Historic Preservation is Green!

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CAPITOL NEIGHBORHOODS INC.
MADISON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
For Immediate Release

EVENT FOCUSES ON GREEN BUILDING AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Free program set for May 22

MADISON, May 10, 2004 – As interest in green building grows, historic
preservationists have drawn attention to the value of keeping old buildings in
use. The role of green building practices in historic preservation will be the
focus of a public presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22.

The program will take place at Gates of Heaven, a historic synagogue building
and Madison Landmark at 302 E. Gorham St. in James Madison Park. It is a joint
presentation of Capitol Neighborhoods Inc. (CNI) and the Madison Trust for
Historic Preservation.

The event is free and open to the public; donations will be accepted. More
information is available by calling 334-8051.

Guests will be Phil Barlow and Sam Breidenbach. Barlow, a historic restoration
specialist with Paul Davis Restoration, will look at historic preservation and
LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating
System™. Breidenbach is president of TDS Custom Construction which has been
recognized for historic preservation work and has received Green Built Home
certification for several projects.

“The greenest building is the one that is already built, so preservation and
sustainability are not incompatible,” said Ledell Zellers, president of CNI.
“Our program with the Madison Trust will share the basics and, I think, open
some eyes.”

James Westring, president of the Madison Trust, said, “Green building practices
are not necessarily more expensive or more time-consuming than conventional
building practices.”

CNI is made up of the First Settlement, Bassett, Mifflin West, Mansion Hill,
State/Langdon, and James Madison Park districts. It covers an area marked by
Blair Street on the East, Lake Monona on the South, Park, Regent and Proudfit
Streets on the west, and Lake Mendota on the north. More information about CNI
is on the Web at capitolneighborhoods.org

The Madison Trust is a non-profit organization that helps preserve the
architectural and historical heritage of the greater Madison area through
advocacy and education. The Madison Trust Web site is at www.madisontrust.org

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CONTACT: Michael Bridgeman, program committee, 334-8051 or mkbridgeman@tds.net