Past Webinars

2024

Legacy Business Programs: Strategies, Challenges, and Success Stories – Nov 19, 2024

Emerging Professional Mentorship Series – Conservator – Oct 22, 2024

Documenting & Disassembling an NHL: Hazard Response for the Wayfarers Chapel – Oct 10, 2024

Historic Districts Explained: Understanding Designations, Diversity, and Current Challenges – Sep 12, 2024 - Sep 19, 2024

Innovative Technologies and Emerging Techniques: 3D Documentation and Reproduction – Aug 22, 2024

Oakland's 16th Street Station: The Depot that Fueled a Population Boom – Aug 08, 2024

Emerging Professional Mentorship Series – Architect, Public Historian and Cultural Resources Manager – Aug 06, 2024

Preservation Technology — Structural Code Updates, Fire Engineering, and Resiliency Tools – Aug 01, 2024

Architect Plan Books and The Small House Movement: Preserving Small Houses of the 1920s – Jul 25, 2024

Protecting Visual Storytelling: Strategies for Mural Documentation and Preservation – Jul 18, 2024

Annual Membership Meeting – Jun 27, 2024

Down The Property Research Rabbit Hole with George Smart, USModernist.org – Jun 27, 2024

Preservation Technology — The Three G's: GFRG, GFRC, and GFRP – Jun 20, 2024

Emerging Professional Mentorship Series - Historic Resources Manager – Jun 04, 2024

Building on History: A Summit for Housing Solutions – May 29, 2024

Emerging Professional Mentorship Series - Scholar & Advocate – Apr 30, 2024

Architectural Bronze in Construction: U. S. Manufacturing of Monumental Bronze Doors - 19th and 20th Centuries – Apr 25, 2024

Creating And Restoring Stained Glass For The 21st Century: Using the Past to Define the Future – Apr 18, 2024

Tile will Tell: Progressive Methods of Conservation Meet Arts and Crafts Heritage – Mar 28, 2024

Historic Review, Ordinances, and Districts — A Three-part Public, Practitioner and Local Government Training – Mar 21, 2024 - May 02, 2024

Effective Community Engagement: A Case Study in San Francisco – Mar 14, 2024

SOI 360: A Refreshed Look at the Secretary of Interior’s Standards – Feb 29, 2024

Emerging Professional Mentorship Series - Architectural Historian – Feb 22, 2024

Get Involved: Save the Capitol's West Side - A "Doorway to Democracy" – Feb 20, 2024

Saving Local Treasures: Community Activism and Mural Preservation – Jan 18, 2024

2023

Eat | Drink | Be Merry - A Sensational Series on the Heritage of Food, Drink, Fun – Nov 28, 2023 - Dec 12, 2023

Pleasure Gardens, Movies, and Malls: How Florence Yoch and Ruth Shellhorn Reimagined the California Landscape – Nov 14, 2023

Book Club: Dwell Time - A Memoir of Art, Exile and Repair – Oct 19, 2023

Interpreting NPS Guidance and Other Canonical Texts – Aug 22, 2023

The Women Who Changed Architecture - Book Club – Aug 08, 2023

The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards Bootcamp: Intensive Online Series for Planners, Commissioners, Architects – Jul 27, 2023 - Nov 09, 2023

"Playing" with Place: Cultural Heritage and Video Game Design + CPF Annual Meeting and Election – Jun 30, 2023

Expanding the Focus: Community-Informed Preservation and Interpretation – Jun 13, 2023

Under the Oakland Estuary: History and Virtual Tour of the Posey Tube – May 25, 2023

The California and Federal Historic Tax Credits: Historic Tax Credit Equity as a Financing Tool – Apr 21, 2023

‘Winning’ Wine Pairings for Exemplary Design – Apr 12, 2023

Edla Muir: Leading Modernist of Light, Views, and the Suburban Pool – Mar 14, 2023

Engaging the Next Generation of Preservationists – Feb 21, 2023

California State Housing Laws and Preservation Planning – Feb 16, 2023

The Architecture of Suspense: Special San Francisco Edition – Jan 24, 2023

2022

EnLIGHTenment, Illusion, and Inspiration: A Three-part CPF Holiday Series on Renewal – Dec 06, 2022 - Dec 15, 2022

Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles: Discussing our 'Common Ground' with Frances Anderton – Nov 01, 2022

Historic Sites and Revitalization: A Toolkit – Sep 27, 2022 - Sep 29, 2022

Historic Preservation Bootcamp for Local Governments: Essential Training in Three Sessions – Sep 22, 2022 - Nov 10, 2022

Book Club: The American Shopping Mall with Alexandra Lange – Sep 20, 2022

Surfacedesign on Modern Landscapes: California and Beyond – Sep 06, 2022

CEQA in Three Parts: Digging Deep into Land Use Law & Historic Preservation – Jul 07, 2022 - Jul 28, 2022

Home, Safe Home: Seismic Safety & Rehabilitating Historic Homes – Jun 23, 2022 - Dec 15, 2022

Book Club: Queer Spaces – May 26, 2022

A Realtor & Homeowner's Toolkit for Historic Homes – May 12, 2022

Modern on Market Street: Virtual Tour & Expert Panel – Apr 26, 2022

Julia Morgan's California - An Illustrated Virtual Lunch-time Hour – Apr 19, 2022

The Dr. Is In: Seeking your CEQA Answers... and other Legal Preservation Questions – Apr 14, 2022

Book Club: L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants by George Geary – Apr 07, 2022

Online Architectural Research with George Smart of US Modernist – Mar 22, 2022

Submitting a Successful Design Award Nomination – Mar 15, 2022

Preservation Pro Training: Context Statement Toolkit Seminar – Feb 24, 2022

Mahalo to Modernism: A Peek at Hawaii's Pathbreaking Modernist Context Statement – Feb 15, 2022

Book Club: "Regarding Paul Williams" - Photographs by Janna Ireland – Jan 27, 2022

2021

Young at Heart: A Historic, Holiday Series by the California Preservation Foundation – Nov 30, 2021 - Dec 14, 2021

Book Club: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era – Nov 16, 2021

An Introduction to Landscape Photography – Nov 10, 2021

2021 California Preservation Design Awards Series – Oct 05, 2021 - Oct 21, 2021

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Historic Preservation & Transportation Series – Sep 02, 2021 - Sep 14, 2021

Book Club: Alan Hess on Frank Lloyd Wright – Aug 31, 2021

Pro Training: Sensible Approaches to the Secretary of Interior’s Standards – Aug 26, 2021

Book Club: Preserving Los Angeles – Aug 17, 2021

Show Me the Money: Financial Incentives for Historic Preservation – Aug 04, 2021 - Aug 12, 2021

Beyond the Building: From Sites of Conscience to Cultural Significance – Jul 20, 2021 - Jul 27, 2021

Since the 70s: Issues in Saving More-Recent Recent Past Resources – Apr 13, 2021 - Apr 27, 2021

Modernist II: Design Masters and Methods – Mar 16, 2021 - Apr 01, 2021

Ghostlore vs Fakelore: Historic Properties, Haunted Reputations, The Hotel Cecil and More! – Mar 11, 2021

Out of the Box Preservation: Guerilla Documentation and Tactical Advocacy – Feb 23, 2021

Two Martini Lunchinar: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Palm Springs But Were Afraid to Ask – Feb 09, 2021

Lunchinar: Digital Site Recon--Secrets of Online Mapping Tools – Feb 05, 2021

Endangered Sites of Diversity with the National Trust for Historic Preservation – Jan 19, 2021 - Feb 02, 2021

Save Our Capitol! Make your voice heard: A Free Public Forum to Mobilize Action – Jan 11, 2021

2020

Jolly St. Bricks – Dec 02, 2020 - Dec 16, 2020

“A Peoples’ Guide to the Bay Area” – Lunch & Learn with Drs. Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr – Nov 11, 2020

2020 California Preservation Awards Events – Oct 06, 2020 - Oct 21, 2020

A Toolkit for Challenging Rural and Agricultural Historic Sites – Sep 24, 2020

Mastering CEQA Compliance and Mitigation for Historic Resources – Sep 11, 2020

Context Is Everything: How to Prepare and Use Historic Context Statements – Sep 10, 2020

A How-to Guide: Integrity Assessments for Conventional and Unconventional Resources – Sep 08, 2020 - Sep 22, 2020

