Workshops @ CPF
California Preservation Foundation offers a variety of workshops (in person) and seminars (online) for preservationists, planners, architects, engineers, historians, commissioners and board members, contractors and other interested persons to gain in-depth knowledge about important preservation issues. Many of our programs have continuing education credit available including AIA, AICP, ASLA, MCLE, and USGBC. In-person workshops are currently paused. Visit our Seminar and Webinar page to see all of our current programs online, many free for the public.
CPF members receive discounted registration to workshops and seminars, with higher level members receiving increased discounts. To become a member, visit californiapreservation.org/membership
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If you have the need for training on a specific subject, we will work with you to provide affordable training to meet your continuing education needs.
CPF has a reputation for providing high quality, interactive workshops and is a certified continuing education provider for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and the California State Bar (MCLE).
Our programs meet the high standards required by each of these organizations as we strive to present the “current and best practices” in historic preservation. Staff and Commissioners of Certified Local Governments can also satisfy the requirement for continuing education by attending CPF workshops.
Click here for the form to request a workshop or webinar.
Law & Government
- California Historical Building Code (CCR Title 24, Part 8)
- NEPA, CEQA, Sec. 106, 4(f)
- Mills Act
- Creative Mitigation for CEQA Compliance
- Preservation Easements
- Role of Landmarks Commission
- Training for Certified Local Governments
- Design Review for Historic Districts & Conservation Areas
- Planning Commissioner Short Course
Economic Development
- Incentives for Historic Preservation: Tax Act, TDR’s,
- Preservation & Adaptive Re-use
- Preservation & Affordable Housing
- Preservation & Hazardous Materials
- Preservation & Sustainbility
- Heritage Tourism & Historic Interpretation
Preservation Planning
- Historic Surveys
- Preservation & Disaster Planning: Fire, Flood & Earthquake
- Historic Districts & Conservation Areas
- Preservation Elements for General Plans
- GIS and GPS
- Developing Pubic Participation and Outreach Programs
- Preservation Ordinances
Preservation 101: Basics
- Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
- What is a Cultural Resource?
- How to do Historic Research
- National, California & Local Registers
- Historic Contexts
Design
- Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
- Infill in Historic Districts
- Preservation Design Solutions
- Universal Access for Historic Sites
- Guiding Design on Main Street
Cultural Resources
- Modernism: What is it and do I have to preserve it?
- Cultural Landscapes: Definition, Documentation & Preservation
- Interpreting Sites of Social Change
Technical
- Working with Historic Materials
- Weatherization
Other
- Transportation Enhancements
2025
Balancing Housing and Preservation: Policies, Case Studies, and Strategies – May 07, 2025
CEQA Fundamentals for Projects Affecting Historic Resources – Mar 13, 2025 - Mar 27, 2025
2024
Legacy Business Programs: Strategies, Challenges, and Success Stories – Nov 19, 2024
Bootcamp: The California Historical Building Code – Oct 24, 2024 - Nov 21, 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
Preservation Technology — Structural Code Updates, Fire Engineering, and Resiliency Tools – Aug 01, 2024
Protecting Visual Storytelling: Strategies for Mural Documentation and Preservation – Jul 18, 2024
Preservation Technology — The Three G's: GFRG, GFRC, and GFRP – Jun 20, 2024
Building on History: A Summit for Housing Solutions – May 29, 2024
Historic Review, Ordinances, and Districts — A Three-part Public, Practitioner and Local Government Training – Mar 21, 2024 - May 02, 2024
2023
Interpreting NPS Guidance and Other Canonical Texts – Aug 22, 2023
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards Bootcamp: Intensive Online Series for Planners, Commissioners, Architects – Jul 27, 2023 - Nov 09, 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
Conservation of Historic Concrete – Apr 19, 2023
California State Housing Laws and Preservation Planning – Feb 16, 2023
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
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
A Realtor & Homeowner's Toolkit for Historic Homes – May 12, 2022
Preservation Pro Training: Context Statement Toolkit Seminar – Feb 24, 2022
2021
Survey & Documentation: Pixels, Clouds, Points, and Beyond – Feb 01, 2021
