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Fresh bloom in St. Albans | Burlington Free Press | burlingtonfreepress.com

July 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

Fresh bloom in St. Albans | Burlington Free Press | burlingtonfreepress.com. Some great press for Jim Cameron and the Saint Albans House project. We had the pleasure of helping out on this facade restoration and providing Green Mountain Windows for an authentic recreation of the lost details.

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Tags: Champlain Valley Millworks · energy efficiency · lead paint · Value-Added Historic Preservation · Wanamaker Restoration · windows

TALKING: Windows; To Repair, Restore or Replace?

March 16th, 2011 · No Comments

By ANDREE BROOKS Published: November 12, 1989 Sign In to E-Mail Print Single-Page FROM almost every source – television, radio, direct mail and print ads – homeowners are being bombarded with promotions for thermal-pane replacement windows. A homeowner with an aging house and no restrictions on exterior modifications can find all this quite tempting. The […]

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Tags: Champlain Valley Millworks · energy efficiency · Value-Added Historic Preservation · Wanamaker Restoration · windows

Champlain Byways “Ask an Expert” about architecture

March 1st, 2011 · No Comments

 Having been asked the question “What do you like about the Champlain Valley’s architecture?” I responded… …the thing I find most interesting about the buildings of the Champlain Valley, is how well represented every style and type of architecture is. From the historic high style Victorians to vernacular farmhouses, all the way through the post […]

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Poor Old Windows!

January 30th, 2011 · No Comments

Dear friend, Cast aside…Rejected… Craving your attention as you look RIGHT THROUGH THEM! What did beautiful, old windows ever do to deserve such heartless treatment? As you read this, homeowners across America are ripping innocent, unsuspecting, character-rich, older and historic windows out of their homes; casting them aside for new models. http://www.savethewindows.org Their despair is […]

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Even more on windows from the National Trust

August 30th, 2009 · No Comments

 Richard Moe talks again about efficiency and sustainability and the role of preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/september-october/presidents-note.htmlWe look forward to the results of this long term study about the energy efficiency of original windows.

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LinkedIn discussion, Historic Restoration and Preservation group

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

“How do you feel about replacing original windows in historic building with new in the name of “energy efficiency”? “Why do they call them replacement windows? Because you have to replace them in 15 years.” As an architect specializing for over 30 years in historic renovations and the “greening” of historic homes, I have never […]

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Storm Windows & Energy Efficiency

July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

LinkedIn Groups Group: Historic Restoration and Preservation Subject: New comment (15) on “How do you feel about replacing original windows in historic building with new in the name of “energy efficiency”?” July 1, ’09 I just talked with Andy at Green Mountain Windows and learned that on June 15 the feds changed the performance standards […]

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How to Restore an Old Window

April 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Stay tuned for a video on “How to restore and maintain old windows.” 

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