2006).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Provides insights connecting economics, sustainability, and historic preservation

 


Rypkema, Donovan D. "Keynote Address" by Donovan D. Rypkema: Alexandria Historic Preservation Conference and Town Meeting.  May 5, 2007; Alexandria, VA.

 

.PDF File

 

http://www.historicalexandriafoundation.org/downloads/Rypkema%20Keynote%205-5-2007.pdf

 

 

Provides overview of integrity of preservation as an economic engine in sustainable community design and revitalization.

 


Rypkema, Donovan D. Feasibility Assessment Manual for Reusing Historic Buildings.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2007.

 

Manual

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes methods  to assess the reuse potential of a historic buildng.

 


Rypkema, Donovan D. The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2005.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides solid review of the economic of historic preservation.

 


Rypkema, Donovan D. The Economics of Rehabilitation.  Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2003.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes the economics of rehabilitation.

 

Principles / Theory: Heritage Conservation


Brand, Stewart. How Buildings Learn: What Happens after They're Built.  New York, NY: Viking, 1994.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides an overview of how buildings can be changed over time to meet new or subsequent uses

 


English Heritage. Conservation Principles: Policies and Guidance for the Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment.  Second Stage Consultation.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/528.pdf

 

 

 

 

Principles / Theory: Rehabilitation Strategy


City of Oakland (CA) Planning Department. Retrofit Right: How to Make Your Old House Energy Efficient.  Oakland, CA: City of Oakland Planning Department, 1986.

 

Book

 

 

 

Manual describing recommended practices for retrofitting old houses for energy conservation.

 


Green Building Alliance and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. The Greening of Historic Properties National Summit White Paper: Pinpointing Strategies and Tactics for Integrating Green Building Technologies into Historic Structures.  Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation and the Green Building Alliance.

 

Conference Paper; Conference Session

 

 

 

 

 


Harland, Edward. Eco-Renovation: The Ecological Home Improvement Guide.  White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 1999.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides insights into improving existing houses.

 


Kelbaugh, Douglas S. Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited.  Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2002.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides overview of urban design that can be applied towards the preservation as sustainability paradigm.

 


McCarthy, Cathleen. Green Restorations for Historic Homes  Smart Homeowner (March/April 2007).

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

 

 


McMahon, Edward T. and A. Elizabeth Watson. "In Search of Collaboration: Historic Preservation and the Environmental Movement."  NTHP Information Series No. 71, Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1992.

 

Booklet

 

 

 

A National Trust publication that describes strategies for partnering with environmental groups to promote historic preservation goals.

 


Moe, Richard. "Historic Preservation and Green Building: Finding a Common Ground."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 8-16.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Outlines strategies to enhance sustainable preservation efforts.

 


n/a. Sustainable Historic Preservation Resource Page.  Whole Building Design Guide.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.wbdg.org/resources/sustainable_hp.php?r=sustainable

 

 

 

 


Schwartz, James H. "Going Green at Home."  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 30-35.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Strategies for planning green rehabilitation.

 


Tilly, Stephen. "Before you build…"  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 25.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Advice on rehabilitation from Stephen Tilly.

 


Principles / Theory
: Sustainable Development


Beatley, Timothy and Kristy Manning. The Ecology of Place: Planning for the Environment, Economy, and Social Fabric  Washington, DC: Island Press, 1997.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes the principles of sustainable design in the context of community revitalization.

 


Cohen, Nahoum. Urban Conservation.  Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1999.

 

Book

 

 

 

Shows the principles of historic urban development and provides foundation for advancing preservation as a sustainability tool.

 


Elefante, Carl. Historic Preservation and Sustainable Development: Lots to Learn, Lots to Teach.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 53.  

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003164

 

 

Discussion of the mutual bond and parallels between the fields of preservation and sustainability.

 


English Heritage. Sustainable Development Action Plan.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/13Sus.Depmt%20Plan2006.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Sustainable Development Strategy.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/12Sus.%20Demt.Strategy2006.pdf

 

 

 


Frey, Patrice. Making the Case: Historic Preservation as Sustainable Development.  

 

Online Article

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/additional-resources/DiscussionDraft_10_15.pdf

 

 

Draft White Paper presented in advance of the Sustainable Preservation Research Retreat.

 


Kibert, Charles J. Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery.  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

 

Book

 

 

 

This book provides an introduction to the underlying principles of sustainable design that includes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), embodied energy, and cases studies on "greening" historic buildings (i.e., Audubon House, the White

 


Lawniczak, Joe. Historic Preservation and Sustainable Development: What does it mean for Main Street?  Wisconsin Main Street News (Volume 2, Issue 4, Fall 2008).