Modernism 3: Saving the Seventies – Aug 26, 2020

Modernism 2: Master Architects of Modernist Architecture – Jul 15, 2020

The Doctor Is In: Learning from the Legacy Business Program in San Francisco  – Jul 01, 2020

Modernism 1: The Challenges of Preserving Modernist Concrete – Jun 24, 2020

Advocating for African American and Black Heritage – Jun 22, 2020 - Aug 18, 2020

Modern|ist: An Online Festival Celebrating Modern Architecture – Jun 18, 2020 - Aug 26, 2020

The Doctor is In: The California Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Status, Updates, and Q&A – Jun 16, 2020

Submitting a Successful Design Award Nomination – Jun 09, 2020

Structural Intervention: From the State Historical Building Code to Resilient Design – May 29, 2020

Effective Main Street Programs: What Works, and What Doesn't Work – May 27, 2020

"One Square Mile, 10,000 Voices" - Using Augmented Reality to Enrich Historic Site Interpretation – May 13, 2020

Dams & Disasters: An Historic Overview of California Dams and their Risks – May 09, 2020

The Seven Aspects of Integrity in Summary – May 06, 2020

Preservation Positive L.A., Housing, Density and More! – May 05, 2020

Buildings on Film: Bridging Art and Architecture – Apr 23, 2020

The Doctor Is In: Preservation Marketing in a Crisis – Apr 21, 2020

#stayhomechallenge: Learn from CPF staff about our new online programming – Mar 30, 2020

Learning from Large-scale Adaptive Reuse Projects – Mar 25, 2020

How to successfully use the California Historical Building Code: Lessons from the Mission Armory – Mar 11, 2020

Forty-five Years Later: Taking Stock of the Secretary of Interior Standards – Feb 12, 2020

Historic Context Statements: A Primer – Feb 05, 2020

2019

Owner Consent & Designation: Summary & Strategies – Nov 13, 2019

Point-Counterpoint: Streamlining Housing Development vs Local Control – Nov 06, 2019

Building a Bullet-proof Case for the Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation – Sep 25, 2019

"Take me on a Trip": The Architectural Styles & History Behind Disney's Attractions – Sep 18, 2019

Planning & Zoning - Part 4: Case Examples in Contextual Infill – Aug 13, 2019

Planning & Zoning - Part 3: Section 106 and Large-scale Infrastructure – Jul 23, 2019

Planning & Zoning - Part 2: Effective Community Advocacy – Jul 16, 2019

Challenges & Change, Part 2: Post-1950s Historic Structures & the California Historical Building Code – Jun 26, 2019

Planning & Zoning - Part 1: The Importance of Community-Driven Context Statements – Jun 18, 2019

Challenges & Change, Part 1: The Urban-Wildland Interface and Fire Threats to Historic Resources – Jun 12, 2019

Case Studies in Accurate and Efficient Historic Window Replication – Apr 10, 2019

Preservation Advocacy & Law, Part 3: A Commissioner and Planner’s Primer to the Brown Act – Mar 26, 2019

Preservation Advocacy & Law, Part 2: Lessons Learned from Victories – Feb 26, 2019

Preservation Advocacy & Law, Part 1: CEQA Case Law – Feb 21, 2019

Materials, Part 3 - Challenges and Lessons Learned in Stained Glass Conservation – Feb 12, 2019

Materials, Part 2 - Examples in Sourcing and Repairing California's Historic Stone Architecture – Feb 05, 2019

Materials, Part 1 - Identifying and Treating Historic Wood – Jan 22, 2019

2018

Beyond Mod: After Venturi, What is the Future of Postmodernism? – Nov 28, 2018

California and Federal Legislative and Legal Updates for Historic Preservation – Nov 08, 2018

From Nuclear Waste to Manholes – the What, Why and How of Surveys – Aug 21, 2018

Managing Change: Strategies for Improving a Building's Energy Performance – Aug 07, 2018

Part 2: Volunteer Management for Historic Preservation Surveys and Advocacy – Jun 26, 2018

Part 1: Preservation Education: Learning from the Field – Jun 05, 2018

Crowdfunding Historic Preservation: Direct Public Offerings and Other Ways to Raise Funds – Apr 17, 2018

Playing Well Together: Coordinating Specific Plans, Zoning Codes and Preservation Guidelines – Apr 10, 2018

