Window Dressing

Release Date: Thursday, October 27th 2011

Own a historic property in DC? Listen up. The city’s Historic Preservation Review Board will adopt final guidelines today on the technical and aesthetic considerations for window repair, replacement and design. The new rules, Window Repair and Replacement: Preservation and Design Guidelines, outline the preservation and design principles applied to review this kind of work, thus ensuring all changes are compatible with a property’s historic character. Also covered: the environmental and sustainability implications of these repairs and replacements; links that property owners can use to learn more; and a directory of contractors specializing in preservation work.