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

 

 


Lucy, William H. and David L. Phillips. Confronting Suburban Decline: Strategic Planning for Metropolitan Renewal.  Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides insights into the factors that affect the sustainability of the metropolitan context

 


Mender, Susan. William Odell and May Ann Lazarus. The HO+K Guidebook to Sustainable Design.  2nd ed., Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

 

Book

 

 

 

This book provides an overview of sustainable design management practices as well as numerous case studies that draw on many low technology tectonics commonly found in older buildings.

 


National Housing Trust "Preserving Affordable Housing is Green"  Fact Sheet: Environmental Benefits of Preserving Affordable Housing, November, 2008.

 

.PDF File

 

http://www.nhtinc.org/downloads/nht_greenfactsheet_121208.pdf

 

 

Provides arguments for preserving existing affordable housing and has a good references section at the end.

 


Powter, Andrew and Susan Ross. Integrating Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Heritage Properties.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 5-11. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003157

 

 

A review of sustainable building assessment systems and how they are applied to heritage properties.

 


Sedovic, Walter. Coming of Age  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 3. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Editor's comments to the 2nd edition of the APT Bulletin on Sustainability and Preservation.

 


Principles / Theory
: Working Principles


AIA Convention 2007 Session. Is Historic Preservation Green?  

 

Conference Session

 

http://sohosandiego.org/images/aia_convention.pdf

 

 

 

 


American Institute of Architects. Sustaining the Value of Historic Resources – Energy.  

 

Podcast

 

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=160877729

 

 

 

 


American Institute of Architects. Sustaining the Value of Historic Resources: Memory Preservation, Partnerships, and Sustainable Development.  

 

Podcast

 

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=160877729

 

 

 

 


APT Bulletin. Special Issue on Sustainability and Preservation.  Special Issue on Sustainability and Preservation, APT Bulletin, (Albany NY: Mt Ida Press, Volume 36, Issue 4, 2005).

 

 

 

 

 

 


Benfield, F. Kaid, Matthew D. Raimi, and Donald D. T. Chen. Once There Were Greenfields: How Urban Sprawl is Undermining America's Environment, Economy, and Social Fabric.  Washington, DC: National Resources Defense Council, 1999.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides an analysis of how sprawl is not sustainable and points towards opportunities for the role that historic preservation can have in future sustainable growth.

 


Berke, Arnold ed. The Green Issue.  Preservation: Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (January and February 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Buddenborg, Jennifer. Changing Mindsets: Sustainable Design in Historic Preservation.  Masters Thesis, Cornell University.

 

Masters Thesis

 

 

 

 


Campbell, Colin. "Sustainability: The Ongoing Challenge for Historic Sites."  Forum Journal 20 no. 3 (2006).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Explores sustainability challenges for historic sites.

 


Cassar, May. "Sustainable Heritage: Challenges and Strategies for the Twenty-First Century."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 40, no. 1 (2009): 3-11.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

College of Fellows Speech 2008 Annual Meeting

 

Chusid, Jeffrey M. Natural Allies: Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design.  In Pragmatic Sustainability: Theoretical and Practical Tools. Steven A. Moore, ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, in press.

 

Book Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

Cunningham, Storm. The Restoration Economy: The Greatest New Growth Frontier.  San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 2002.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provide overview of potential growth areas in the national economy and has specific section on brownfields, infrastructure, and heritage sites and structures.

 


Curtis, Wayne.
"A Cautionary Tale"  Preservation
60, no. 1 (2008): 19-24.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Provides statistics on sustainable preservation and includes case study on Ecotrust's rehab project, the first historic rehabilitation project to earn LEED gold.

 


Elefante, Carl. "The Greenest Building Is…One That is Already Built."  Forum Journal 21, no. 4 (2007): 26-38.

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/additional-resources/Forum_Journal_Summer2007_Elifante.pdf

 

 

Seminal article defining green preservation.

 

Gale, Frances. Ed. Preservation Technology Primer  Springfield, IL: Association for Preservation Technology International, 2008.

 

Book

 

 

 

Collection of APT Bulletin articles which includes sustainability topic.

 


Hays, Ben and David Cocke. "Missed Opportunities in Structural Sustainability."  Structure: A Joint Publication of NCSEA CASE and SEI. (April, 2009).

