[MassHistPres] USA Today blog on windows and survey

[Nancy Dole]

What an annoying "survey". The only good response is to ignore it.

Nancy Dole
WTHDC

On 5/28/2010 1:01 PM, Tucker, Jonathan wrote:
>
> As a hunter and gun owner, I get hyper-simplified, leading ‘surveys’ 
> like the one mentioned below every other week from organizations like 
> the NRA and various regional gun rights groups.  Such ‘surveys’ are 
> deliberately designed to narrow the range of potential responses to 
> the universe of possibility most closely reflecting the world view and 
> interests of those doing the surveying.  They are a profoundly cynical 
> and dishonest approach to public opinion sampling and they contort the 
> public dialogue on any issue of importance.  They should be exposed to 
> the air and waved about as an example of deliberate dishonesty.
>
> */Jonathan Tucker/*
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> *From:* masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] *On Behalf Of *Weiss, 
> Lorraine (PEB)
> *Sent:* Friday, May 28, 2010 10:01 AM
> *To:* 'masshistpres at cs.umb.edu'
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] USA Today blog on windows and survey
>
> Hello all-
>
> Yesterday’s National Trust newsfeed highlighted a short but horrifying 
> little article about replacement windows followed by a one-question 
> survey about whether the replacement windows are really better.  The 
> vote yesterday was 80% against old windows.  Please take the time to 
> go to the article and cast your vote: 
> http://www.windowanddoor.com/article/talk/pushback-historic-replacement-market
>
> The author believes that the argument is only about “appearance” and 
> not another approach to being “green,” but she is asking for feedback.
>
> -----------------------------
> “So after reading the USA Today blog, I'm left wondering if appearance 
> is really that important to historic enthusiasts that comfort and 
> energy efficiency carry no weight.  With all the options manufacturers 
> now offer to produce historically-accurate windows, can we not have 
> both? *Please share with me * 
> <mailto:clewellen at glass.org?subject=historic%20preservation>what 
> you're seeing in the historic and older building market. Are the views 
> expressed in the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the 
> "National Window Campaign" common?  Should old windows be saved? Are 
> we too quick to replace? Or do old buildings need today's windows to 
> keep functioning? Let's talk....”
>
>
> --------------------------------
> The article was in response to a USA Today blog that mentioned the 
> Trust’s campaign for windows.  A brief quote indicates that the editor 
> of BuildingGreen remains unconvinced:
>
> "Hold on. Not so fast!," the letter says, arguing that older windows 
> can be "nearly as energy efficient and their retrofit not nearly as 
> costly as buying new ones." It recommends window repair and storm 
> windows instead.
> Do you agree or is the group fear-mongering?
> "The historic preservation community is... often too unwilling to 
> consider energy improvements to historic buildings when those changes 
> will affect the building's appearance," says Alex Wilson, executive 
> editor of BuildingGreen, <http://www.buildinggreen.com/> which 
> publishes online and print guides.
> "If we don't make our buildings affordable to operate," he says in an 
> e-mail, "they are more likely to become obsolete and get 
> replaced--which defeats the goal of 
> preservation."----------------------------**
>
> How about that?  Those fear-mongering preservationists!  There blog 
> post is at 
> http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/05/preservation-group-launches-campaign-against-new-windows-for-old-homes/1#uslPageReturn
>
> Regards,
> Lorraine
>
> Lorraine E. Weiss
>
> Historic Preservation Planner
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