Preserving Historic California Architecture

2008 Napa Conference Program

Workshops

• Financing Historic Preservation
• Through the Restoration Glass
• Archeology 101
• Sustainability and Historic Preservation

Financing Historic Preservation
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

A round-table of developers, tax attorneys and accountants, architects, and investors will lead an interactive discussion of current trends in financing adaptive re-use historic projects, including the federal historic and new markets tax credits, as well as local incentives such as the Mills Act.  Using the Judson Building, Los Angeles, CA and the Fox Oakland Theatre, Oakland, CA as examples, the panel will discuss the "basics" (the all-important source and use schedule, and the operating pro-forma), as well as how to "balance" the complexity of IRS rules, NPS requirements, and multiple financing partners, with project staff and time constraints in order to meet project goals. This Workshop is geared towards developers, commercial real estate lenders, planning and redevelopment departments, and local business, government or community leaders.

Moderator: Christine Fedukowski, National Trust Community Investment Corporation.

Speakers: Robert J. Chattel, AIA, President, Chattel Architecture Preservation & Planning; David L. Gray, Principal, David Lawrence Gray Architects; Philip H. Tagami, Managing General Partner, California Commercial Investments; Janice E. Hetland, Esq., Senior Partner, Polsinelli shalton Welte Suelthaus; and Owen Gray, Principal, Novogradac & Company.

Cost: $30

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Through the Restoration Glass –
Looking at the Preservation of Historic Windows
in the Age of Energy Efficiency
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

An area of conflict between LEED and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards is the retention and re-use of historic windows. This Workshop will examine the conflict in detail by

1) defining current performance and code requirements for windows;

2) describing methodologies for assessing existing windows (including field performance testing and life cycle analysis);

3) reviewing strategies for retrofitting windows to improve performance; and

4) defining criteria for window replacement (if the windows are no longer viable).

Moderator: John D. Lesak, President, Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology.

Speakers: John A. Fidler, Staff Consultant, Preservation Technology, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; and Rick Flaster, Project Manager, Plant Construction Co.

Cost: $30

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Archeology 101 - 5,000 Years of History and Six Years of Permitting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1:00 - 5:00 PM

The St. Helena Flood control project identified seven prehistoric and three historic resources within the proposed project area. Using the St. Helena Flood Control project as an example, this Workshop will provide hands on examples of elements common to most projects which have cultural resource issues for a variety of archaeological resource types. Presentations will provide the participants with interactive examples of various stages of the regulatory process from project conception to construction. The Workshop will cover prehistoric as well as historic resources and is intended to illustrate, by example, what the critical historic preservation milestones might be for a large complex project with both State and Federal oversight. Finally, the appropriateness of using agreement documents, such as a Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic Agreement will be presented.

Moderator: John Holson, Pacific Legacy, Inc.

Speakers: Hannah Ballard, Pacific Legacy, Inc.; Earl Couey, Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley; Robert Jackson, Pacific Legacy, Inc.; and Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D., Pacific Legacy, Inc.

Cost: $30

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Sustainability and Historic Preservation
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

This Workshop will focus on the intersection between the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and LEED, addressing the challenge of integrating sustainability into preservation projects while still meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. It will include case studies of several completed projects which met Tax Act requirements and also were LEED Certified. The Workshop will conclude with a moderated panel discussion on the subject.

Moderator: Stephen Farneth, FAIA, Principal, Architectural Resources Group.

Speakers: M. Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, State Historic Preservation Officer; Marsha Maytum FAIA, LMS Architects, Debbie Cooper AIA, Architectural Resources Group; Ralph DiNola, Principal, Green Building Services, and Burton Peek Edwards, Architect, Siegel & Strain Architects.

Cost: Free with purchase of Conference Registration.
Available to Conference attendees ONLY

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