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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
Kate Allen, President of Allen Architectural Metals, discusses how she and her team preserve, repair, or replicate historic metal and how they determine which course of action to take.
ISSUE #51 WINTER 2024/2025
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Preserving History with Passion
Kate Allen of Allen Architectural Metals Shares Expertise on Cast Metal Restoration On September 10, 2024, Skyline Restoration had the...
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The Journey to Excellence
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FISP and the Climate Mobilization Act
As building owners strive to
comply with the FISP, they need
to keep in mind that the 2020
NYC Energy Conservation Code
(NYCECC), a wholly n
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A state-of-the-art hall opens at LGA’s terminal B
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FISP Cycle 9 Starts on February 21, 2020
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