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News & Events
2008 Historic Preservation Conference
See It, Keep It, Use It: The New American Standard
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
June 4, 2008 The Historic Preservation Office, Preservation New Jersey, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission, Rutgers Certificate Program in Historic Preservation, Rutgers University, and other co-sponsors announce the annual historic preservation conference, planned for Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Rutgers University New Brunswick campus. With conference themes of sustainability and historic preservation, lectures and workshops will focus on the intersection of preservation with ecological and economic sustainability. National and regional experts will lead attendees in discussions about topics such as disaster planning, brownfields redevelopment and economic alternatives analysis.
CONFERENCE BROCHURE [pdf]>>
Thanks to conference reception sponsors to date: *****
CONFERENCE BOOKSTORE:
Preservation NJ offers books related to the conference. We currently have Donovan Rypkema's book, "Feasibility Assessment Manual for Reusing Historic Buildings (w/cd)" available that will be used for SESSION 4 (on the brochure.) We will have this book available for purchase at the conference. To order in advance of the conference please contact PNJ at 609.392.6409 or info@preservationnj.org.
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June 5, 2008
PNJ Building Industry Network (BIN) Charrette :
Greener Heritage - Enhancing Sustainability in Adaptive Use
This working seminar tackles the question: How "green" can we make historic preservation? PNJ presents a daylong Charrette in which preservation practitioners are invited to join LEED-certified professionals in analysis of the Musical String Co. factory site in New Brunswick, identifying opportunities for maximizing the "green" potential of this (unrehabilitated) industrial landmark. Participants will explore issues such as rehabilitation v. replacement of existing historic materials; energy sources for lighting, HVAC, etc.; how to insulate historic buildings; water conservation; and indoor air quality. LEED rating and certification potential for preservation projects will be addressed.
Charrette LEED professional leaders include:
Carl Elefante, AIA, LEED AP, Quinn Evans Architects, Washington D.C.
Peter Levasseur AIA, LEED AP, Ewing Cole Architects, Philadelphia
Ira Guterman, Princeton Engineering Group, Princeton
Funded in part by grant from National Trust for Historic Preservation, Henry A. Jordan Preservation Excellence Fund.
*Anyone attending both the conference and the workshop who would need a hotel room please contact PNJ to inquire about special rates.Register for the charrette online NOW!>>
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SAVE THE DATE!! Saturday, September 27, 2008 2008 Preservation Gala
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE
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It’s been an amazing, challenging year for historic places, preservationists in New Jersey, and for Preservation New Jersey! The constantly changing status of endangered places makes us feel like coaster riders at Great Adventure:
• the distinguished Classical Revival-style Sears Building in Camden (10 Most Endangered 2000), once thought saved, then endangered again in 2007 by an ill-considered and state-supported redevelopment plan, had another reprieve recently
• Eerio Saarinen’s Bell Labs in Holmdel (10 Most Endangered, 2007), internationally significant for its architecture, landscape and scientific history, has been threatened by a redevelopment proposal that may, for the time being, be delayed by a buyer withdrawing their purchase offer
Both of these, and other endangered sites stories, can be found in this issue of Preservation Perspective. continue>>
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