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SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORK AREAS
Stewardship of the Built Environment (Revitalization, Sustainability and Architectural Conservation Processes)
Architectural Photography
TEACHING AREAS
Preservation Technology and Building Rehabilitation
Preservation Theory and Practice
Environmental Controls
Sustainable Building Design
Building Economics and Finance
Main Street Revitalization/Community Redevelopment
Design Studio (Historic Preservation/Community Revitalization)
Historic Building Documentation Methods
Building Performance Analysis
Advanced Lighting Design
Architectural Programming
Service Areas
Public and Professional Service (Preservation Advocacy, Sustainability Advocacy)
Service Learning
Educational Outreach
EDUCATION
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan
Master of Science in Historic Preservation, 1992.
Concentration in Historic Preservation Planning.
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
Master of Business Administration, 1991.
Dual Concentration in Strategic Planning and Real Estate.
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Architectural Engineering, 1984.
Concentration in Environmental Systems in Building Design.
University Of Maine Orono, Maine
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1978.
Concentration in Structures and Construction Planning.
HONORS & AWARDS
Association for Preservation Technology International Presidential Citation, 2008
University of Utah Distinguished Service Professor, 2008.
Utah Heritage Foundation Lucybeth Rampton Award for lifetime service towards preservation advocacy, 2007.
University of Utah John R. Park Teaching Fellowship, 2006.
Traditional Building Skills Institute Service Award, 2006.
Phi Eta Sigma (Honorary), 2006.
Utah State Historical Society Utah Preservation Photo Contest Winner, 2003.
Salt Lake City Historic Landmarks Commission Award of Merit for the "G. H. Schettler House Restoration,",2002.
Utah State Historical Society Utah Preservation Photo Contest Winner, 2002.
Utah Heritage Foundation Preservation Award for the "G. H. Schettler House Restoration," 2001.
Utah Heritage Foundation Preservation Award for the Traditional Building Skills Institute, 2000.
CRS Center for Leadership and Innovation Archives Scholar, 1997.
National Dean's List, 1992.
Phi Kappa Phi, 1980.
REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Professional Engineer (Michigan)
LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-NC, v2.1)
Professional MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI)
National Trust for Historic Preservation Forum (NTHP Forum)
National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street (NTHP Main Street)
National Council of Preservation Educators (NCPE)
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
American Planning Association (APA)
American Society of Heating Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Utah Heritage Foundation (UHF)
Utah State Historical Society (USHS)
Historic New England (HNE, formerly SPNEA)
Building Technology Educators Society (BTES)
Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE)
American Association of State and Local History (AASLH)
Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF)
Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA)
Construction History Society (CHS)
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
SCHOLARLY & CREATIVE WORK
Publications
Book
Young, Robert A. Historic Preservation Technology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Note: this book was a finalist for the APT 2008 Lee Nelson Award for best publication on historic preservation technology.
Essays and Chapters in Books
Young, Robert A., ed. “Historic Preservation Theory” in Association for Preservation Technology Preservation Technology Primer, by Fran Gale, general editor, Springfield, IL, Association for Preservation Technology, (in press, release date: October 2008).
Young, Robert A. “Stewardship of the Built Environment: The Emerging Synergies from Sustainability and Historic Preservation” in Writing Urbanism: A Design Reader. Kelbaugh, Doug and Kit McCullough, Eds. New York: Routledge, 2008.
Young, Robert A. "ARCH-558 Building Rehabilitation and Preservation Technology Course Syllabus," Architecture Course Reading Lists and Syllabi, edited by George Bizios, North Carolina State University Press, 1998.
Book Reviews
Young, Robert A. Review of Plastering, written by J. T. Sawyer, APT Bulletin 39, no. 1 (2008): 53-54.
Young, Robert A. Review of Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America, 3rd Ed., by William J. Murtagh. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 54.
