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SUMMARY:Preservation in a Changing Climate Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for the sixth annual Preservation in a Changing Climate conference\, hosted by Salem's Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners. This day of thought-provoking talks aims to advance strategies that can help reduce climate change and boost resiliency of historic buildings\, landscapes and neighborhoods.\n\n\n\nJoin us for case studies\, conversations and panel presentations\, beginning with a keynote by Lori Ferriss\, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Built Buildings Lab and an internationally recognized expert on leveraging existing and historic buildings for equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation. We will close with remarks and refreshments at the National Park Service Salem Armory Visitor Center.\n\n\n\nRead the City of Salem's press release on the conference.\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n8:15 AM | CHECK-IN AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS\n\nMain Atrium\n\n\n\n9 9:30 AM | WELCOME & OVERVIEW OF THE DAY\n\nMorse Auditorium\n\n\n\nJoin us for opening remarks from Dominick Pangallo (Mayor\, City of Salem)\, Kurt Steinberg (PEM's Interim Executive Director and CEO)\, Jane Winchell (PEM's Sarah Fraser Robbins Director\, The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center\, Curator of Natural History\, Salem Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners representative) and Steven Mallory (PEM's Manager of Historic Structures and Landscapes and Salem Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners representative).\n\n\n\n9:30 10:15 AM | KEYNOTE: LORI FERRISS\n\nFrom Vulnerability to Value: Built Heritage as Climate Action\n\n\n\nHow reuse and long-term stewardship of historic buildings can advance decarbonization\, resilience and local climate goals.\n\n\n\n10:15 10:30 AM | CLIMATE UPDATE: STEPHEN YOUNG\n\nWe Are Entering the Age of Acceleration\n\n\n\nRecent research shows that temperatures in New England\, and globally\, are accelerating\, making climate impacts more ominous and immediate action more vital.\n\n\n\n10:30 11:20 AM | SESSION 1: KEEPING HISTORY ABOVE WATER: NONPROFIT AND MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP IN NEWPORT\n\nNewport Restoration Foundation and the city of Newport are teaming up to protect the city's heritage from climate threats.\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Susan Baker\, Curator of Collections\, The House of the Seven Gables\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nMargaret Back\, Preservation Projects Manager\, Newport Restoration Foundation\n\nChristine Truwit\, Resilience Assistant\, Resilience & Sustainability Department\, City of Newport\n\n\n\n11:20 11:40 AM | BREAK & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS\n\nMain Atrium\n\n\n\n11:40 AM-12:30 PM | SESSION 2: THE HEAVEN AND EARTH INITIATIVE\n\nCase study of a local historic church's struggle with high energy bills that has evolved into a community-focused clean energy movement\, including geothermal\, solar and energy storage in Salem.\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Neal Duffy\, Director of the Sustainability and Resiliency Department\, City of Salem\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nReverend Nathan Ives\, Saint Peter's San Pedro Episcopal Church\n\nAbigail Despres\, Project Manager\, Working Power\n\n\n\n12:30-2 PM | LUNCH AND LEARN\n\nMain Atrium\, Art & Nature Center\, and St. Peter's San Pedro Episcopal Church\n\n\n\nTable Conversations\n\n\n\nLandscape Resilience (Barbara Warren\, Environmental Consultant)\n\nHistoric Buildings and Coastal Relocation (Paul Wright\, Director of Preservation\, The House of the Seven Gables)\n\nNational Park Conservation Association - The Legacy Restoration Act in Action (Kristen Sykes\, Northeast Regional Director\, National Parks Conservation Association)\n\n\n\nKakawa Chocolate House station\n\nStop by for samples of sustainably sourced chocolate and to learn about Kakawa's commitment to supporting sustainably grown cacao.\n\n\n\nKnowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest\n\nExhibition open for attendees to explore.\n\n\n\nSt. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church open from 1 1:45 pm for attendees to see inside (24 St Peter Street\, one block from PEM).