WORKSHOPS
Upcoming Workshops
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Historical Façade Lighting: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned
This webinar will present various historical buildings and how their often detailed facades are illuminated. The presenter will provide frank insights on the design process, budget, and installation challenges.
March 25, 2021
01:00 PM in Eastern Time
Lighthouses, License Plates, and Grants: How the Michigan SHPO helps Protect Our Lighthouses
This webinar will provide a brief history of Michigan’s lighthouses and describe how the SHPO monitors work at lighthouse sites through historic preservation easements, section 106 reviews, and other programs. It will also provide an in-depth description of the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program (MLAP) grants funded through the sale of the Michigan Save Our Lights specialty license plate.
April 22, 2021
1:00 PM in Eastern Time
A Better Way to Assess the Capacity of Our Wooden Built Heritage: Guide to the Structural Evaluation of Existing Timber Structures
This session will benefit engineers and investigators directly involved in structural assessments and also owners, architects, and builders wishing to understand the process better and hire the work done well.
May 6, 2021
1:00 PM in Eastern Time
Practical Preservation Workshops
These workshops are designed to educate historic home owners and commercial building owners on the benefits of historic preservation. The participants will gain a profound understanding of restoration techniques and methods, at the same time, discovering invaluable ways to save money.
Workshop participants will gain the knowledge and skills they need to perform masterful restorations as well as a greater appreciation for the cost-effectiveness of historic preservation.
- Don’t pass up the opportunity to learn the valuable trades of:
- Building Assessment 101
- General Maintenance for Historic Buildings
- Masonry Maintenance and Repair
- Plaster and Stucco Repair
- Porch Repair
- Weatherization
- Window Restoration and Repair
Understanding Preservation Practices
- Historic Preservation can be confusing.
- What do designations mean?
- How do I research my historic property?
- Are there incentives to rehab and preserve?
- Understanding Historic Designations
- Researching Your Historic Building
- Preservation Incentives For Nonprofits and Communities
Realtor Education Workshop
Join the Michigan Historic Preservation Network for this workshop to equip Realtors and real estate professionals with tools to help market and sell older homes. Learn how to communicate the value of owning a historic property to your clientele!
Continuing Education: The workshop offers two elective CE credit hours.
- Topics include:
- Different Types of Historic Designation
- Historic Districts and Property Values
- Current Market Trends
- Identifying Historic Architectural Styles
- Researching Historic Information
- Marketing Historic Buildings
For more information, please call us at 517.371.8080
or e-mail MHPN Field Representative Mallory Bower at Mbower@mhpn.org