Promoting Climate Resilience and Housing through the ACHP w/ Sara Bronin

Tangible Remnants

This week's episode features a conversation with Sara Bronin, the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). In this episode she shares her journey through the profession and her interest in historic preservation. She discusses the intersection of architecture and law, specifically focusing on property law and land use law. Sara explains the role of the ACHP as the Federal Historic Preservation Agency and its regulatory and policy functions. She highlights the recent program comment on accessible climate resilient and connected communities, which aims to accelerate the creation of housing and promote energy-efficient and climate-friendly buildings and transportation. Sara also discusses the importance of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the Section 106 process and the recent resolution of two historic buildings in Chicago.

One of the main takeaways for me from this conversation is the importance of public involvement in the Section 106 process. As you'll hear in the episode the public comment period for the Program Comments we discuss is now open. Written feedback or questions on the proposed Program Comment may be emailed directly to [e-mail] through October 9, 2024.

Links:

• ACHP Announcement on draft Program Comment on Accessible, Climate Resilient, Connected Communities
• Submit program comments via email: [e-mail]
• Bloomberg article: Biden Aims to Speed Up Historic Preservation Reviews in Projects
• Latinos in Heritage Conservation
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Bio: Sara C. Bronin was confirmed by unanimous consent by the United States Senate in December 2022 to serve as the 12th chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. A Mexican American, she is the first person of color to serve in this position. Chair Bronin is on leave from her tenured position at Cornell University, where she serves as a Professor in the College of Architecture Art &; Planning, a Professor in the Rubacha Department of Real Estate, an Associate Faculty Member of the Law School, and an member of the Graduate Faculty in the Field of Architecture. Chair Bronin received a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.Sc. in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and received a B.Arch. and B.A. in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin.

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