Greetings Friends and colleagues,

I am proud to serve on the board of the Boston Preservation Alliance. It is an honor to support the work they do, and I hope you’ll join me. In celebration of National Preservation Month, I am participating in a fundraiser with the goal of raising $1,500 to support their work protecting the heritage of Boston’s built environment. I got the ball rolling with a $200 donation. Please consider donating—no matter how small, it all helps and it makes a tremendous difference for preserving the city we all love. In these current times of rapid global change, preservation has taken on an even more important role in our society. The need to preserve and repurpose our existing building stock will help to combat climate change.  Historic preservation IS climate action!

Fun fact - The Emerson College Little Building renovation project avoided the creation of almost 3,000 MT CO2e carbon emissions when compared to a new build version of the same building.  Re-using the existing structure and portions of the building envelope salvaged 4,000 MT CO2e of embodied carbon......what does that actually mean?  If Boston Common were fully forested (see image), it would take those trees 100 years to sequester the same amount of carbon embodied in salvaged portions of the building!

For 45 years the Boston Preservation Alliance has served the residents of Boston as a nonprofit organization that protects and improves the quality of Boston's architectural and cultural heritage. Through advocacy and education, we bring people and organizations together to influence the future of Boston's historic buildings, landscapes, and communities.

Without our members, donors, and community partners, our voice would fall silent–a growing membership makes our voice stronger because together we make Boston better. 

Check out the projects we're currently engaged in and thank you for your continued consideration and support.