SPEAKERS: exploring green, preservation & historicgreen
Some of the best minds in the business. That’s who’ll be visiting Historic Green as part of our stellar line-up of speakers, panelists and workshop leaders. Think of these sessions as a unique opportunity to extend the profession’s knowledge and practice of green historic neighborhoods. It’s a new day for “Sustainable Preservation”.
Our Spring Break Lectures feature some of the top names in sustainability and historic preservation, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the newly-restored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School, Lower Ninth Ward.
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Keynote Presentation: 9 a.m. Rick Fedrizzi, founding chairman, President & CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) |
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“Sustainable Preservation” 10 a.m. William A. Dupont, AIA, San Antonio Conservation Society Endowed Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Emily Wadhams, Vice President, Public Policy Department National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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“Sustainable Deconstruction” 11 a.m. Rick Denhart, Director of Mercy Corps’ Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery Program |
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“Social Capital and Sustainability” 11:30 a.m. Dr. Hazel Denhart, researcher and faculty member at Portland State University |
| “Moisture Management Practices” 12:00 p.m. Bill Robinson, licensed general contractor in California |
Click here for more on Spring Break Lectures.
Panels discussions, presentations & more. We’re not done yet. There’s much more to be said on this topic – and this is the time and place to say it.
Monday, March 17, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
What: “Preservation Discussion, Workshop & Demonstration”
Who: Rudy R. Christian, Project Development Director, Preservation Trades Network
Where: Lower 9th Ward Village (1001 Charbonnet)Wednesday, March 19, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
What: Global Green Panel Series: “Greening Historic Homes”
Who: Tracy Nelson, Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office, Rudy Christian, Preservation Trades Network, Pam Bryan, Preservation Resource Center, Wayne Troyer, Troyer Architects
Where: Global Green Resource Center, 841 Carondelet Street, NOLA, 70131
Click here for more on the Global Green Panel Series: Greening Historic Homes (PDF).