Preserve Design, LLC is involved through all phases of work on historic properties.  Primary responsibilities include building pathology, historic research, historic tax credits, certificates of appropriateness (required by cities of Milwaukee and Madison for local landmarks and projects in historic districts), condition assessments, repair treatments options, and implementing design and facility upgrades to work with the current building program without comprising the integrity of the historic fabric.  This work includes properties designated and not designated as historic landmarks - understanding a traditional building material is key to executing long-term repair.  Like materials attract – dissimilar materials repel.

 

 

Preserve Design, LLC is interconnected with the network of regional preservation professionals which is critical when pulling together project consultants and seeking out solutions to atypical building issues.  Many of the projects we’re involved in range from 50 to 250 years old and require approval by review boards such as the National Park Service, Chicago Landmarks, Landmarks Illinois, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, City of Milwaukee, and Wisconsin Historical Society.