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Sustainable Preservation: Advancing Science and Technology for Historic Preservation

Learn about the importance of sustainability in historic preservation and the efforts of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). Explore the origins of sustainable preservation, the impact of legislation like the National Historic Preservation Act, and the concept of sustainable development. Discover research priorities and grant opportunities for preserving cultural resources in a sustainable manner.

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Sustainable Preservation: Advancing Science and Technology for Historic Preservation

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  1. Sustainability: The Future of Historic Preservation?

  2. NCPTT • Created by Congress in 1992 • US DOI, NPS, WASO • Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches

  3. Mission • To advance the application of science and technology to historic preservation. • Architecture & Engineering • Archeology & Collections • Materials Research • Heritage Education • Historic Landscapes

  4. Why Sustainability?

  5. Vitruvius – first sustainable designer, first century B.C. Organic Act – National Park Service,1916 Rachel Carson – environmental awareness,1962 National Historic Preservation Act, 1966 UN – sustainable development definition,1987 Origins of Sustainable Preservation

  6. The Vitruvian Man • Leonardo da Vinci • 15th century • Based on Vitruvius • Often reinterpreted

  7. De architectura By Vitruvius For Caesar Augustus Oldest extant work on architecture firmitas, utilitas, venustas(durable, useful, beautiful)

  8. Durable- inferior walls last 80 years, quality walls last forever Useful- arrangement “presents no hindrance to use” Beautiful- “pleasing and in good taste” Design, construction techniques, proportions, site planning, recycling, occupant health, etc.

  9. Organic Act 1916 Created NPS Natural resource protection Cultural resource protection “protect unimpaired” for current and future generations

  10. Silent Spring • Rachel Carson • 1962 • Dangers of pesticides • Changes in laws • affecting air, land and • water • “cornerstone of the new • environmentalism”

  11. National Historic Preservation Act, 1966 Created national preservation program as we know it today SHPOS, FPOS,THPOS, ACHP, 106, etc.

  12. Sustainable Development“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development

  13. Sustainable PreservationThe convergence of natural resource conservation and historic preservation.SPshould be durable, useful and beautiful, conserve natural and cultural resources, be for today and tomorrow.

  14. Sustainable HP • Jan./Feb. 2008 • NTHP

  15. research, training, meetings, conferences, and publications $50,000 maximum per grant About $8,000,000 since 1994 Pre-proposal requirement Apply online at www.ncptt.nps.gov 2009 Call available Fall 2008 PTT Grants Program

  16. Preserve cemeteries and places of worship, Safeguard resources from effects of pollution and climate, Conserve cultural resources of the "recent past," Monitor and evaluate preservation treatments, Protect cultural resources against natural and human threats, and Investigate minimally invasive techniques to inventory and assess cultural resources. Research Priorities

  17. Energy performance of historic buildings Embodied energy Density studies and env./social/economic costs: miles driven, infrastructure, police, fire, etc. System and material performance, i.e.. windows Life-cycle costing ? Possible proposals

  18. “The greenest building is … the one that is already built.” Carl Elefante, AIA, APT, LEED AP Principal, Director of Sustainable Design QUINN EVANS | ARCHITECTS

  19. Andrew Ferrell Architecture & Engineering NCPTT 645 University Parkway Natchitoches, LA 71457 andrew_ferrell@nps.gov (318) 356-7444

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