[MassHistPres] replacing windows question

[Garrett]

Marcia,

Go to buildingsciencs.com and search in their information area, they are a really good resource. One thing to be thoughtful of is different expansion and contraction rates of materials!

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Garrett Laws
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Copper & Slate, Inc. 
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On Aug 6, 2010, at 10:17 AM, "Marcia  Starkey" <mdstarkey at crocker.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> The Town of Greenfield is planning to replace its Town Hall 1950s windows of wood with fiberglass sash and frames and   insulating polyethlyene closed cell glazing under a state-funded energy grant.
>  
> The National Register building is 1870s and 1950s brick probably over Isaac Damon's 1848 frame 2nd Franklin County Courthouse.  The specs say only that a high quality sealant will be used at the edges.
>  
> Can anyone tell me if there are special challenges with a masonry building for such a project?
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> Marcia Starkey, chair
> Greenfield Historical Commission  
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