Preserving Buildings and Life Safety Too: Effective Use of the California State Historic Building Code – Mar 20, 2018

Can I Do That? Applying the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties – Mar 13, 2018

Millard Sheets and Home Savings: Mid-Century Modern Architecture for Corporate and Urban Identity – Mar 12, 2018

2017

Beyond the Building: Challenges and Opportunities in Evaluating Recent Past Resources – Aug 30, 2017

A Methodology for Large Scale Rural Landscapes – Aug 23, 2017

From Modern to Postmodern: A Context for Postmodern L.A. – Aug 09, 2017

Going on the Offensive: Telling the True Story of Preservation Impact on Affordability – May 11, 2017

A Tale of Three Cities: Case Examples in Preservation Management – Mar 22, 2017

Russian Avant-Garde: Preservation Challenges & Opportunities – Mar 15, 2017

Teardowns to Mansionization – Preserving Community Character – Mar 08, 2017

A New Attitude on Old Approaches: Examining Facadism – Feb 15, 2017

Capitalizing on Opportunity: Financial Incentives for Historic Properties - LIVE BROADCAST – Jan 19, 2017

2016

Sputnik Science & Engineering Buildings: Bane or Boon? – Nov 09, 2016

CEQA and Historic Resources: A Legal Introduction - LIVE BROADCAST – Sep 09, 2016

A Focus on Modernism: Design Regulations & Review - LIVE BROADCAST – Sep 07, 2016

Where Credit is Due: Preparing a Successful Tax Credit Application – Aug 18, 2016

Design Review: The Planner’s Perspective – Aug 03, 2016

Structural Intervention: CHBC to Resilient Design - LIVE BROADCAST – Jul 21, 2016

Tips & Tools for Environmental Review - LIVE BROADCAST – Jul 20, 2016

Implementing & Managing a Mills Act Program – Jul 06, 2016

Redeveloping the Historic Hotel: Challenges and Opportunities – Jun 01, 2016

Making it Pay: Incentives for Local Governments – May 12, 2016

Energy Efficiency and the Restoration of Historic Light Fixtures – May 04, 2016

Creative CEQA Mitigation Strategies for Historic Properties – Apr 06, 2016

The California Historic Building Code (CHBC) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in Historic Buildings and Sites – Mar 30, 2016

Opening the Doors to History - Universal Access to Historic Buildings – Mar 23, 2016

Preserving Historic Highway Bridges – Mar 02, 2016

Preparing a Successful Section 106 Consultation Package – Feb 25, 2016

The California Historical Building Code: Learning from the Los Angeles Broadway Corridor Reuse Guidelines – Feb 24, 2016

The California Historical Building Code: Empowering Design Professionals to Save Historic Buildings – Feb 17, 2016

2015

GeoMashups, Digital Storytelling, and Community Curated Resource Surveys – Dec 02, 2015

OHP Webinar - Putting it in Context: Purpose, Importance, Process of Historic Contexts – Nov 12, 2015

Architectural Styles: Googie – Nov 10, 2015

Three Modern Resources: Tiki, Googie, and Brutalism – Oct 28, 2015

Fundamentals of Mid-Century Landscapes: Modern Settings – Sep 29, 2015

Stemming the Damage: Applying Lessons Learned from the Napa Earthquake – Aug 18, 2015

Getting to Know the CHRIS: Accessing and Contributing to the CHRIS Inventory – Jul 23, 2015

Modernism on the Brink? Assessing Threats to Modern Buildings and Landscapes – Jul 16, 2015

The Importance of BIM technology in Historic Preservation – Jun 23, 2015

GIS, LiDAR, and Laser Scanning in Historic Preservation – Jun 16, 2015

Considerations in the Repair and Replacement of Historic Windows – Jun 02, 2015

"I Concur": Consulting with the SHPO Under Section 106 – May 14, 2015

How Façade Ordinances Affect Your Historic Building – May 12, 2015

Road to a Comprehensive and Successful Project for All - Taled by an Engineer – Mar 24, 2015

New Technology, Old Spaces: Reality Capture and Historic Preservation – Mar 17, 2015

How Old is Too Old? Completing and Updating Historic Resource Surveys – Mar 12, 2015

