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Rudy Christian

Blogs from Rudy R. Christian, a founding member and past president of the Timber Framers Guild, and a founding member and executive director of the Preservation Trades Network. Read his full bio here. 

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The Value of StewardshipRudy Christian
A Gathering of the Trades: Timber Framers GuildRudy Christian
The Place for Trades in a 3D Printed WorldRudy Christian
Here We Are Again…..AgainRudy Christian
Rudy Christian: Tools of the TradeRudy Christian
Rudy Christian: A Good Reason to Talk to MyselfRudy Christian
Which Came First: Teaching or Learning Trades?Rudy Christian
So Now What?Rudy Christian
Whatever It Was, It’s GoneRudy Christian
Are Tradespeople the Canary in the Cultural Coal Mine?Rudy Christian
So, Why Don’t We Build The Way We Used To?Rudy Christian
Paradoxes of the Preservation ParadigmRudy Christian
Can we see our Conservation Goals when we are Focused on the Distractions?Rudy Christian
Is “Preservation” Why Buildings Fall Down?Rudy Christian
Does Davis-Bacon Belong in Historic Preservation?Rudy Christian
The Replacement Value of Traditional BuildingRudy Christian

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