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Workshops

California Preservation Foundation offers a variety of workshops 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 workshops have continuing education credit available including AIA, AICP, ASLA, MCLE, and USGBC.

CPF members receive discounted registration to workshops, with higher level members receiving increased discounts. To become a member, visit californiapreservation.org/membership.

If you’re unable to pay by credit card, you can call 415-495-0349 or fill out a registration form here and return to us via fax, email, or mail.

Register now for our upcoming workshops.

Feb 20, 2020
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
A Deep Dive into the Secretary of Interior's Standards
Mountain View Masonic Lodge, Mountain View California
Mar 19, 2020
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Context Is Everything: How to Prepare and Use Historic Context Statements
Billy Jean King Main Library, Long Beach CA

 

 

 

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

 

 

2020

Advanced Topics in Adaptive Reuse: Housing – Jan 31, 2020

2019

Rooftop History & Lore Walking Tour of San Francisco – Dec 13, 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
 Structural Intervention: From the State Historical Building Code to Resilient Design – Jul 21, 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