[MassHistPres] FW: Window actions and resources

[Carroon, Jean]

-----Original Message-----
From: Carroon, Jean 
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:40 PM
To: 'Cupfish Cupfish'; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: RE: [MassHistPres] Windows discussions on this Board

Regarding doing something.

Susan Hollister from our office had a great idea yesterday.  "We" should
nominate windows as one of the Ten Most Endangered by the National Trust
as well as PreservatiONMass.  I am looking into this.  

There are two important gatherings of preservation and environmental
sustainability advocates in the fall.  The first is the National Trust
Town Meeting on Sustainability that is occurring in Pittsburgh the day
before the National Preservation Conference, and the second is a
symposium in MN in November jointly sponsored by the AIA (Amer.
Institute of Architects) Committee on the Environment and the AIA
Historic Resources Committee.  I am sure windows will be a topic at both
these events.  

Resources - 
The Assoc. of Preservation Technology (APTI) Bulletin of Spring 2005,
Vol. XXXVI, No. 4 is available for purchase through www.apti.org and is
a special issue on sustainability and preservation. Articles address a
number of issues included one by NY architect Walter Sedovic and his
associate Jill Gotthelf  "What Replacement Windows Can't Replace: The
Real Cost of Removing Historic Windows". 

I have copies of 4 power point slides used by architect, Mike Payne of
The Jones Payne Group, in the presentation that he gave at the MA
statewide preservation conference in 2004 that compare the qualities of
different window systems including restored windows to the MA Energy
Code. The listserve doesn't allow the pdf attachment, please contact me
and I will send it individually.

And last, Donovan Rypkema, gave a fabulous speech at the National
Preservation Conference last year about the economics of preservation
including windows.  It was reprinted in the Fall 2005 issue of the
National Trust Forum Journal. I don't know if the speech is available on
the web, but I have just ordered the latest edition of his book, The
Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide.

Jean Carroon AIA LEED
Principal for Preservation 
Goody Clancy



  

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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Cupfish Cupfish
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:27 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Windows discussions on this Board


I think it's worthwhile to summarize the action items from the recent 
threads on windows:

1) Support the appeal of the court decision in Springfield allowing
vinyl 
replacement windows in an historic building, and

2) Compile accurate information for historic building owners with regard
to 
restoring vs replacing old windows.  This would include costs,
maintenance, 
longevity, types of restoration, resources, and reasonably appropriate 
replacement windows.

In completing item #2 you make progress toward finishing item #1.

Does the MHC provide research, writing and or any kind of help producing

these kinds of documents?   If not, who does?

Our group possesses broad and deep knowledge about preservation, and we
have 
come to a statewide concensus that "somebody needs to do something" to 
better protect remaining original fenestration.  I would hope there is
an 
organzied way to accomplish a task.

Thoughts?

Anne Kornitsky
Oakham, Massachusetts
508 882 3777


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