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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring John Renne – Transit Oriented Development

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, climate heritage, coastal heritage, Community Preservation, Economic benefits of preservation, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, keeping history above water, planning, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Sustainability / By Danielle Keperling

John Renne, Ph.D., AICP, professor in the department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University, located in Boca Raton, FL, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the ways in which urban planning, transit oriented development and historic preservation intersect. We covered multiple topics, including: John’s academic background and how work with his …

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SYMPATHETIC ADDITIONS: Adding on Harmoniously

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Additions, architectural style, Building Codes, Contractor, damage, facade maintenance, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic streetscape, Historical Architecture, Historical facades, historical integrity, Home exterior, Importance of facades, Kitchens, Materials, period architecture, planning, Rehabilitation, Using a good design / By Danielle Keperling

ADDING ON TO A HISTORIC HOME – You’ve found your historic or old home. And it’s nearly perfect…..BUT, maybe it does not have enough room for you. Or maybe you need to make adjustments to age in place. Maybe you want to add a room on your first floor, or even expand a tiny historical …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Jeffrey Marshall of Heritage Conservancy

Leave a Comment / architectural style, Community Preservation, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic preservation and restoration education, Historical Architecture, History education, Inclusivity, Local Preservation, period architecture, planning, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Education, Preserving a building, Sustainability, Why Preservation Matters / By Laura Kise

Jeffrey Marshall, the president of Heritage Conservancy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the organization’s mission and work conserving and preserving a combination of natural and cultural heritage resources in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We covered multiple topics, including: Jeffrey’s background combining his lifelong loves of nature, history, and architecture with his graduate …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Patricia O’Donnell and Gregory De Vries of Heritage Landscapes

Leave a Comment / Landscape Architecture, planning, Practical Preservation Podcast / By Laura Kise

Patricia O’Donnell and Gregory De Vries, founder and managing partner of Heritage Landscapes, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their preservation landscape architecture and planning firm. We covered a multitude of topics including: How their diverse educational backgrounds enabled them to forge their current careers in a niche industry Terminology including “landscaping” vs. “landscape …

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