Historical buildings were built when neither advancements in technology nor construction technology was in abundant supply. Early designers made the most of building materials and design options to construct buildings with a powerful combination of harnessed natural resources and innovative design that worked together to maximize energy efficiency. Everything from exterior paint colors, locations of …
Robert Young, PhD of the University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss the intersection of sustainability and preservation. During our discussion we discussed how stewardship of existing buildings is the ultimate green building (plus it is large scale recycling). Some of the other topics we discussed are: …
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John Walters from LeWalt Consulting Groupe joined me to discuss how tax strategies can help with land and property preservation efforts. We covered: How to use easements (the only ironclad vehicle to protect a building) Energy tax credits (and new solar roofing options for historic buildings) Rehabilitation tax credits for income producing properties John’s contact …
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“We regret much of what we’ve built; we regret much of what we’ve torn down. But we’ve never regretted preserving anything.” -Daniel Sack Original windows serve a dual purpose of providing ventilation and light while being an important part of the buildings architectural design. These windows are constantly under attack from the marketing forces of …
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Hi! I’m Penelope and I’m new around here, but my Mommy and Daddy know a lot about historic preservation and have been teaching me new things every day. Yesterday they taught me not to chew on Karri’s office slippers (even if I really want to) and then they taught me something that really blew my …
Wood windows are an integral part of the innate energy efficiency of historical buildings. If we have learned anything from history it is that sometimes with all our modern advancements we do ourselves more harm than good. Most site here and constructors have started to adopt them because of the numerous benefits. Advancements in technology …
Increasing energy efficiency in historic buildings is always a hot topic. Here are our Top Six Tips for improving the energy efficiency in historic buildings: Have a Maintenance Appraisal Performed to Increase the Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings When not properly maintained, there are many ways energy efficiency in historic buildings suffers – …
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Rebecca Williams, from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, put together this slideshow presentation on green preservation of our historic buildings. This is a topic near and dear to our hearts, as we firmly believe the greenest building is the one already built. Browse through her slides below for some really enlightening information and to …
Protect Historic Masonry Buildings from Permanent Damage Caused by Portland Mortar Historic masonry buildings are very different from modern buildings. Historic bricks were fired at lower temperatures and are much softer and more permeable than modern bricks. Historic buildings constructed with these softer bricks were designed to absorb moisture and then release it. A key …
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Achieving energy efficiency without compromising historic integrity in old buildings is always a high priority, and sometimes surprisingly easy….. when you learn to compromise on the right thing. Recently we restored an early 1900’s wood exterior door for a private residence. When this door was constructed there would have been no door sweep or …
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