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Green Preservation ofHistoric Buildings
Rebecca WilliamsProgram OfficerNortheast Office
The Wauregan, Norwich, CT
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Helping people protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them.
Our Mission
www.PreservationNation.org
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Our Sustainability Roots
Image: National Trust for Historic Preservation
EMILY WADHAMS
Vice President, Public Policy
PATRICE FREY
Deputy Director, Sustainability
Program
BARBARA A. CAMPAGNA, FAIA LEED AP
Graham Gund Architect of the
National Trust
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Source: USGBC and Pew Center on Climate Change
Why Buildings Matter
43% of carbon emissions
65% of electricity consumption
55% of natural gas consumption
39% of total energy
consumption
30% of greenhouse gas emissions
30% of raw materials use
30% of waste (construction and demolition)
12% of potable water consumption
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1.) Reuse existing buildings
2.) Reinvest in communities
3.) Retrofit older buildings
4.) Respect historic integrity
SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES
Image: Abby Martin
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Why Preservation Matters for Housing
• Good for neighborhoods• Smart Growth• Opens up financial tools• Sustainability connection
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Good for Neighborhoods
• Over 40% of residents in older and historic neighborhoods are within 5 miles of work.
• 2/3 of older and historic neighborhoods have an elementary school within 1 mile.
• 60% have shopping within 1 mile
• 60% public transit
• Rehabilitation creates 2-3 times more housing units, more jobs, and higher wages
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• More than 40% of the housing units created using the federal rehabilitation tax credit are in historic buildings originally designed for non-residential use
Preservation is Smart Growth
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Financial Tools
• Federal Rehab Tax Credit
• State Rehab Tax Credit
• In MA, Community Preservation Act (CPA)
• Loans, e.g. NTHP Loan Fund
• New Markets Tax Credit
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Federal Rehab Tax Credit
• Project must be income-producing
• Building must be listed in or eligible for the National Register
• Must follow Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
• The rehabilitation must be “substantial”
• 20% credit
• Can be combined with other credits
• 5 year recapture period
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Federal Rehab Tax Credit Impact FY09
• In FY09, 6,710 low and moderate income housing units created
• 13,743 housing units created or renovated
• 70,992 local jobs created
• $4.69 Billion in rehab work approved
• 1,044 new projects approved
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National Register
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
Historic District
Section 106
National Park Service
Tax CreditLandmark
Preservation Restriction
Easement
Historic
SHPO
So What About Those Strings?
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Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
The Secretary’s Standards include 4 levels: of appropriate treatment:
• Preservation• Rehabilitation• Restoration• Reconstruction
• The Standards are 10 key guidelines
• They’re designed to be flexible
• A wide range of activities can be done, but it’s important to work with your SHPO and the NPS in advance
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Rehabilitation
• The act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.
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The Solar Panel
Compatibility Guide
Coming soon to PreservationNation.org
Renewable Energy
Solar panel on house in historic district in Brookville, MD, Photo: NTHP
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www.PreservationNation.org/issues/weatherization/
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Federal Policy: Incentives to Go GreenGreening older and historic buildings
Great A & P Tea Company +
Trinity Design/ Build
Durham, NCPhotos: Trinity Design
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For more information…
www.preservationnation.org/green
Rehabilitated affordable housing in New Haven, CT