PAL Presents: The Inherent Sustainability of Historic Preservation

When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at Noon

Where: Online Zoom Webinar - Registration Closed

Historic preservation has largely been a movement centered on architecture and history, but in recent years the connection to sustainability has become an increasing share of the argument for saving historic buildings. With buildings accounting for 40% of all CO2 emissions and construction accounting for 50% of those emissions, promoting preservation as a key aspect of sustainability is important. This talk will make the case for historic preservation as a tool for reducing our environmental impact, the inherently sustainable features of old buildings, and ways preservation and sustainability can be incorporated.

Stephanie is an urban planner and architectural historian with seven years of experience working both within and for municipalities. She began her career as a Historic Preservation Planning Intern for Ed Zimmer at the Lincoln-Lancaster Planning Department where she authored her first National Register nomination, the Rose Kirkwood Brothel. Since then, she has worked on a variety of preservation and planning projects including most recently a Historic Reconnaissance Survey of Garfield, Howard, Filmore and Furnas Counties and the North Platte Commercial Historic District. In her spare time Stephanie writes about preservation and sustainability on her blog, www.theplanninglady.com.