Though sustainable development has, for the most part, focused on new construction, this session argues that the reuse and improved energy efficiency of historic buildings is an essential part of achieving a more sustainable future. Debate the validity of Carl Elefante’s oft-quoted phrase—“the greenest building is the one that’s already built”—and learn how repairing and retrofitting existing and historic buildings can advance your community’s sustainability goals.
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Mike B. Jackson
Deputy SHPO
IL Historic Preservation Agcy.
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Bio: Deputy SHPO, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Springfield, Illinois
Education: MS Historic Preservation, Columbia University New York NY BArch University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Key Publications: Guest Editor, APT Bulletin, Sustainability 2005
Past Assignments: Assoc. for Preservation Technology National Trust for Historic Preservation,
Phyllis Ellin
Partnerships Liaison
National Park Service
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Bio: Phyllis Ellin is an historian and interagency liaison for the National Park Service (NPS), based in Chicago. She works for NPS' Office of International Affairs and also represents NPS in the interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. She was an appointed member of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for ten years (2001-2011), including serving on the Permit Review Committee. Previously, she was Executive Director of the federal commission for the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor and coordinated the Certified Local Government program for the NPS Mid-Atlantic Region.
Education: M.S., Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania (1985) B.A., History, Princeton University (1983)
Key Publications: National Park Service guidance on historic preservation and sustainability, including the Illustrated Sustainability Guidelines, can be found on the Technical Preservation Services website at: http://www.nps.gov/tps/sustainability.htm
Other Publications: Information on the historic tax credit program, as well as the national standards, guidelines, and other publications related to the care and treatment of historic buildings developed by the National Park Service, can be found on the Technical Preservation Services website at: http://www.nps.gov/tps
Past Assignments: Committee Member, Landmarks Illinois' Courthouse Advisory Committee: reviews proposals for the Driehaus County Courthouse Initiative, a $1 million private grant program to assist communities throughout Illinois in restoring their historic county courthouses [2009-present]. Panelist, Moderator, “Ask the Experts” sessions at Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois statewide preservation conference. Presentation on contemporary design in historic districts. [2005, 2006, 2007] Juror, APA Journalism Awards, 2004. Served on a 5-member jury of journalism and planning professionals and government officials to select national awards for planning journalism in large-, medium-, and small-circulation news publications.
James B. Lindberg
Field Director
Natl Trust for Historic Pres.
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Bio: Field Director in the Denver Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Project manager for $3.3 million green rehabilitation of 1885 Emerson School in Denver. Project manager for Partnership for Building Reuse, a collaboration between the National Trust's Preservation Green Lab and the Urban Land Institute to encourage building reuse in major U.S. cities.
Education: M.S. Historic Preservation, University of Vermont. B.A. Growth & Structure of Cities, Haverford College.
Key Publications: "Green Lessons: Things We Learned at Emerson School," National Trust Forum Journal, Summer 2012. "Texas Courthouses Are Going Underground to Save Energy," National Trust Preservation Leadership Forum blog, September 14, 2012.
Other Publications: Heritage Based Rural Development: Principles, Strategies and Steps, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C. (2012) Protecting America's Historic Neighborhoods: Taming the Teardown Trend, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC (2002) Rocky Mountain Rustic: Historic Buildings of the Rocky Mountain National Park Area, Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Estes Park, CO (2004). Pictorial History of the University of Iowa, University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA (1986).
Past Assignments: "Let it Be: Rethinking Non-Conformities," Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (2012) Current areas of reuse: Building reuse policies, form-based codes and historic preservation "Preservation's Progress: From Stewardship to Sustainability," keynote speaker, Restore Omaha conference (2012) Preservation Theory & Practice, semester course at School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver (2011, 2012)
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