Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Don Foster of Masonry Cosmetics Inc.
On this episode of Practical Preservation, we speak with Don Foster of Masonry Cosmetics Inc. about his career in masonry and the art of brick making.
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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring John High of Barn Saver
John High of Barn Saver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his work recycling barns. He shared that 30% of our waste is construction by recycling either through architectural salvage or moving the barn he is helping to keep these pieces of history out of the landfill. John’s wife, Linda Oatman High, wrote a …
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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Tom Brennan of Green Garage and the El Moore
Tom Brennan, co-founder of The Green Garage and the El Moore, in Detroit, MI, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss these properties as innovative examples of sustainable working and living spaces. We covered multiple topics, including: Background information about Tom and his wife and co-founder Peggy, and how they came to initiate and complete …
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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Sam McKelvey and Alice French of the Menokin Foundation
Sam McKelvey and Alice French – executive director and director of education – of the Menokin Foundation in Warsaw, VA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their preservation project, and the Foundation’s many services. We covered multiple topics, including: Sam and Alice’s respective backgrounds in history, preservation, and related fields, and how working at …
Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Briana Grosicki of PlaceEconomics
Briana Grosicki, associate principal of PlaceEconomics based in Washington, D.C., joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the economic benefits of preservation. We covered multiple topics, including: Briana’s background, including growing up regularly visiting local battlefields in Virginia, volunteering with her main street district as a teen, to working with Donovan Rypkema Briana’s additional roles …
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Kitchens: A Study in Innovation
KITCHENS – today, these rooms are so essential to what most people see in a desirable home, that they can be one of the main determinants of whether or not to buy a particular house. These rooms generally serve not only as showplaces, but also as a central socializing spot. However, this was not always …
Bathrooms: A Necessary (Room) Discussion
BATHROOMS – or whatever you call them, as they have many names – are a necessary part of our lives, but we often take them for granted. Bathrooms did not always exist as a dedicated room, and the conglomeration of fixtures and practices that occur in these rooms today, as well as the design of …
Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Noel Beauchamp of Olde Good Things
Noel Beauchamp, of Olde Good Things, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss the company’s architectural salvage services. We covered a multitude of topics including: The company’s background and evolution from selling small items to large architectural pieces (it started with an iron gate from Brooklyn) How they approach rescuing architectural materials to stay ahead …
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