2020
2020 California Preservation Awards Events – Oct 06, 2020 - Oct 21, 2020
The California Historical Building Code and Incentivizing Reuse – Sep 30, 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
History, Architecture, Preservation Team Trivia Night - Virtual Version – Aug 14, 2020
Structural Intervention: From the State Historical Building Code to Resilient Design – May 29, 2020
Paint with Light at the Presidio - Night Photography Workshop at a National Historic Landmark – Mar 06, 2020
A Deep Dive into the Secretary of Interior's Standards – Feb 20, 2020
Advanced Topics in Adaptive Reuse: Housing – Jan 31, 2020
2019
Rooftop History & Lore Walking Tour of San Francisco – Dec 06, 2019
Advanced Topics in CEQA and Section 106 – Nov 08, 2019
Decoding Preservation: A 360-Degree Look at Historic Preservation Ordinances, Policy, and Practice – Sep 20, 2019
Tour Downtown L.A. Adaptive Reuse Projects by Rooftop – Aug 29, 2019
Affordable Housing through Adaptive Reuse: Successful Projects and Lessons Learned – Mar 22, 2019
A Practitioner's Implementation of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines – Feb 15, 2019
Historic Places and Well-Being - What's The Evidence? – Jan 24, 2019
Identifying and Improving the Energy Performance of Historic Homes – Jan 17, 2019
2018
Macro vs. Micro: A Hands-on Workshop for the Tools of Documentation – Nov 03, 2018
Preservation in 3D: Improving Preservation Projects through 3D Documentation and BIM – Oct 04, 2018
Salvaging the Past: Environmental and Preservation Issues in Architectural Salvage – Sep 06, 2018
Putting the “Public” in Preservation: Case Examples in Community Outreach and Consultation – Jul 19, 2018
Navigating Historic Corridors: Preservation & Transportation Development – Jul 18, 2018
Under History's Canopy - Revealing the Layered Landscape of The LA County Arboretum – Jun 20, 2018
Reinventing the Past: Adaptive Reuse Challenges and Successes – Jun 19, 2018
REALTOR® Marketing Advantages and Financial Incentives for Historic Residential Properties – Apr 16, 2018
Evening Preservation Symposium and Networking Reception: Board Formed Concrete – Feb 08, 2018
The Preservationist Toolkit - The Basics of Preservation Planning, Technology and Advocacy – Feb 08, 2018
The Preservationist Toolkit - The Basics of Preservation Planning, Technology and Advocacy – Feb 08, 2018
Downtown L.A. Historic Core: Touring Some of the Newest Adaptive Reuse Projects – Feb 01, 2018
A Commissioner and Planner's Primer to the California Environmental Quality Act – Jan 26, 2018
Accessible Design for Existing Buildings and Landscapes – Jan 25, 2018
2017
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Touring the Hidden Corners of a Potential National Heritage Area – Oct 21, 2017
Focus on Modernism: Design, Materials Conservation & Review – Sep 15, 2017
Historic Districts: New Processes & SOI Standards for Districts, Infill Construction, New Additions & ADU’s – Sep 14, 2017
The Preservationist's Primer for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation – Jul 20, 2017
Innovative Historic Resource Survey and Inventory Tools and Techniques – Jul 19, 2017
Exclusive Member Tour of Heath Collective in the Mission District, San Francisco – Jul 15, 2017
The California Environmental Quality Act: Updates, Actions, and Advocacy – Jun 23, 2017
The Secretary of Interior's Standards: Historic Districts, Infill Construction, and New Additions – Jun 22, 2017
Special Tour: Tenderloin LGBTQ History – Jun 02, 2017
Wood, Concrete, Plaster, and Stone: A Materials Primer – Feb 09, 2017
Creative Solutions for Affordable Placemaking: From the Historical Building Code to Accessible Design – Feb 08, 2017
Special Reception, Tour, and Screening – Feb 07, 2017
Out-of-the-Box Thinking: New Survey Methods, Unique Integrity Considerations – Jan 20, 2017
Capitalizing on Opportunity: Financial Incentives for Historic Properties – Jan 19, 2017
2016
Earth, Wind, Water, Fire: Strategies for Resiliency of Historic Resources – Nov 07, 2016
CEQA and Historic Resources: A Legal Introduction – Sep 09, 2016
A Focus on Modernism: Design Regulations & Review – Sep 07, 2016
Tips & Tools for Environmental Review: Mastering the CEQA Process for Historic Properties in the Bay Area – Jul 20, 2016
A Crash Course in Night Photography at a Celebrated, Historic Cemetery – Jun 18, 2016
An Overview and Application of the California State Historical Building Code – May 26, 2016
The California Environmental Quality Act: How it Really Works – May 25, 2016
Architectural Terra Cotta Production Tour at Gladding McBean – Feb 12, 2016
Unraveling the Nuances of the Secretary of the Interior Standards – Feb 11, 2016
