Enhancing Resilience of Sacred Places (PastForward 2022)
Channel: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Date: 2023-05-02

From PastForward 2022 (https://savingplaces.org/conference):
The resiliency of sacred places directly impacts the resiliency of their surrounding communities because congregations and houses of worship serve as resource distribution centers, hubs for emergency care and response, and often play leading roles in the ongoing recovery efforts after a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, etc. But how can we preserve these important structures and improve their resiliency? Learn from the research of the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Cultural Sustainability in collaboration with Partners for Sacred Places to help historic houses of worship assess their resiliency. The UTSA team will provide an overview of their work and a case study assessment, followed by a case study on a resiliency solution from a congregation from the National Fund for Sacred Places: A representative from the project to install an innovative new fire suppression system at the Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral in Unalaska AK, will speak about their work.