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Substitute materials: Weighing pros and cons in exterior restoration

Construction Specifier

While repairing and salvaging existing materials is generally regarded as the first choice when addressing deterioration in exterior restoration projects, replacing some amount of material is often unavoidable. Restoration—depicts a property at a particular period of time in its history, while removing evidence of other periods.

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Exterior Restoration Work on Bowdoin College’s Coles Tower is Recognized

Construction Superintendent Magazine

for its outstanding work to restore Coles Tower at Bowdoin College. The “2015 Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for Restoration” specifically acknowledged the company’s craftsmanship and engineering to repair the exterior of the building.

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Tender race starts for £95m Victoria Tower repair job

Construction Enquirer

A formal contract notice has been issued for the restoration work on The Palace of Westminster’s tallest tower. Significant repairs were last undertaken to the 99m-tall tower in the early 1990s but the exterior masonry of Victoria Tower is now deteriorating and represents a health and safety risk.

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Best Government/Public Building: Connecticut State Office Building Renovation

ENR Construction

The team preserved and restored the iconic Indiana limestone exterior of this 350,00-sq-ft, 1931-era Hartford, Conn. landmark with Art Deco features while the interior was fully gutted and renovated to create a modern office layout for state employees. .

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A manse makeover: The Dahod Family Alumni Center at the Castle

BD+C

This adaptive reuse of a historic Tudor-Victorian mansion required a complete exterior restoration, the installation of a new commercial kitchen and HVAC system, and an extensive expansion of the BU Pub.

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High-performance coating systems

Construction Specifier

Restoring original design intent after decades of façade damage. Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to a just-like-new condition designed to last for over 20 years. Photos courtesy Stuart Dean Company. by Christopher C. Incorvaia.

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Choosing between restoring or replacing cracked, spalled, and displaced brick facades

Construction Specifier

By Luke Niezelski, PE, and Stephen Holland PE Restoring brick facades plays an essential role in reusing existing building stock. Conversely, some designers may call for the full replacement of an assembly, when salvaging and restoration is possible. Image courtesy Brick Institute of America, Tech Notes 18A.