23rd Annual APVA Preservation Virginia Conference

The 23rd Annual APVA Preservation Virginia Historic Preservation Conference will be held October 5th through the 7th.  The conference, held in Richmond this year, is the commonwealth’s largest gathering of preservationists. The event is designed to school members of local boards of architectural review, preservation planners, and general historic preservationists in preservation opportunities, pitfalls, and techniques.  Preservation Piedmont Board Members Alec Cargile (Lithic Construction) and Brian Broadus (Train & Partners Architects) will conduct a conference session on “Greening an Historic Structure.” The session will both justify and question sustainable building according to an historic preservation ethic, describe how older buildings are already fitted to the immediate surroundings, and describe how new “green” technologies and techniques can properly be used in today’s historic renovations. Alec will draw examples from his successful renovation of Charlottesville’s Nimmo House, last year’s APVA winner for best residential restoration, and Brian will illustrate his portion of the session with his work on the University of Virginia’s Varsity Hall and on the Lexington Presbyterian Church. Brian is also coordinating the “Sustainability/Green Design” conference track, along with Bryan Green of Richmond’s Commonwealth Architects.