From Dollars & Cents to Success: Financial Incentive Programs for Historic Preservation – Feb 10, 2016
Historic Surveys & Designation: From Identification to Nomination – Jan 15, 2016
From Assessment to Treatment: Determining Integrity & Applying the Standards – Jan 14, 2016
Tour: Judson Studios - The Art and Craft in Stained Glass – Jan 13, 2016
2015
Elements & Matrix: Surveying Historic Resources Within Their Contexts – Nov 05, 2015
Precision Preservation: On-site Documentation at Mare Island – Nov 04, 2015
Tour the United Artist Theater on Broadway – Sep 17, 2015
LA Plaza De Cultura: Documentation, Design, Construction – Sep 11, 2015
Surveys, Historic Structure Reports, and EIRs: A Practitioner’s Toolkit – Sep 10, 2015
CEQA from All Angles – Jul 22, 2015
District Designation to Infill Development: Placemaking at Pier 70, San Francisco – Jul 21, 2015
CEQA: How it Really Works – May 21, 2015
Section 106: A Guide to Federal Protections for Historic Properties – May 20, 2015
Pushing the Green Envelope: Improving the Performance of Preservation – Feb 12, 2015
CEQA and Historic Preservation: A 360 Degree View – Feb 11, 2015
2014
Banking On History: Five Incentives for Preservation Projects – Dec 11, 2014
Context Statements & Integrity: From Big Picture to Seven Aspects – Oct 09, 2014
Cultural Landscapes: Managing Adaptive Reuse of Historic Landscapes – Oct 08, 2014
Historic Register Designation – Jul 24, 2014
Resource Surveys and Context Statements: From Process to Product – Jul 23, 2014
The Secretary of Interior Standards in Action – May 29, 2014
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Workshop – May 28, 2014
Preserving Landscapes: Looking Beyond the Building – Mar 20, 2014
CEQA: Process, Mitigation, and Advocacy – Mar 19, 2014
- A Case Study in Mural Conservation – December 4 – Brand Library, Glendale
- California Historical Building Code: From Purpose to Practice – December 5 – Santa Monica
2013
- The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Historic Resources – July 24 – San Francisco
- The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Assessing Historic Integrity – July 25 – San Francisco
2012
- Historic Register Designation & Documentation – February 7 – Los Angeles, CA
2011
- Historic Register Designation & Documentation – November 10 – San Francisco.
- Mills Act – September 29 – Hollister.
- Historic Masonry and Repointing – September 13 – Los Angeles.
- Mills Act – August 20 – Yorba Linda.
- Understanding Design Guidelines – August 18 – San Francisco.
- Historic Context Statements – June 29 – Norco.
- Indentifying and Assessing Historical Integrity – June 2- Laguna Beach.
- Adaptive Reuse – April 29 – Monterey.
- Preservation Ordinances – April 19 – Napa.
- CEQA and Historic Resources: Thresholds, Mitigation and Case Studies – March 16 – San Diego & March 17 – Glendale.
- Applying Building Science to Historic Buildings – March 3 – Sacramento.
- Historic District Designations – January 27- Berkeley.
2010
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) – December 10 – San Francisco.
- Prosperity Through Preservation – Adaptive Reuse as Economic Development Catalyst – Nov. 10 – Ventura.
- The Use and Application of the California Historical Building Code- October 20 – Santa Monica.
- Sustainability Myths: How to Make Old Windows and Buildings New Again- September 30 – San Diego.
- Exploring Cultural Landscapes through Case Studies – August 31 – San Francisco.
- California Historical Building Code – July 28 – Palo Alto.
- Sustainability, Energy Efficiency & Historic Preservation- June 30 – Riverside.
- Design Review for Historic Buildings, Districts, Sites and Landscapes – March 31 – Monterey
- Make History: Public-Private Partnerships to Rehabiltate Historic Buildings – March 10 – Ione (Amador County)
- Make History: Public-Private Partnerships to Rehabiltate Historic Buildings – February 23 – South Pasadena
- Deciphering the Mills Act – February 24 – South Pasadena
- The National Register of Historic Places and the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties – January 27 – Tustin (Central Orange County Area)
- Historic Resource Survey – January 28 – Tustin (Central Orange County Area)
- Weatherization and Materials in Historic Buildings – Oakland – January 13
- Cultural Landscapes & Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) Training – La Jolla – January 20
2009
- CEQA: Process & Practical Issues – Sonoma – October 9
- Advanced CEQA Issues – Ventura – August 21
- The Use and Application of the California Historical Building Code – Pasadena – August 11
- The Use and Application of the California Historical Building Code – Oakland – July 31