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Dear Friends,
Schiffer Publishing is known throughout
the United States and beyond as a publisher of vibrant, full-color
photo books on a variety of topics. From architecture to interior
design to regional lifestyle books, Schiffer’s catalog inspires
architects, engineers, designers, developers, and organizations.
Schiffer is now pleased to turn its attention to an exciting new book,
“Sustainable Historic Buildings.”
This book will focus on “green” historic
buildings. By their very nature, historical buildings incorporate
many of the same features that green designers use today: sustainable
sites, natural landscaping, energy efficiency, local materials, etc.
While the green building movement has exploded in recent years, only
now are architects and engineers turning their attention to the
“greenest” buildings of all: ones that already exist.
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Sample Project
The former York County Court House was adaptively reused into a
county government office building, obtaining LEED certification
in the process. The building was originally built in 1898
and expanded in 1957. Historic architectural details were
restored or preserved. |
Have you been involved with any
sustainable historic buildings? I’m looking for renovation,
expansion, and/or adaptive reuse projects performed on buildings at
least 50 years of age. These buildings must be completed, but need
not be certified (e.g., LEED, Green Globe, etc.), though certified
projects are certainly acceptable and encouraged.
This is where you come in. This is a free
opportunity for your firm or organization. I’m looking for the best
sustainable historic renovation projects across the country. Do you
have such a project? If so, please complete the form for
consideration. If your project is selected, we will give credit with
project profile/photograph and direct readers to your company with
phone, Web site, and address information. Because of the number of
organizations and communities that will be involved with this project,
Schiffer will not be able to distribute complimentary copies once
published; however, there will be a wholesale discount for submitters
of the profiles/photos chosen for the book.
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Sample Project
A former tobacco warehouse, this building was renovated and
converted into a high-tech corporate center with loft-style
offices. A modern addition complements the early 20th century
building, which was restored. Green features abound in this
urban redevelopment project. |
The deadline for submission is technically
closed, but we are still seeking additional submissions ASAP. We will also give preference to projects with high quality
before and after photographs. We ask for high-resolution digital
photos that must be 350 ppi or larger TIFF files sent to us via
e-mail, CD or DVD. We will also consider slides, transparencies, or
prints that are at least 4 x 6 (but preferably larger). Please see
the submission guidelines.
The book will be compiled by Schiffer
author Scott D. Butcher. Scott has extensive experience marketing
architectural/engineering services and has been involved with downtown
redevelopment, historic preservation, and tourism promotion, including
serving as an officer for the Main Street and architectural
preservation organizations in York, Pennsylvania. He is the author of
York: America’s Historic Crossroads and the forthcoming titles,
Delaware Reflections and Gettysburg Reflections, all
from Schiffer Publishing. He is also the author of York’s Historic
Architecture, Postcard History Series: York, and
Marketing in the Building Industry.
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. has over 3,000
titles and produces about 250 new titles a year. They specialize in
high-quality picture books, and distribute them worldwide. You can
find their books in major bookstores such as Barnes and Noble and
Borders as well as in independent and online stores. Or check them
out at
www.schifferbooks.com. Schiffer’s books on interior design,
landscaping and architecture have been enormously popular in
bookstores and throughout their international distribution system, and
they expect that this book will do equally well.
All original photography will be returned
upon completion of the book.
I hope we will be able to work together,
and look forward to hearing from you.
- Scott D. Butcher
sbutcher@jdbe.com
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Information
Download Submission Form (doc)
Download Photo/Illustration Release Form (doc)
Schiffer
Publishing Web Site
Contact
Scott D. Butcher
JDB Engineering, Inc.
3687 Concord Road
York, PA 17402
sbutcher@jdbe.com
Scott Butcher has written several books
for Schiffer Publishing and also authored York's Historic
Architecture, a guide to the historic buildings in his hometown of
York, Pennsylvania. He is a member of Historic York (board
officer), Preservation Pennsylvania, and the National Trust for
Historic Preservation as well as the Society for Marketing
Professional Services.
Scott serves as Director of Business
Development for JDB Engineering, an integrated engineering firm with
offices in Pennsylvania and Maryland. He is a regular presenter
on regional history and architecture and a history blogger at
www.yorkblog.com/window.
He served as keynote speaker at the
dedication of the York County Administrative Center - a LEED Certified
adaptive reuse of an 1898 courthouse into a government office building
- and also as keynote speaker at the 2008 Historic York annual
meeting. His topic: Historic Properties: the Ultimate Green
Buildings.
JDB Engineering - Engineering the Built Environment to Sustain the
Natural Environment
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