Last Saturday, Chuck and Lois went to lunch at the Preservation League of Staten Island to receive an ‘Encouragement Award’. Recognizing the work underway (but not yet completed) at the George W. Curtis house – we have completed the front facade restoration including the front porch, missing architectural details (aluminum siding installers love straight edges …
Tuesday afternoon I sat in on a webinar focused on what traditional products teach us about durability and sustainability (essentially green building). I am going to pass some the information from the webinar along during this post – next week I will be back to sharing information from the Traditional Building Conference. *In order to …
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Some thoughts about Sympathetic Additions from the Traditional Building Show:-The Secretary of Interiors Standards advise against any addition to a historic building-Protect the historic integrity of the building by making any changes reversible-Avoid construction in front of building-Minimize the loss of historic material-Make a definite separation between new and old construction-Avoid radical change in form …
Some thoughts from the Traditional Building Conference:-Existing buildings are inherently green (embodied energy) tearing down to make a new green building uses more energy than it saves-Changes made to “modernize” a building have contributed to the perception of the poor energy performance-An important part of green building should be the materials should both be durable …
We exhibited at the 2009 Old House Fair sponsored by The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia this weekend – this is the last of our home shows for the spring season. It is always affirming to meet so many people dedicated to caring for their older buildings. As promised some energy conservation tips from the …
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Last weekend Chuck, Lois, Jonathan, and Danielle traveled to Boston for the Traditional Building Show. The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference is sponsored by Restore Media and features a trade show with traditional building products and seminars featuring traditional building topics (both theory and practical). The focus of most of this spring’s seminars where the …
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we exhibited at the Historic Home Show at York. As part of the Historic Home section of the Mid-Atlantic Garden Show at the York Expo Center. We enjoyed connecting with people that are interested in maintaining and restoring their vintage properties. The availability of regional “historic” home shows helps building …
Wrecker or Builder I watched them tearing a building down A gang of men in a busy town.With a ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell, They swung a beam and a sidewall fell.I asked the foreman, ” are these men skilled, As the men you’d hire if you had to build?”He gave a laugh and said, …
This new year is already picking up the pace from the relaxing holiday season. Next Friday, January 16, 2009 is the opening day for the Greater Philadelphia Historic Home Show. Chuck began constructing frames for mirrors to show and sell last month. The hardwoods that were selected for the mirror project are, Cherry, Maple and …
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