Sustainable Historic Preservation: A Rehabilitation Plan for the Jeff. Smith's Parlor Museum in Skagway, Alaska

• Main Author: Ikenouye, Tara L., 1975-
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oregon 2009
• Subjects: Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System; LEED; Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Alaska > Skagway; Sustainable buildings > Design and construction; Skagway; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9916

xii, 145 p. : ill. (some col.), maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. In an effort to confront global warming and the increasing scarcity of resources, the preservation community began several years ago to adopt sustainable and green building practices and metrics for historic rehabilitation projects. As a result, there is an ever growing number of rehabilitated historic buildings in the United States not only incorporating sustainable building designs but also achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Most of these are large, architect-designed buildings in urban settings rehabilitated for cultural and commercial uses. This thesis explores the application of the LEED 2009 New Construction and Major Renovation Rating System for the development of a sustainable rehabilitation plan for the modest vernacular 1897 Jeff. Smith's Parlor Museum in Skagway, Alaska. The goal of this research is to demonstrate how the LEED rating system might be applied to the rehabilitation of this building and other historic vernacular buildings. Committee in Charge: Donald L. Peting, Chair; Grant Crosby, NPS Historical Architect