Young, Robert A. Review of Tweed Courthouse: A Model Restoration by John G. Waite and Nancy A. Rankin. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 69-70.
Young, Robert A. Review of Cool Comfort: America’s Romance with Air-Conditioning. by Marsha E. Ackerman. APT Bulletin 34, no. 1 (2003): 55-56.
Young, Robert A. Air-Conditioning America: Engineers and the Controlled Environment, 1900-1960. by Gail Cooper. APT Bulletin 34, no. 1 (2003): 55-56.
Young, Robert A. A Building History of Northern New England. written by James L Garvin. APT Bulletin 33, no.1 (2002): 56-57.
Federal Government Sponsored Publications
Reference Guide to Army Adaptive Reuse Projects, United States Army Corps of Engineers Research Laboratory, Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 1998 (available only through U.S. Army/USACERL).
Book Proposals
Young, Robert A. Historic Preservation Technology. (Accepted: John Wiley & Sons, 2005; Published, 2008).
Young, Robert A. Stewardship of the Built Environment: Historic Preservation and Sustainability. (work in progress).
Young, Robert A. Stewardship of the Built Environment: A Residential Perspective. (Not accepted: John Wiley & Sons, 2003; Taylor & Francis, 2004).
Invited Journal Article
Young, Robert A. “Striking Gold: Historic Preservation and LEED” Journal of Green Building Design, 3:1 (Winter 2008), 24-43.
Refereed Journal Article
Young, Robert A. "Beyond Academia: Recognizing the 'Real World'," Dichotomy, Volume 11, Detroit, MI: University of Detroit-Mercy, 1997.
Photography Competitions
University of Utah. University of Utah 2009 Calendar (selected for inclusion).
Utah State Historical Society. Dream House Photo Contest, 2003 (winner).
Utah State Historical Society. Sacred Places Photo Contest, 2002, (winner).
Professional Papers & Conference Publications
Refereed International Conferences
Young, Robert A. "The Library Reconsidered: Not Just a Place for Books Anymore" EDRA36 Environmental Design Research Association, Vancouver, BC, April 2005.
Young, Robert A. "Synergies of Spirit: Place, History and Environment in a Community of Scholars" EDRA35 Environmental Design Research Association, Albuquerque, NM, June 2004.
Young, Robert A. "Stewardship of the Built Environment: One House at a Time" EDRA34 Environmental Design Research Association, Minneapolis, MN, May 2003.
Young, Robert A. "Preservation and Conservation as a Measured Response to Urban Renewal" APTI’02 Association for Preservation Technology International, Toronto, ONT, September 2002.
Young, Robert A. "Porches: If You Build Them, Will They Come?" EDRA33/2002: Environmental Design Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, May 2002.
Young, Robert A. "The SOTIS Project: An Interactive Computer Media Application for Historic Preservation Education," APTI'99 Association for Preservation Technology International, Banff, ALB, October 1999.
Young, Robert A. "Climatic Factors in Regional Design: An Interactive Media Tool for Design Education," ACADIA'98, Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Quebec City, QUE, October 1998.
Young, Robert A. "After the Fire: Fire Protection and Restoration Strategies at the Thomas Kearns Mansion," APTI'97 Association for Preservation Technology International: Less is More Conference Abstracts, Chicago, IL, September 1997.
Young, Robert A. "Financial Analysis of A Residential/Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinance," 20th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Santa Fe, NM, April 1997.
Young, Robert A. and Robert Hermanson. "Children's Museum of Utah: A Design Integration Case Study," 19th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, March 1997.
Young, Robert A. "Integrative Collaboration in the Academic Architecture Studio," Public Places/Private Spaces: EDRA 27/1996, Environmental Design Research Association, University of Utah, SLC, Utah, June 1996.
Young, Robert A. "Making Cities Livable: Learning about Stewardship of the Built Environment," 18th International Making Cities Livable Conference, Carmel, CA, March 1996.
