We connect and integrate preservation into related fields and activities, building a broader, stronger, and more diverse community.
Related fields include, but are not limited to, archeology, anthropology, geography, architecture, environmental conservation, planning, economic development, tourism, education, museums, and genealogy.
Statewide outcomes:
- Historic preservation is a core strategy in sustainability and green building practices
- Preservation is a topic at non-preservation conferences/events/trainings
- Information clearinghouse developed for historic homeowners
- Resources and training provided to real estate professionals
Action Ideas and Case Studies:
- Action Idea: Annual Preservation Session at Texas Association of Counties and Texas Municipal League Trainings
- Case Study: Galveston Historical Foundation Green Revival
- Historic and Green Case Studies: Commercial, Institutional and Residential Examples in Green Historic Buildings in Texas
- Case Study: Houston Historic Districts Homefinder
More Information and Resources
- THC’s Historic Preservation and Sustainability
- Statewide Plan Issues Sustainability and Preservation, Historic Housing and Homeowners and Diversity in Preservation
- Download presentations:
Greenest Building on the Block by Bess Althaus Graham, AIA, LEED AP, Texas Historical Commission
Green Revival Presentation by Matthew Pelz, LEED AP, Galveston Historical Foundation
Julia Ideson Library by Paul G. Homeyer, AIA, Gensler