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SashMob Historic Windows Hands-On Workshop

Historic Rehabilitation & Windows: When to Repair & When to Replace Webinar

Wednesday, June 9th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

This presentation looks at window repair and replacement for historic rehabilitation projects. Research, planning, window assessment, standards, and historic tax credits are reviewed. A broad range of window rehabilitation solutions are shown through case studies of historic projects.

This course is registered for 1 HSW LU through AIA.

Presenters

Mariangela Pfister – Mariangela Pfister, department head and deputy state historic preservation officer for technical preservation services, heads the Technical Preservation Services Department which manages the Building Doctor program, answers questions about care of older buildings, and works with applicants for the Federal Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit and the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. She has developed a wood conservation presentation, has written articles on preservation topics, and continues to work on a series of fact sheets entitled “Fast Facts” on common old-building maintenance issues. Pfister holds a master’s degree in history from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degrees in history, English, and secondary education from Capital University.

Chick McBrien – Chick, now retired, was a regional architectural manager for a national window manufacturer. His team was responsible for commercial and residential project development. His 45 years of fenestration field experience concentrated on historic preservation and commercial replacement. He has spent the last 25 years developing historic commercial window projects with design professionals in the US and has been involved in many Federal Historic Tax Credit projects. Chick has spoken at national, regional, and local events about windows in historic preservation. He has presented national webinars on the subject and provides continuing window education to many preservation groups.

 

 

Sash Mob! Windows Workshop

 

Thank You to our Partners

Join us August 2 – 3 for this awesome wood windows workshop weekend!

They’re caked with paint, riddled with cracked glass, drafty, and they’ve been stuck shut longer than you’ve been alive. If we’ve described the window situation in your historic house, then it’s time to do something about it, and we don’t mean replace them.

Continuing Education

This 2-day workshop series offers up to 14 AIA HSW continuing education credits in total!

Friday and Saturday Hands-On Workshop

If you’ve ever wanted to learn about making your old windows functional, energy efficient, or just more attractive; or, if you’re ready to tackle your own windows DIY project, but don’t know where to begin, then the weekend hands-on workshop is the answer for you! Over the course of two days, you will learn about:
– the basics of window anatomy,
– freeing up your stuck windows,
– installing weather stripping,
– repairing weight ropes and chains,
– cutting and replacing glass, and
– re-glazing window sash.

Find more information and register for the weekend HERE!

Event Location

This weekend workshop will be held at a property currently held by the Lucas County Land Bank,

Location:
625 Collins Street
Toledo, OH 43610

















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Revitalize Ohio Winter 2017

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Save the Windows Webinar

November 8th, 2017
1:00 – 2:00 PM

Join Heritage Ohio and Indow Window to learn why you should save your historic windows. Learn why historic windows are the best option for your old building and how restoration and weatherization can save you money on your energy bills.
Moreover, you will learn how you can become an advocate for historic windows. See what has been effective in other states and get others to join the cause to save old windows.
This webinar has been approved for 1.0 HSW AIA Continuing Education Credits.

Register for the webinar here. 

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Sash Mob! Windows Workshop

Thank You to our Partners

Join us May 19-21 for this awesome wood windows workshop weekend!

Heritage Ohio is partnering with Marsh Building Products, Marvin Windows and Doors, Habitat for Humanity Cincinnati, and Community Matters to teach window restoration while giving back to Lower Price Hill
They’re caked with paint, riddled with cracked glass, drafty, and they’ve been stuck shut longer than you’ve been alive. If we’ve described the window situation in your historic house, then it’s time to do something about it, and we don’t mean replace them. Heritage Ohio is excited to announce that we’re bringing old windows guru Jim Turner back to Ohio to help us conduct a #SashMob2017 in Cincinnati in May, and you’re invited.

Continuing Education

This 3 day workshop series offers up to 20 AIA HSW continuing education credits in total!

Friday Sessions

The sessions taking place on Friday the 19th will be classroom style and cover everything you need to know about wood windows, including how you can make them more energy efficient without replacing them and how to be safe when dealing with the potential of lead paint. Considering a restoration project? Don’t miss Chick McBrien, Marvin Windows and Doors, talk about research, planning, window assessment, standards, and historic tax credits with concern to historic restoration projects.
We will have window restoration specialist and National Trust Advisor Jim Turner, of Turner Restoration, talk about window restoration and will be available at the end of the day for an “Ask an Expert” session. If you have old windows that you would like to get advice on or an expert’s opinion about, please bring your pictures and your information with you to this workshop and ask Jim! He can answer your questions about both wood and steel windows. If you don’t need expert advice than you can join us for a tour of the Community Matters complex and learn about the amazing projects and work that this organization has been able to do in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood.
 

Find more information and register for Friday HERE!

 

Friday Night

Join Heritage Ohio and the Cincinnati Preservation Collective for a happy hour at The Mockbee! As part of the Sash Mob! Windows Workshop Weekend these preservation forces are teaming up to welcome the many preservation professionals from across the nation, who are coming to work in the great city of Cincinnati.  
The happy hour will start at 6 pm with a tour of this fantastic building and we will wrap up the night by 9 pm. After all, we have some windows to save the next morning! 

Saturday and Sunday Hands-On Workshop

If you’ve ever wanted to learn about making your old windows functional, energy efficient, or just more attractive; or, if you’re ready to tackle your own windows DIY project, but don’t know where to begin, then the weekend hands-on workshop is the answer for you! Over the course of two days May 20 and 21 you will learn about:
– the basics of window anatomy,
– freeing up you stuck windows,
– installing weather stripping,
– repairing weight ropes and chains,
– cutting and replacing glass, and
– re-glazing window sash.
Window restoration specialist and National Trust Advisor Jim Turner, of Turner Restoration, will lead the workshop.
 

Find more information and register for the weekend HERE!

 

Event Location

Friday’s sessions and portions of the weekend workshop will take place at  The Sanctuary at Community Matters. The majority of the weekend workshop will take place at two buildings nearby where we will be restoring windows on-site.
Community Matters- 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH 45204
 
 

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