Refereed National Conferences
Young, Robert A. "Stewardship of the Built Environment: the Emerging Synergies from Sustainability and Historic Preservation" ACSA Technology Conference 2004, Miami, FL, March 2004.
Young, Robert A. "Fort Stephen A. Douglas: Adaptive Reuse for a Community of Scholars" GWS/CR2003 Conference, George Wright Society/National Park Service, San Diego, CA April 2003.
Young, Robert A. "Climatic Factors in Regional Design: An Interactive Media Tool for Reconstructing Regional Identity in Environmental Control," ACSA National Conference Proceedings, Cleveland, OH, March 1998.
Young, Robert A. "Climatic Factors in Regional Design: An Interactive Media Tool for Environmental Controls Design Education," Environmental and Economic Balance: The 21st Century Outlook Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, November 1997.
Young, Robert A. "Reinvigorating the Built Environment: Fostering a Sustainable City Through Residential-Mixed Use Zoning," Environmental and Economic Balance: The 21st Century Outlook Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, November 1997.
Young, Robert A. "A Planning Tool for the Small Community: Shaping Livable Communities: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Developing Utah Communities," Environmental and Economic Balance: The 21st Century Outlook Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, November 1997.
Young, Robert A. "Adjoining the Ivory Tower: Supplementing Technical Pedagogy," Design and Technological Innovation for the Environment: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACSA Technology Conference. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan, January 1994.
Young, Robert A., Kurt Brandle, and James R. Jones. "ECAP Strategies and Their Implementation," Energy Cost Avoidance in Educational Buildings Conference Proceedings. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan, June 1990.
Refereed Regional Conferences
Young, Robert A. "Fostering a Sustainable City Through a Residential-Mixed Use Zoning Ordinance," Code-Makers: 1997 Southwest Regional Conference Working Papers, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM, November 1997.
Young, Robert A. "East Downtown Salt Lake City: Exploring the Economic Potential of Residential/Mixed-Use Zoning," 1997 ACSA West Regional Conference Proceedings, Los Angeles: Woodbury University, January 1997.
Young, Robert A. "Suburban Perceptions in an Urban Reality: Promoting Stewardship of the Built Environment," 1996 ACSA East-Central Regional Conference, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI, November 1996.
Young, Robert A. "Convergence of Knowledge is the Design Studio," 1995 ACSA East-Central Regional Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, November 1995.
Young, Robert A. "Architecture as an Environmental Control System: Rediscovering the Not So Distant Past," 1995 ACSA West-Central Regional Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 1995.
Young, Robert A. "Stewardship of the Built Environment: A Strategy for Learning," Environmental Quality • Programming • Design • Construction • Management ACSA West-Central Regional Conference Proceedings. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October 1994.
Editorships
Young, Robert A. ed. “Historic Preservation Theory” in Association for Preservation Technology Preservation Technology Primer (Fran Gale, general editor), Springfield, IL, Association for Preservation Technology, October 2008.
Shaping Livable Communities: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Developing Utah Communities (with B. Oliver et. al.), Salt Lake City: Utah Department of Economic and Community Development, November, 1996.
Design for Life 1995 Conference Proceedings (with W. Bingham et. al.), Salt Lake City: AIA Utah Committee for Design and the Environment, November 1995.
Young, Robert A. ed. Energy Cost Avoidance in Educational Buildings: Conference Proceedings, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan, June 1990.
Book Review Editor for the Association for Preservation Technology International APT Bulletin, 2004-Present.
Spodek, Jonathan C. Review of Conservation of Modern Architecture by Susan MacDonald, Kyle Normandin, and Bob Kindred, ed. APT Bulletin 39, no. 1 (2008): 51.
Campagna, Barbara A. Review of The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, by Sharon Koomen Harmon and Katherine E. Kennon. APT Bulletin 39, no. 1 (2008): 51-52.
