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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring William Woys Weaver food historian and author

William Woys Weaver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his research into food history and how it lead him back to his grandparents garden and forgotten heirloom seeds.  This episode combines my love of food and history.  The intersection of the two tells our collective stories and reflects the values of the time period …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Gina Douty of Gina M Douty, Historic Preservation Consulting

Gina Douty joined the Practical Preservation podcast to share with us her over 30 years of historic preservation experience.  Having worked in both the public and private sectors she brings a variety of experiences and knowledge to the discussion (we had a great conversation after we finished the recording about her early experiences as a …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Sharon Hanby-Robie of Home by SHR

Sharon Hanby-Robie joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss her interior design philosophy, her new brand of home furnishings “Home by SHR“, how color influences our emotions (it is the second strongest emotional trigger with scent being the first). Throughout her over forty year career in interior design Sharon has ‘reinvented’ herself many times (successfully) …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Michael Cuba of the Timber Framers Guild

Michael Cuba from the Timber Framers Guild  joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss: Timber framing, of course, but also the differences between modern and repair/preservation techniques.  I had never thought about building timber frames in earthquake prone areas…they have the engineering figured out for that! Learning using hand tools to insure you understand how …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Lauren Dillion of Master of Plaster

Lauren Dillion of Master of Plaster joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss: Her introduction to plaster as an art form The different types of plaster (I really didn’t know there were so many) – lime (there are different types of lime!), gypsum, and clay Lauren answered all of my lime wash questions Plus you …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Robert Young, PhD of University of Utah

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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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring John Stahl of Next Generation Systems

John Stahl of Next Generation Systems joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his epoxy system, preservation contracting experience and services, plus his window evaluation program of surveying, documenting, and providing recommendations to building owners. A Practical Preservation first – John launched his new product ‘on the air’ – cold weather epoxy for wood: Contact …

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Practical Preservation Podcast with Danielle and Jonathan discussing our listeners old house maintenance questions

This week on the Practical Preservation podcast Jonathan and Danielle answer the older home maintenance questions posed by our listeners. Water infiltration through masonry walls – how it is getting in to the building and damaging the mortar, options to stop storm water, and why is your plaster crumbing Paint – preparation is key, lead …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Greg Huber of Eastern Barn Consultants

Greg Huber from Eastern Barn Consultants and Past Perspectives joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss: How barn styles varied from region to region  What makes barn construction unique The type of barn Danielle had never heard of We also discussed the services Greg offers documenting barns and researching house histories, the barn tours and …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Judith Broeker of Adventures in Preservation

Judith Broeker from Adventures in Preservation joined the Practical Preservation podcast for this episode. AiP is a non-profit organization that promotes heritage tourism by combining travel, new skills, and community intuitive. They organize travel to various locations (in the United States and Europe scheduled for 2019) to work with skilled craftspeople on a preservation site …

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