WASHINGTON — To the myriad indignities suffered by Congress, including stagnant legislation, partisan warfare and popularity on a par with petty criminals, add this: the Capitol’s roof is leaking, and there is no money to fix it. The Capitol dome, the nation’s grandest symbol of federal authority, has been dinged by years of inclement weather,…
When planning exterior repair projects, project teams sometimes speak of 20-year repairs, 30-year repairs or even 50-year repairs. These are the anticipated life spans of the major repairs carried out, with the expectation that the repair work will withstand the elements of weather and material degradation for one or two generations. The reality is that…
Vertical Access Partner Kelly Streeter will be giving two presentations on May 24 this week. The first presentation at 11 am is sponsored by AIA Delaware and will take place in Smyrna, DE. This presentation, with Leila Hamroun-Yazid of Heritage Design Collaborative and Michael Luciani of Hill International, will examine a collaborative approach to “Facade Inspection and Maintenance.”…
The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Here’s their latest newsletter – Communique: The Latest News from APT!.
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On many Vertical Access projects, we work on roofs or the sides of buildings where there are radio frequency (RF) antennas. Part of our site-specific safety check always involves assessing the risk posed by RF antennas, and we have discussed Radio Frequency Safety in a previous newsletter article. In most of our projects the small…
In Rome’s Capitoline Museum are preserved portions of the Colossus of Constantine, a marble statue of the emperor who ruled over the Roman Empire in the beginning of the 4th century CE. The head of the statue, which depicts Constantine’s “Sacred Countenance” gazing over his earthly domain, measures nearly 8 feet tall. A bit closer…
By Kathy Jordan, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO Thursday, April 5, 2012 The hanging flume, of which 7 of its 13 miles clings to a red-rock wall along the San Miguel River in the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers canyons, might leave viewers wondering why and when this wooden structure was built. …However, except…
Hanging Flume reconstruction begins Wednesday By Ellen Metrick, Editor Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:29 PM CDT Workers on reconnaissance, rappelling from Hwy. 141, above the San Miguel River, to mark the 48 feet of the Hanging Flume to be reconstructed in a grand event next week. “You might call it historic reenactment, except that…
Jon Marcus, a writer for Product Lifecycle Stories, has just written an article on the preservation of one of the most famous sports venues in the world, Boston’s Fenway Park. Jon tells an interesting story about recent preservation efforts at the stadium, and relates that at one time the iconic ballpark was threatened with demolition.…
