Presentation given at Preservation Austin's Wood Window Restoration Workshop on January 29, 2013 by Meghan Kleon, LEED AP

1. Preserva'on
Aus'n
WINDOW
RESTORATION
WORKSHOP
Tuesday,
January
29,
2013

2. Photo:
Edi'ng
Luke

3. sustainable
design
historic
preserva'on

5. why
keep
wood
windows?

6. historic
value
character-­‐defining

7. durable
old
growth
wood
superior
quality

8. repairable
job-­‐crea'on

9. cost-­‐effec've

10. “Saving
Windows,
Saving
Money:
Evalua'ng
the
Energy
Performance
of
Window
Retrofit
and
Replacement,”
Na'onal
Trust
for
Historic
Preserva'on

11. saves
energy
Photo:
Edi'ng
Luke

12. {
Life
Cycle
raw
material
extrac'on
transporta'on
Assessment
manufacturing/produc'on
use
of
a
Building recycling
or
disposal

13. “Saving
Windows,
Saving
Money:
Evalua'ng
the
Energy
Performance
of
Window
Retrofit
and
Replacement,”
Na'onal
Trust
for
Historic
Preserva'on

14. wide
roof
overhangs
awnings
shuers
blinds,
shades

16. window
selec'on
• durable
{
sustainable
design
• locally
available
• salvaged
historic
preserva3on
• longevity
• regionally
appropriate
• in-­‐kind
replacement
From
Structural
Materials
in
Historic
Restora'on:
Environmental
Issues
and
Greener
Strategies,
APT
Bulle)n
36:
4,
2005

18. the
windows
Where
to
start?
aren’t
the
problem
Photo:
Edi'ng
Luke

19. where
air
escapes
from
a
typical
house
Based
on
data
from
Energy
Savers,
U.S.
Department
of
Energy
Illustra'on:
Blank
Space
LLC

20. current
energy
use
paerns
insula'on
levels
air
leakage
mechanical
systems
priori'ze
energy
efficiency
measures
Blower
door
test
during
a
home
energy
audit
Photo:
Hammer
and
Hand,
Portland

21. Eli
Whitney
House,
Connec'cut
Trust
for
Historic
Preserva'on
Headquarters,
prior
to
energy
retrofit
Photo:
Green
Star
Building
Performance
Contractors

22. reduce
air
leakage

23. agc
insula'on,
radiant
barrier
insulate
crawlspaces
seal
and
insulate
ducts
and
pipes
weatherstripping
add
appropriate
awnings,
shading
devices

24. restore,
don’t
replace.