[MassHistPres] Window Actions and Resources

[Marcia Starkey]

Does this list also include a basic reminder of the difference between older 
building technology and the closed envelopes of new ones and the REAL energy 
sinks i.e. attic, chimney etc.? Marcia Starkey, Greenfield
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Kowalski" <CKowalski at concordnet.org>
To: <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:52 AM
Subject: [MassHistPres] Window Actions and Resources


> Other points to consider including in a historic window "most endangered
> historic resources" submission:
> - the durability of older wood vs. today's plantation-grown,
> cellulose-dominant wood,
> - the longevity of repaired windows vs. replacements,
> - a list of regional individuals and firms who restore wood windows (I
> maintain a list for the Concord HDC and would be happy to share it),
> - the thermal comparison information from the Vermont Division for
> Historic Preservation that Christopher Skelly provided to the listserve
> in November 2004
> - information from the session on Windows and the Energy Code presented
> by Michael Payne and Thomas Riley at the 2004 Massachusetts Historic
> Preservation Conference
> - cost of replacement windows vs. heating fuel savings
> (See, for example, Cornell Cooperative Extension,
> http://www.significantelements.org/significant_elem_windows.htm "to
> realize this annual $114 savings I would need to invest $8000 in vinyl
> replacement windows...Spending $8,000 to save a little over $100 per
> year is not a good method for saving lots of money on heating bills. And
> vinyl windows will subtract from the beauty of my older home, rather
> than add to it as my older windows do. In addition, there are other less
> expensive options available to me for reducing loss of heat through my
> older windows."
> - the beauty and aesthetics of authentic windows vs. the blind, dead
> appearance of replacements.
>
> I would be happy to contribute to, or collaborate on, the research or
> writing of a submission.  It seems as though it's only a matter of time
> before there are no authentic windows left.
>
> Carol Kowalski AICP
> Project Planner
> Town of Concord
> 141 Keyes Road
> Concord, MA 01742
> (978) 318 - 3290
>
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