On this last day of September, things are abuzz at the HPLO office and in preservation circles around the state. We’re putting the finishing touches on a special synopsis report of the 2011…

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As a member of the Historic Preservation League of Oregon, I have a favor to ask. The following may be a bit long-winded, but should be somewhat comprehensive.

 

I am also a member of the planning committee for the Association for Preservation Technology's upcoming symposium on sustainable preservation, (a mouthful?)

 

 The committee has put together a Decision-Making Matrix relating to sustainable retrofits of historic buildings. We are looking for a good example…

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The last couple days us at the HPLO office have been working hard to make sure our members receive their quarterly Field Notes newsletter by week’s end. If you haven’t got yours in the mail yet (remember, you have to be a member to get the hard-copy), here’s what you have to look forward to:…

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Drew and I are still on the storm window trail, just took a brief detour to attend to appliance and electronics malfunctions. Why do these things always happen in bunches?

Our second estimate came in. This one is from a local contractor whom we've never used before. They came very well recommended, so we had high hopes, but the estimate came in at $25,000!  Remember, the first estimate was around $5,000 and that included cool storms with screen inserts.

This extreme variance in…

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Summer has taken an abrupt halt (whether a hiatus or the annual hibernation, we can’t tell yet) across much of Oregon, but in the preservation world that isn’t always such a bad thing. Anyone who’s had experience surveying historic properties knows that as much as Oregonians love their trees, leaves do a great job concealing historic properties. With… Continue

Well, this week we’ve decided to do it again. Because of the volume of preservation activities happening around the state (not to mention the 70-some people who visited last week’s post), we wanted to put it…

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Over the past two years, the Historic Preservation League of Oregon has worked to spread the preservation story beyond the bricks and mortar of this state’s great historic buildings to the businesses, communities and people who make it happen. We’ve tweeted … Continue