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DVD

Simple steps to working windows : how to rehabilitate double hung wooden windows

Call Number

  • H DVD 690.1823 S6122 (CEN)

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Edition

Full screen version.

Performers

Speakers/instructors: Robin Adair, Marc Ferraro, Steve Stier.

Publication Information

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Act Naturally Studios, c2010.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded instruction sheet : ill. ; 24 x 18 cm.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Simple Steps to Working Windows was filmed in Kalamazoo, Michigan, during the first of several window rehabilitation workshops held by the City of Kalamazoo and the Michigan Historic Preservation Network. During that initial workshop, twelve contractors were trained. Subsequent training was held for contractors and homeowners.

In Michigan, 20 percent of the housing dates from before 1950, therefore, a number of houses have wooden double hung windows. With the current emphasis on energy efficiency, many people consider replacing wood windows. This, plus the need to retrain workers converged to convince the city of Kalamazoo, the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, and the State Historic Preservation Office that Michigan needs more professionals who know how to repair existing wood windows. With a federal Certified Local Government grant from the State Historic Preservation Office, the city of Kalamazoo partnered with the Michigan Historic Preservation Office to train contractors.

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