Steel windows were extremely popular in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for a number of reasons. The structural strength of steel…
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The protests over the past year have been successful in inspiring at least one change: The commercial construction industry will be forced to enter a new…
Sometimes trends in the construction industry are reflected in the strangest of places. I read an article about how the H&M clothing store is struggling and…
When you work on the preservation of historic properties, it is always exciting to discover some hidden artifact preserved for decades. Recently while I was removing…
I have always had a proclivity for dwelling on the positive. It is probably some “half-full” mentality that was drilled in my head as a child.…
Last weekend, I was hanging out on the porch of preservationist Bob Yapp’s 1859 mansion in Hannibal, Mo., which he has meticulously restored into the Belvedere…