Social Media for Not-for-Profits: A Plan for Success – Mar 10, 2015

Easements and Grants – Feb 24, 2015

Getting to "Listed": Preparing a Successful National Register Nomination – Feb 19, 2015

Legal and Financial Facets of Historic Tax Credits – Feb 17, 2015

Demystifying the Mills Act – Feb 03, 2015

Forming and Managing Historic Commissions – Jan 20, 2015

An Inside Look at the Certified Local Government Program – Jan 06, 2015

2014

A 10,000-foot View of the OHP: Introduction to the Office of Historic Preservation – Nov 13, 2014

Energy Efficiency and Historic Preservation - Webinar – Sep 30, 2014

Materials Conservation - Concrete and Plaster Webinar – Sep 16, 2014

Neon Museum: A Mid-Century Case Study – Sep 09, 2014

Preserving Modern Resources Webinar – Aug 12, 2014

California Modern Architecture Webinar – Jul 29, 2014

California Environmental Quality Act Part 3: CEQA Mitigation – Jul 15, 2014

California Environmental Quality Act Part 2: CEQA Case Law – Jul 01, 2014

California Environmental Quality Act Part 1: CEQA Basics – Jun 10, 2014

Economic Development, Part 3: Preservation Planning in Post-Redevelopment California – May 20, 2014

Economic Development, Part 2: Making Heritage Tourism Work For Your Community – May 13, 2014

Economic Development, Part 1: Vibrant Main Streets and Downtown Development – May 06, 2014

Mills Act: Learning By Example – Mar 25, 2014

Cultural Landscapes: Evaluation, Treatment, and Management – Mar 18, 2014

Preservation Financing: Funding Preservation Projects – Mar 04, 2014

Preservation Planning for Small Cities – Feb 27, 2014

2013

Materials Conservation - Masonry – Sep 03, 2013

Materials Conservation - Wood – Aug 20, 2013

Commenting on CEQA Documents – Aug 13, 2013

CEQA Basics – Jul 23, 2013

Primer on Historic Preservation Law – Jun 11, 2013

The Path to Compliance: Treatment of Exiting Systems – Apr 09, 2013

Sound Advice: Improving the Acoustics of Historic Buildings – Feb 12, 2013

Striking a Balance - Fire Protection and Historic Buildings – Jan 29, 2013

2012

Industrial Archaeology: Roads, Bridges, Manufacturing and More – Dec 11, 2012

CHBC Part 4: Structural Requirements and Archaic Materials – Nov 27, 2012

California Architecture: One State, Divisible or Indivisible – Nov 13, 2012

Introduction to Disaster Planning and Cultural Resources – Oct 31, 2012

Public Participation and Outreach for Historic Preservation Programs – Sep 25, 2012

CHBC Part 3: Accessibility and Historic Landscapes – Sep 11, 2012

CHBC Part 2: Accessibility and Historic Buildings – Aug 28, 2012

CHBC: Part 1 Fire and Life Safety Requirements – Aug 14, 2012

Section106, Part 4: Public Participation – Jul 24, 2012

Section 106, Part 3: Consultation Process – Jul 10, 2012

Section 106, Part 2: Defining Effects and Providing Mitigation – Jun 26, 2012

Section 106, Part 1:Process – Jun 12, 2012

Alphabet Soup: Preservation Acronyms – May 22, 2012

A History of Historic Preservation – Apr 24, 2012

Preservation Advocacy : Who, What, When, How and Why – Apr 10, 2012

Non-Profit Fundraising in a Bad Economy – Mar 27, 2012

Building A Stable Financial Foundation for Your Historic Building – Mar 13, 2012

Why Save Historic Windows? – Feb 28, 2012

Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) – Feb 14, 2012

What Style Is It? – Jan 28, 2012

2011

Implementing New Methodology for Historic Resource Surveys – Dec 14, 2011

Architectural Styles – Dec 12, 2011

Cutting Edge: Partnerships, Development and Incentives – Nov 15, 2011

Accessibility and the California Historical Building Code – Sep 21, 2011

Quantifying the Environmental Benefits of Adaptive Reuse – Aug 17, 2011

Historic Preservation & the 50-Year Rule – Apr 26, 2011

Understanding the Federal Historic Tax Credit – Feb 08, 2011