\n\n\n\n2 2:45 PM | SESSION 3: SALEM 400+: PAST LESSONS OF RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE\n\nA conversation about how four centuries of change to Salem's coastline\, climate\, architecture and industry can help us better understand the ways resiliency needs to evolve in the face of a rapidly changing climate.\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Barbara Warren\, Environmental Consultant\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nVijay Joyce\, Executive Director of the Pickering Foundation and Steward of the Pickering House\n\nStephen Young\, Salem State University\, Professor Emeritus\, Geography and Sustainability Department\n\n\n\n2:45 4 PM | SESSION 4: RETROFITTING HISTORIC ASSETS WHILE PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE\n\nHow to decarbonize historic buildings without compromising their character\, using energy retrofit strategies and resources like the Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator (CARE) Tool to demonstrate the environmental benefits of preservation and reuse.\n\n\n\nMODERATOR: Sarah Kostecki\, Senior Director of Data and Business Intelligence\, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nPeter McPhee\, Senior Director for Building Decarbonization\, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center\n\nLiz Stetson\, Senior Director of Capital Assets and Planning\, Mass Audubon\n\nLori Ferriss\, Executive Director\, Built Buildings Lab and Co-Developer of Architecture's 2030 CARE Tool\n\n\n\n4 5 PM | CLOSING RECEPTION AND REMARKS\n\nNational Park Service Salem Armory Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street\, across the street from PEM and the Museum Place Garage)\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nJennifer Hardin\, Superintendent\, Salem Maritime National Historic Site\n\nKristen Sykes\, Northeast Regional Director\, National Parks Conservation Association\n\nKate Machet\, Vice President of Systems Initiatives and Government Relations\, Essex County Community Foundation
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Mark your calendar for the sixth annual Preservation in a Changing Climate conference\, hosted by Salem&rsquo\;s Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners. This day of thought-provoking talks aims to advance strategies that can help reduce climate change and boost resiliency of historic buildings\, landscapes and neighborhoods.
\n
\nJoin us for case studies\, conversations and panel presentations\, beginning with a keynote by Lori Ferriss\, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Built Buildings Lab and an internationally recognized expert on leveraging existing and historic buildings for equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation. We will close with remarks and refreshments at the National Park Service Salem Armory Visitor Center.
\n
\nRead the City of Salem'\;s press release on the conference.
\n
\nSchedule
\n
\n8:15 AM | CHECK-IN AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
\nMain Atrium
\n
\n9&ndash\;9:30 AM | WELCOME &\; OVERVIEW OF THE DAY
\nMorse Auditorium
\n
\nJoin us for opening remarks from Dominick Pangallo (Mayor\, City of Salem)\, Kurt Steinberg (PEM&rsquo\;s Interim Executive Director and CEO)\, Jane Winchell (PEM&rsquo\;s Sarah Fraser Robbins Director\, The Dotty Brown Art &\; Nature Center\, Curator of Natural History\, Salem Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners representative) and Steven Mallory (PEM&rsquo\;s Manager of Historic Structures and Landscapes and Salem Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners representative).
\n
\n9:30&ndash\;10:15 AM | KEYNOTE: LORI FERRISS
\nFrom Vulnerability to Value: Built Heritage as Climate Action
\n
\nHow reuse and long-term stewardship of historic buildings can advance decarbonization\, resilience and local climate goals.
\n
\n10:15&ndash\;10:30 AM | CLIMATE UPDATE: STEPHEN YOUNG
\nWe Are Entering the Age of Acceleration
\n
\nRecent research shows that temperatures in New England\, and globally\, are accelerating\, making climate impacts more ominous and immediate action more vital.
\n
\n10:30&ndash\;11:20 AM | SESSION 1: KEEPING HISTORY ABOVE WATER: NONPROFIT AND MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP IN NEWPORT
\nNewport Restoration Foundation and the city of Newport are teaming up to protect the city&rsquo\;s heritage from climate threats.