 

Website Article

 

http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=890

 

 

Discusses the structural implications of sustainability using embodies energy as an argument for preservation.

 


Jakle, John A. and David Wilson. Derelict Landscapes: The Wasting of America's Built Environment.  Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides an historic overview of preservation in several American cities and the development of  preservation strategies that are now known to promote sustainable design.

 


Kamin, Blair. "Historic Preservation and Green Architecture: Friends or Foes?"  Preservation 62, no. 2 (March/April, 2010): 28-33.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Compares the affinities between preservation and sustainability.

 

Ketter, Peter James. Common ground: connections in the preservation of cultural and natural resources.  Masters thesis, The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Masters Thesis

 

 

 

 


Kienle, James T. "That Old Building May Be the Greenest on the Block"  AIArchitect 15 (February 8, 2008).

 

Website Article

 

http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek08/0208/0208p_pres.cfm

 

 

Describes sustainability aspects of preservation of existing buildings.

 


Kleon, Meghan Feran. Towards a Culture of Sustainable Preservation: sustainable design, historic preservation, and cultures of building.  Masters Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Masters Thesis

 

 

 

 


Kygiel, Eddy and Bradley Nies Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling.  Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, 2008.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides an introduction to the use of building information modeling (BIM).

 



Lesak, John D. APT and Sustainability: The Halifax Symposium.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 3-4. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003156

 

 

Summation of the goals and directions of the symposium, including reccommended actions and research priorities.

 


Lill, Veletta Forsythe and Catherine Horsey. Old Buildings are Sustainable.  The Dallas Morning News (August 15,2008).

 

News article

 

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/081508dnedihorseylill.4be4025c.html

 

 

 


Lynn, Sophia. "I'm Over 100__Can I still go Green."  Forum Journal 21, no. 3 (2007).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Discusses energy efficiency at the Visitor Education Center at the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument in Washington, DC.

 

Maxman, Susan. "Historic Preservation: A Sustainable Design Strategy for the 90's."  Forum Journal 8, no. 1 (1994).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Outlines potential design strategies using historic preservation to enhance sustainability.

 


McMahon, Edward T.  and A. Elizabeth Watson. In Search of Collaboration: Historic Preservation and the Environmental Movement.  Information Series No. 71. Washington DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moe, Richard and Carter Wilkie. Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl.  New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1997.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides overview of sustainability principles and uses numerous case studies to illustrate how preservation relates to sustainability.

 


Moe, Richard. "Building on What We've Built: Richard Moe Addresses Preservation and Sustainability."  Preservation 60, no. 1 (2008): 6-7.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Richard Moe's preamble to the Preservation "Green" Issue

 




National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Sustainability and Historic Preservation: Lessons Learned.  National Park Service Website

 

 

 

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1054/files/nps%20green.pdf.

 

 

 

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Preservation Nation Blog: Green Preservation.  National Trust for Historic Preservation Website

 

Blog

 

http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?cat=19

 

 

 

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Actions to Further the Pocantico Princlples on Sustainability and Historic Preservation.  

 

Professional Principles

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/additional-resources/Actions-to-the-Pocantico-Proclamation.pdf

 

 

Advocacy, policy and techincal reccommedations for research and future work to further the principles of the Pocantico Proclamation.

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Green Building Practices and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation: A White Paper prepared in advance of the 2008 Pocantico Symposium.  National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Friends of the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology. Green Building Practices and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation: A White Paper prepared in advance o

 

Conference Paper

 

www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/additional-resources/pocanticowhitepaper.pdf

 

 

 

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Historic Preservation and Sustainability: Finding Common Ground.  National Trust for Historic Preservation Website.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/

 

 

 

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation.  

 

Professional Principles

 

http://preservationshortcourse.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/pocantico-proclamation.pdf

 

 

Establishes principles for the preservation community as stewards of the environment, incorporating sustainability goals.

 


National Trust for Historic Preservation. Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation.  

 

WebBlog Summary

 

http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/pocantico/

 

 

Summary of the events and conclusions of the Pontantico retreat and following published principles.

 


Nowakowski, Matthew. Bringing the Past into the Future: Preservation as Green.  Commercial Builder (Spring 2008: 6).

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

 

 


Park, Sharon C. Sustainable Design and Historic Preservation.  CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, Issue 2.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 

 


Powter, Andrew and Susan Ross. Integrating Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Heritage Properties .  APT Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 4 (January): 5-11.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 

 

Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. Preservation in Print  34, no. 6. [numerous separate articles].

