Michigan Historic Preservation Network

WORKSHOP RECORDINGS

January 15, 2026

Elisabeth Knibbe

Retired Architect

 

Melissa Milton-Pung

Program Manager, Policy Research Labs
Michigan Municipal League

After attending this program, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the legal framework for protecting historic buildings at the local state and federal level including historic districts, section 106 review and historic tax credits.
  2. Identify and describe the architectural styles Park housing in Michigan including properly naming character defining features.
  3. Evaluate how proposed changes to historic buildings meet or do not meet the Secretary of Interior standards for rehabilitation.
  4. Guide property owners in the maintenance of and design of improvements to historic buildings that respect and protect their character defining features.
December 18, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them. 
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Dr. Scarlett is an anthropologist and archaeologist in the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University where he supports project-based research and learning in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology and Energy and Environmental Policy. Tim is a founder and co-director of the Keweenaw Energy Transitions Lab, a transdisciplinary community aiming to shape the energy transition as a generational opportunity to reform infrastructure planning, economic development, and environmental remediation around community-based and inclusive design processes.
1. Summarize various energy technologies that can be integrated with adaptive reuse designs for industrial heritage sites.
2. Explain how heritage professionals can help communities shape future energy development as part of redevelopment or remediation projects, particularly involving underground assets.
3. Discuss how preservation laws, policies, incentives, and practices can be refocused as processes that facilitate community-based design.
4. Identify ways that agencies or companies can build collaborations with universities, colleges, and/or schools to facilitate these projects.
November 13, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them. 
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Please email your name and AIA number to Xbaosmith@mhpn.org.
October 16, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them.
September 18, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them.
Please email your name and AIA number to Xbaosmith@mhpn.org.
July 17, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them.
Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DreamtroitAIA to take the quiz. 
June 12, 2025
After this CM-approved activity, you will need to log-in your credits online. Use the following link for submitting them.
December 12, 2024
November 14, 2024

The FY25 CLG Grant Manual is a great resource for how applicants are selected for the grant. Page 14 of the manual includes a section titled “3. Grant Application Scoring and Selection.” Pages 15-16 include the scoring criteria for the FY25 selection process.
Preservation Through Partnership: an introduction to the Certified Local Government program brochure provides introductory information.