Clients & Projects
Museums and other Nonprofits
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
By joining forces with willing staff members we kicked-off green programming through a community workshop on campus-greening funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, participated it the launch of the CBMM Green Team, and made a presentation to the Volunteer Corps on the green movement in museums and the options for green practice at CBMM.
Connecticut Landmarks
With HKT Architects we conducted an assessment of conditions and practices at three historic properties looking for alternatives for reducing consumption of energy and materials, and recommending alternative practices to increase public engagement and support learning while reducing environmental impact and costs. The report was a guide for green practice that could be used institution-wide to support Connecticut Landmarks efforts to be a leader in environmentally-sustainable preservation of its landscapes and structures.
Detroit Zoo
Advising work included conducting onsite and offsite work for their strategic plan “Green Print” overlay. This included green team advising, interviewing for the first sustainability coordinator, and advising staff and board on strategic thinking for incorporating green practice through facilities, operations and programs.
Habitat for Humanity Choptank
With the Green Building Committee we conducted an assessment of organizational practices and building planning by looking for alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of new construction, save energy for the environment and the new home owner, and encourage sustainable living practices for new home owners. With the board we discussed new ways of making decisions based on the Quadruple Bottom Line:
People, Planet, Profit and Program.
Colleges and Universities
The George Washington University Museum Studies Program
As an Adjunct Professor Sarah teaches “The Green Museum” for students in all study tracks. The class includes reading, discussion, site visits and site projects. Students conducted projects at DC Historical Society, The National Building Museum, The Museum of the Department of the Interior, and GWU. Students have gone on to conduct Directed Research at Maryland Historical Society and remotely with museums around the country.
Thesis Advising and Contributions
A growing number of students around the country, graduate and undergraduate, explore green museum practice in their thesis or project work. Sarah has worked with students at; Cooperstown Graduate Program, University of Delaware Art Conservation Program - Winterthur Program, University of Arkansas, University of Oregon and Harvard University’s Extension School.
Tusculum, Sweet Briar College
Sarah is an Advisory Board member of Tusculum Institute. As an historic preservation resource center it is dedicated to preserving and studying the Virginia area’s historic resources with a commitment to environmental stewardship. Sarah is a member of the Program Committee and helps equally with preservation and sustainability programming.