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Dear Ron,   We at Efficiency Vermont, the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation want to share with you a tip sheet that was just produced by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Historic Wood Windows and two guides for reducing energy use in homes and buildings available from [...]

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Dear Ron, Thank you for the clarification your provided the Front Porch Forum.  I feel vindicated.  In 2001 we purchased a 160 year old house, and did exactly as you have recommended despite the number of people encouraging us to put new Marvin’s all over the house.  It is good that the general public is helped [...]

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A lot has been said over the years about the aesthetic and economic value of historic preservation but lately the media has been talking about the real benefits of preservation and how the values and actions undertaken by so many people for years is in fact helping to “green” the planet. When we undertake work [...]

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WINDOW RESTORATION By Zoe Richards, Catherine St, zrichard@uvm.edu Tue, 05 August 2008   Hi All – Greg’s post looking for new window recommendations made me want to share our experience when faced with the same window problem.  When we bought our house a few years ago, we assumed we needed to replace the windows.  Most [...]

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Dear Ed. Although I applaud the Mayors intentions at reducing his carbon foot print, and am thankful that he is bringing attention to the many ways that we can all reduce our impact on our environment, I am afraid that his intention to replace his windows with “new tighter” windows will fall far short of [...]

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I think the Free Press would do well to give equal time to both sides of the “historic preservation” issue.

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It is the time to decide whether Burlington adopts a conservation ethic that supports and encourages sustainability and regard for our heritage or supports the continued development status quo with its disposable new vs. old, planned obsolescence mentality that fills our landfills.

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