Nowakowski, Matthew. Review of Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, by Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows. APT Bulletin 39, no. 1 (2008): 52-53.
Young, Robert A. Review of Plastering, by J. T. Sawyer. APT Bulletin 39, no. 1 (2008): 53-54.
Nowakowski, Matthew. Review of Gauged Brickwork: A Technical Handbook, 2nd Ed., by Gerard C. J. Lynch. APT Bulletin 38, no. 2-3 (2007): 67-68.
Worth, Dan. Review of Cleaning Techniques in Conservation Practice, by Kyle C. Normandin and Deborah Slaton. APT Bulletin 38, no. 2-3 (2007): 68.
Ortega, Richard I. Review of Modern Practical Masonry, by Edmund George Warland. APT Bulletin 38, no. 2-3 (2007): 68.
Lambert, John. Review of Cements, Limes, and Plasters: Their Materials, Manufacture, and Properties, by Edwin C. Eckel. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 52.
Chance, Anne. Review of Measuring America: How the United States was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History, by Andro Linklater. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 52-53.
Turner, Susan D. Review of Survey and Repair of Traditional Buildings: A Conservation and Sustainable Approach, by Richard Oxley. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 53-54.
Young, Robert A. Review of Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America, 3rd Ed., by William J. Murtagh. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 54.
Wheeler, George. Review of Stone Conservation: Principles and Practice, by Alison Henry, ed. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 54-55.
Kelley, Steve. Review of The Restoration of Borobudur, by I. G. N. Anom. APT Bulletin 38, no. 1 (2007): 55-56.
Fermenella. Arthur. Review of Conservation and Restoration of Glass, by Sandra Davison. APT Bulletin 37, no. 4 (2006): 55.
Humann, Joseph T. Review of Urban Memory: History and Amnesia in the Modern City, by Mark Crimson, ed. APT Bulletin 37, no. 4 (2006): 55-56.
Geva, Anat. Review of Ancient Building Technology, Volume 2: Materials, by G. R. H. Wright. APT Bulletin 37, no. 4 (2006): 56.
Turner, Susan D. Review of Rivingtons Building Construction Volumes 1 to 3, by Percy Guillemard and Lewellin Smith. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 67-68.
Miller, Hugh C. Review of Water in Buildings: An Architect’s Guide to Moisture and Mold, by William B. Rose. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 68.
Young, Robert A. Review of Tweed Courthouse: A Model Restoration, by John G. Waite and Nancy A. Rankin. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 69-70.
Chance, Anne. Review of John Fowler: The Invention of the Country-House Style, by Helen Hughes, ed. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 70.
Ortega, Richard I. Review of McKay’s Building Construction, Volumes 1 to 3, by William Barr McKay. APT Bulletin 37, no. 2-3 (2006): 70-71.
Turner, Susan D. Review of Canals, by Robert J. Kapsch. APT Bulletin 36, no. 4 (2005): 55.
Bronson, Susan D. Review of The Philosophy of Sustainable Design, by Jason F. McLennan. APT Bulletin 36, no. 4 (2005): 56.
Geva, Anat. Review of America’s National Park Roads and Parkways: Drawings for Historic American Engineering Record, by Timothy Davis, Todd A. Croteau, and Christopher H. Marston, eds. APT Bulletin 36, no. 2-3 (2005): 73.
Spodek, Jonathan C. Review of Measurement and Recording of Historic Buildings, by Peter Swallow, Ross Dallas, Sophie Jackson, and David Watt. APT Bulletin 36, no. 2-3 (2005): 73-74.
Turner, Susan D. Review of Giving Preservation a History: Histories of Historic Preservation in the United States, by Max Page and Randall Mason, eds. APT Bulletin 36, no. 2-3 (2005): 74-75.
Swofford, Donald A. Review of Historic Preservation: Project Planning and Estimating, by Swanke Hayden and Connell Architects. APT Bulletin 36, no. 2-3 (2005): 75-76.