 

Magazine

 

http://www.prcno.org/programs/preservationinprint/September%202007%20_%20small.pdf

 

 

Collection of articles on sustainability as it affects preservation in Louisiana

 

Roberts, Tristan. Historic Preservation and Green Building: A Lasting Relationship.  Environmental Building News (January 2007).

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 

 


Teutonico, Jeanne Marie and Frank Matero ed. Managing Change: Sustainable Approaches to the Conservation of the Built Environment  Los Angeles: Getty Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas, Randall, Ed. Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and Engineers.  London, ENG: Taylor & Francis, 2006.

 

Book

 

 

 

Provides insights into the factors that affect the sustainability of building systems and environmental forces affecting them.

 


Tilly, Stephen. "Positioning Preservation in the Center of the Green Arena."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 17-23.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Outlines strategies to enhance sustainable preservation efforts.

 


Tyler, Norman, Ted J. Ligibel, and Ilene R. Tyler. Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice.  New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.

 

Book

 

 

 

Includes chapters on economics and sustainability of historic preservation.

 


Valhouli, Constantine A. Natural Allies: Preservation and Sustainable Development?  Urban Land (June): 144-146.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

 


Young, Robert A. Historic Preservation Technology.  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

 

Book

 

 

 

Presents preservation technology based on stewardship of the built environment principles.  The book makes a linkage between preservation and sustainability as its overarching theme.

 



Sustainability Rating Systems: Others


Jackson, Mike. "A Preservation Perspective on Green Home Rating Systems."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 44-50.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Provides insights into green home rating systems beyond LEED.

 


Jackson, Mike. Green Home-Rating Systems: A Preservation Perspective.  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 13-18. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

An evaluation of several green home rating systems.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainability Rating Systems: USGB/LEED


Campagna, Barbara A. How Changes to LEED will Benefit Existing and Historic Buildings.  ForumNews, Vol 15, no 2 (November/December 2008).

 

National Trust for Historic Preservation News Flyer

 

http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/forum-news-campagna.pdf

 

 

A review of LEED version 3.0 and the anticipated benefits to preesrvation work, incluidng Life-Cycle Analysis.

 


Campagna, Barbara. How Changes to LEED™ Will Benefit Existing and Historic Buildings.  American Institute of Architects website

 

Online Article

 

http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAS076321?dvid=4294965183&recspec=AIAS076321

 

 

 

 


Farneth, Steven. "Sustaining the Past Guidelines For Historic Preservation Shouldn’t Have To Clash With Leed Requirements, Since Preservation And Sustainability Share Many Similar Goals."  GreenSource: The Magazine of Sustainable Design 10/2007.

 

Website Article

 

http://greensource.construction.com/features/0710mag_current.asp

 

 

Discusses the interplay between LEED and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.

 

Frey, Patrice. Measuring Up: The Performance of Historic Buildings Under the LEED-NC Green Building Rating System.  Masters Thesis, The University of Pennsylvania.

 

Masters Thesis

 

 

 

 

 


Farwell, Jennifer. "The Latest on LEED."  Preservation 61, no. 2 (2009): 12-13.

 

Magazine Article

 

 

 

Update on LEED and preservation.

 


Nowakowski, Matthew. "Historic Preservation and LEED for Neighborhood Development."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 32-37.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Interview with Sophie Cantell Lambert, director of the LEED for Neighborhood development rating system.

 


Tepper, Audrey T. "The Secretary's Standards and LEED: Where They Work Together and Where They Diverge."  Forum Journal 23, no. 3 (Spring 2009): 24-31.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Discusses interaction between the Secretary of the Interior Standards and LEED.

 

Systems, Energy and Performance: Alternative Energy


English Heritage. Biomass Energy and the Historic Environment.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/3biomassE.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Micro-Wind Generation and Traditional Buildings.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/116.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Small-Scale Solar Electric (Photovoltaics) Energy and Traditional Buildings.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/482.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Small-Scale Solar Thermal Energy and Traditional Buildings.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/481.pdf

 

 

 

 

Systems, Energy and Performance: Building Performance


Cavallo, James. Capturing Energy-Efficiency Opportunities in Historic Houses.  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 19-23. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003159

 

 

Overview of energy analysis methods at case study historic houses in Illinois.

 


Cazayou, Edward J. A Manual for the Environmental and Climatic Responsive Restoration and Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, 2003.

 

Book

 

 

 

The environmental determinants for thermal comfort in hot humid climates are explained.