\n
\nMODERATOR: Susan Baker\, Curator of Collections\, The House of the Seven Gables
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\n
\nMargaret Back\, Preservation Projects Manager\, Newport Restoration Foundation
\nChristine Truwit\, Resilience Assistant\, Resilience &\; Sustainability Department\, City of Newport
\n
\n11:20&ndash\;11:40 AM | BREAK &\; LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
\nMain Atrium
\n
\n11:40 AM-12:30 PM | SESSION 2: THE HEAVEN AND EARTH INITIATIVE
\nCase study of a local historic church&rsquo\;s struggle with high energy bills that has evolved into a community-focused clean energy movement\, including geothermal\, solar and energy storage in Salem.
\n
\nMODERATOR: Neal Duffy\, Director of the Sustainability and Resiliency Department\, City of Salem
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\n
\nReverend Nathan Ives\, Saint Peter&rsquo\;s&ndash\;San Pedro Episcopal Church
\nAbigail Despres\, Project Manager\, Working Power
\n
\n12:30-2 PM | LUNCH AND LEARN
\nMain Atrium\, Art &\; Nature Center\, and St. Peter&rsquo\;s&ndash\;San Pedro Episcopal Church
\n
\nTable Conversations
\n
\nLandscape Resilience (Barbara Warren\, Environmental Consultant)
\nHistoric Buildings and Coastal Relocation (Paul Wright\, Director of Preservation\, The House of the Seven Gables)
\nNational Park Conservation Association - The Legacy Restoration Act in Action (Kristen Sykes\, Northeast Regional Director\, National Parks Conservation Association)
\n
\nKakawa Chocolate House station
\nStop by for samples of sustainably sourced chocolate and to learn about Kakawa&rsquo\;s commitment to supporting sustainably grown cacao.
\n
\nKnowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest
\nExhibition open for attendees to explore.
\n
\nSt. Peter'\;s-San Pedro Episcopal Church open from 1&ndash\;1:45 pm for attendees to see inside (24 St Peter Street\, one block from PEM).
\n
\n2&ndash\;2:45 PM | SESSION 3: SALEM 400+: PAST LESSONS OF RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE
\nA conversation about how four centuries of change to Salem&rsquo\;s coastline\, climate\, architecture and industry can help us better understand the ways resiliency needs to evolve in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
\n
\nMODERATOR: Barbara Warren\, Environmental Consultant
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\n
\nVijay Joyce\, Executive Director of the Pickering Foundation and Steward of the Pickering House
\nStephen Young\, Salem State University\, Professor Emeritus\, Geography and Sustainability Department
\n
\n2:45&ndash\;4 PM | SESSION 4: RETROFITTING HISTORIC ASSETS WHILE PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
\nHow to decarbonize historic buildings without compromising their character\, using energy retrofit strategies and resources like the Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator (CARE) Tool to demonstrate the environmental benefits of preservation and reuse.
\n
\nMODERATOR: Sarah Kostecki\, Senior Director of Data and Business Intelligence\, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\n
\nPeter McPhee\, Senior Director for Building Decarbonization\, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
\nLiz Stetson\, Senior Director of Capital Assets and Planning\, Mass Audubon
\nLori Ferriss\, Executive Director\, Built Buildings Lab and Co-Developer of Architecture&rsquo\;s 2030 CARE Tool
\n
\n4&ndash\;5 PM | CLOSING RECEPTION AND REMARKS
\nNational Park Service Salem Armory Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street\, across the street from PEM and the Museum Place Garage)
\n
\nSPEAKERS
\n
\nJennifer Hardin\, Superintendent\, Salem Maritime National Historic Site
\nKristen Sykes\, Northeast Regional Director\, National Parks Conservation Association
\nKate Machet\, Vice President of Systems Initiatives and Government Relations\, Essex County Community Foundation
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St\, Salem\, MA 01970
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DTSTAMP:20260723T051614Z
URL:http://www.salem-chamber.com/events/details/preservation-in-a-changing-climate-conference-26528
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