Open to the Public: Energy Efficiency and Alternative Use Guidelines for Historic Buildings in Region 6 of the USFS
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Date
2019-06
Authors
Kornder, Kate
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There are innumerable historic buildings in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States Forest Service that are important elements of the nation’s history.
Unfortunately, many of these structures are underutilized by both the Forest Service and the public. Increasing the use of these structures will lead to their inevitable preservation as they are appreciated and maintained – a process this project calls Preservation Through Use. In order to increase the Preservation Through Use of these buildings, this project provides the top 3 most cost-efficient energy upgrades that maintain the character of historic administrative buildings, making them more attractive for use, as well as the most effective leasing strategies that provide new and alternative uses for them. Trout Lake Administrative District, a complex of 30 Forest Service buildings, is used as an example of the breadth of administrative buildings extant on Forest Service land and how to identify those that are eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Then, case study buildings are used to illustrate appropriate energy efficiency treatments for historic buildings from different periods of significance in Forest Service history.
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114 pages
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Historic preservation, Sustainability, Civilian Conservation Corps, Mid-century, Architecture, Windows, Insulation, Weather stripping, Special use permits, Section 111 leases, National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106, Public lands, Public history