 


Cluver, John H. and Brad Randall. Saving Energy in Historic Buildings: Balancing Efficiency and Value.  APT Bulletin

41, no. 1 (2010): 5-12. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.apti.org/publications/jstor.cfm

 

 

Use of energy modeling and life-cycle costing to address preservation and sustainability concerns.  Includes case study of Swift Hall and Vassar College.

 


English Heritage. Advice for Domestic Energy Assessors.  English Heritage Interim Guidance. Home Information Packs.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/16advice_for_energy%20assessors.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Energy Conservation in Traditional Buildings.  

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/94.pdf

 

 

 

 


English Heritage. Understanding SAP Ratings for Historic and Traditional Homes.  Home Information Packs.

 

Online Resource

 

http://www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk/live/content_pdfs/17understanding_SAP_ratings.pdf

 

 

 

 


Fitch, James Marston with William Bobenhausen. American Building: The Environmental Forces that Shape It.  Oxford, ENG: Oxford University Press, 1999.

 

Book

 

 

 

Originally published at mid-century, this updated edition still retains the descriptions of the environmental factors that affect the design of many mid-Century modern buildings which can now be cognized in the effort to understand how existing buildings

 


Lechner, Norbert. Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects.  3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

 

Book

 

 

 

Explain the many climatic form givers inherently used on vernacular and low technology buildings that exist in the built environment.

 


Lord, Noelle. "Embracing Energy Efficiency."  Old House Journal 35, no 5 (September/October): 40-45.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Provides methods for increasing energy efficiency of houses.

 


Lowe, Nancy. "Conserving Energy for Main Street Buildings."  NTHP Main Street News no. 242 (August, 2007): 14-15.

 

Newsletter article

 

 

 

Provides information about energy efficiency opportunities in Man Street buildings.

 


Park, Sharon C. The Repair and Thermal Upgrade of Historic Steel Windows.  Preservation Brief No. 13. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1984.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief13.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on steel sash windows.

 


Rose, William B. Should the Walls of Historic Buildings be Insulated?  APT Bulletin

36, no. 4 (2005): 5-11. 

 

 

Journal Article

 

http://www.jstor.org/stable/40003158

 

 

Overview of considerations for altering the insulation levels of historic structures.

 


Rose, William B. Water in Buildings: An Architect's Guide to Moisture and Mold.  New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes water problems in building materials and how to mitigate or correct them.

 


Smith, Baird. Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings.  Preservation Brief No. 3. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1978.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief03.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on energy conservation.

 


Venolia, Carol and Kelly Lerner. Natural Remodeling for the not-so-green house  Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2005.

 

Book

 

 

 

Describes practices to improve sustainability of houses.

 


Vogel, Neal and Rolf Achilles. The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stained and Leaded Glass.  Preservation Brief No. 33. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1993.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief33.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on stained and leaded glass windows.

 

Systems, Energy and Performance: Daylighting


Craft, Meg Loew and M. Nicole Miller. "Controlling Daylight in Historic Structures: A Focus on Interior Methods."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 31, no. 1 (2000): 53-59.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Describes methods to control daylight in historic buildings

 

Systems, Energy and Performance: HVAC Natural and Mechanical Systems


Bock, Gordon. "Notes from Underground: Geothermal Systems that Heat Using the Earth Are Becoming Familiar Terrain--Especially for Old Houses."  Old House Journal 35, no 5 (September/October, 2007): 52-55.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Provides insights into ground-coupled heat pump systems.

 


Brown, Dennis. "Alternatives to Modern Air-Conditioning Systems: Using Natural Ventilation and Other Techniques."  Association for Preservation Technology International Bulletin 27, no. 3 (1996): 46-49.

 

Journal Article

 

 

 

Explores the use of natural ventilation

 


Donaldson, Barry, and Bernard Nagenast. Heat & Cold: Mastering the Great Indoors.  Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refirgerating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioninig Engineers, 1994.

 

Book

 

 

 

discusses the devlopment of heating and cooling systems through the 1930s.

 


Newmark Kay, Gersil. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Buildings: Profitable Tips of Professionals, Practical Tips for Preservationists.  New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1992.

 

Book

 

 

 

Insights into mechanical systems used in historic buildings

 


Park, Sharon C. Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings: Problems and Recommended Approaches.  Preservation Brief No. 24. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior, 1991.

 

Preservation Brief

 

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief24.htm

 

 

Preservation Brief focused on HVAC systems.