Charitable Contributions Resuscitate a 100-year-old Mansion for a Second, More Energy-efficient Life
With a mission dedicated to volunteerism, fundraising, community service and outreach, the members of the Fortnightly Club, Summit, N.J., probably never anticip... Read more.
Assess Buildings’ Resilience to Natural and Manmade Threats
We live in a scary world. The broad reach of today’s 24-hour news outlets and the increased connectedness resulting from the ubiquitous use of social media ma... Read more.
Coming Soon: retrofitTV.com
If you’ve had the opportunity to flip through your May-June issue, you may have noticed us touting retrofitTV.com, our robust video player that will allow... Read more.
Citizens Live in Massachusetts’ State Parks While Rehabbing Historically Significant Buildings
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Boston, manages 450,000 acres of state parks that include beaches, campgrounds, dams, islands... Read more.
Public Opinion Ensures a Round Barn Remains True to Its Historic Design
Nestled under Hood Mountain in the Sonoma Creek Watershed lies Santa Rosa, a small city in California’s famous wine country that nourishes its citizens as muc... Read more.
An Iconic Train Station Proves Old Doesn’t Mean Obsolete
With the help of modern technology and genealogy websites, many Americans can trace their family trees back to the first ancestor who set foot on U.S. soil. But... Read more.
retrofit’s Website Is a Wonderful Extension of the Magazine
I wish I could say I am able to walk through every building about which I write. Out of the hundreds of buildings I’ve written about during my career, I’ve ... Read more.
A Building-wide Glass Retrofit at the Empire State Building Is Completed as Part of Traditional Upgrades
Contrary to popular belief, there is no highbrow technology needed to achieve a successful energy-efficiency retrofit, and the Empire State Building’s 2009-10... Read more.
Spring Brings Warmer Weather and Retrofits
Spring is finally in the air! Living in Chicago, I wait what seems like nine long months of cold, icy, snowy (did I mention cold?) winter for spring to arrive. ... Read more.
Scott Sklar Is a Straightshooter When Discussing Clean Energy
Scott Sklar could be the “poster child” for the clean-energy industry. He has been in the field for more than 35 years, getting his start in the U.S. Senate... Read more.