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Preservation Trades Training in the Maintenance and Repair of Historic Structures – Post Event Photo Gallery

Workshop at Kōke‘e Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Instructs in Maintenance & Repair of Historic Buildings Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, presented a hands-on preservation trades training workshop, Maintenance & Repair of Historic Structures, on September 8 and 9 at Kōke‘e Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Kōke‘e State Park, Kaua‘i. The 2-day workshop brought together a diverse alliance of project partners and participants and included months of planning and coordination. In all there were 34 participants from Kaua‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, Oregon and California: 19 trainees, four apprentice assistants, five master carpenter instructors, two Secretary of the Interior-qualified historic architects, two HHF staff and two historic site staff members. The curriculum was designed to support traditional trade development and enhancement for carpenters and other construction trades. The participants represented a range of experience levels. The group included licensed carpenters and maintenance staff responsible for upkeep at historic properties; enrollees and graduates of carpentry apprenticeship programs; two historic homeowners and other professionals who work in the construction trades. DAY 1 of the workshop presented the framework for historic preservation introducing the Secretary of the Interiors Standards & Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties, lead and site safety awareness and a site tour of historic Kōke‘e CCC Camp to learn assessment and documentation methods. A small group exercise and report back putting this newfound knowledge into practice followed. DAY 2 was comprised of demonstrations and hands-on practice on how to repair double hung wooden windows and wooden siding while providing an overview of restoration materials and methods. Workshop instructors were extremely knowledgeable, possessed valuable skill sets in their respective fields, and presented information in a down to [...]

Wooden Window Workshop: August 5, 6, & 7, 2021

Are you an established carpenter, finish carpenter or recent carpentry apprenticeship graduate and want to learn about preserving, repairing & maintaining historic wooden windows? Then this workshop is for you! Broaden your skill set and help preserve a local historic building in ‘Ewa Plantation Villages. Receive hands on training with experts in historic wooden window repair. Broaden your skills in a specialty field of carpentry. Practice assessing, maintaining and repairing wooden windows for an existing building in need of repair. Receive a Certificate of Completion upon completion of the 3-day workshop. Receive a copy of Save America’s Windows by John C. Leeke. The workshop will be led by Lucien Swerdloff. Lucien is the program coordinator and an instructor in the Historic Preservation and the Computer Aided Design programs at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon. He earned Master of Architecture and Master of Science degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Lucien has organized numerous preservation workshops throughout Oregon and Washington and worked on the restoration of many historic structures. He serves on the boards of Columbia Pacific Preservation and the Lower Columbia Preservation Society, engaging in and advocating for the preservation of historic resources that contribute to history, culture, and sense of place. Day 1: Introductory, Safety, Site Preparation, Window Extraction Day 2: Window Sash Preservation and Restoration Day 3: Glazing, Painting, Jamb re-roping, Assembly DOWNLOAD FLYER WHEN August 5, 6 & 7, 2021 8:30am-4:30pm WHERE ‘Ewa Community Church Parish Hall 91-1258 Renton Rd, ‘Ewa Beach Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA Hawaii) Workshop Space 94-487 Akoki St, Waipahu The workshop is [...]