Internship
with the Sustainability Initiative of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation: Chicago, IL
The National Trust is seeking an intern for
work on sustainable communities related projects in the Chicago
office this summer.
Preservation is an important component of any
effort to build sustainable communities. The conservation and
improvement of our existing built resources, including re-use of
historic and older buildings, greening the existing building
stock, and reinvestment in older and historic communities, is
crucial to making our urban places healthier and more livable.
Yet every year approximately 1 billion square feet of buildings
are demolished and replaced with new construction in the United
States. These demolitions not only threaten the cultural fabric
of our communities but can also pose significant near-term
climate change impacts. The National Trust seeks to better
understand these demolition trends as it advocates for increased
building renovation and reuse.
Duties
The primary duty of the intern will be to map
demolition trends in Chicago and three other U.S. cities using
Geographic Information Software (GIS). This will include
locating online demolition records from the past ten years,
entering the information into a database, and graphically
mapping the data. The final deliverable will be a methodological
standard, a GIS activity log, a geocoded map illustrating the
demolition trends, an analysis of the maps delivered in
narrative form, and a comprehensive database of buildings
demolished and the new construction replacement.
As time permits, other tasks of the intern
will include assistance with general sustainability/historic
preservation outreach and communications, including the
identification of newsworthy stories for distribution; guest
blogging on preservationnation.org regarding the internship
experience; and performing other administrative tasks as needed.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate
will be a graduate student in public policy, architecture, urban
planning, or historic preservation with an interest in
preservation, building reuse, building retrofits and/or
sustainability. An intermediate knowledge of Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) is required.
How to Apply
To apply, please include a cover letter in
the body of a message and email your resume as a Word, PDF or
Text document to
87801-CS-815@nthp.hrmdirect.