This commentary is by Alex Tolstoi, a preservation consultant and carpenter who founded Vermont Property Preservation Consultants. Snow is melting, the sap is running, and uncovered heads and hands ...

A few years after their installation, the putty used to hold the glass in the window (glazing) and door frames started cracking and falling away, leaving parts of the glass exposed. What could be the ...

Following tests conducted in January 2024, asbestos was discovered in the exterior window caulking and glazing putty of 1901–Laughlin Hall, prompting the University to contract an asbestos abatement ...