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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Steve Jordan of Pain in the Glass

Leave a Comment / Skilled labor shortage, Why Preservation Matters, Window Glass / By Danielle Keperling

On this week’s episode of the Practical Preservation Podcast Danielle spoke with Steve Jordan of Pain in the Glass. Danielle and Steve discussed the advantages of marketing even when business is booming, the evolution of preservation, and the labor shortage currently affecting the preservation trades. You can find Steve’s business and his books online at: …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring John Lindtner of Building Preservation Services

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic preservation and restoration education, Local Preservation, Why Preservation Matters, Window Glass / By Danielle Keperling

This week we spoke with John Lindtner of Building Preservation Services about his journey from an MBA grad to a restoration specialist and the importance of preserving historic windows. You can find John on Facebook or his website, and contact him by phone at 302-983-4056 or by email at buildingpreservationservices@gmail.com.

VETERANS DAY: Pennsylvania’s Preserved Military History

2 Comments / cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Federal Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, History education, Museum, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

VETERANS DAY – A day to honor those who served. This day has been observed in some form for a century, but preserved structures of all kinds – from memorials, to monuments, to buildings – provide tangible evidence of that observance, solidifying the impact of veterans’ actions in the conscious memory. Visiting these physical traces …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Bill Callahan of PA SHPO

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, cultural assets, Economic benefits of preservation, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Local Preservation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Preserving a building, Saving a building, State Preservation, Sustainability, Tax, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

Bill Callahan, the Western, PA Community Preservation Coordinator for the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO is a bureau within the PA Historical and Museum Commission) in Pittsburgh, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the state organization’s myriad services. We covered multiple topics, including: Bill’s background, including how exposure to the negative impacts of …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Briana Grosicki of PlaceEconomics

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, architectural salvage, Community Preservation, Economic benefits of preservation, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic streetscape, Inclusivity, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintaining your historic home, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Rehabilitation, Salvaged materials, Why Preservation Matters, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

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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LABOR DAY: Preserving its meaning, sustaining our workforce

Leave a Comment / cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Economic benefits of preservation, Historic Preservation, Iron work, Local Preservation, Museum, Preservation and Economics, Skilled labor, Skilled labor shortage, State Preservation, Tradesman, Tradespeople, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

LABOR DAY – although it was yesterday, we feel it’s timely to discuss it. Now known as the unofficial end of Summer, a time for store sales, or an extra long weekend for some. But the history and meaning behind the day represent the struggles of laborers in the American workforce, and collective issues that …

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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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PRESERVATION MONTH PART 1: Why Preservation Matters

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Community Preservation, Federal Preservation, Historic Preservation, Preservation and Economics, Preservation Month, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

PART 1 PRESERVATION MONTH 2020 SERIES It is officially Preservation Month. In honor of this, we’ll be sharing a series of blog posts specifically related to preservation and the spirit behind it. But, what does preservation mean? And where does Preservation Month come from? As to its formal inception, the National Trust for Historic Preservation …

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