{"id":16704,"date":"2023-06-01T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consigli.com\/?p=16704"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:40:36","slug":"naomi-doddington-featured-on-good-day-d-c-to-highlight-historic-preservation-month-and-meridian-hill-park-exposed-aggregate-concrete-restoration-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consigli.com\/naomi-doddington-featured-on-good-day-d-c-to-highlight-historic-preservation-month-and-meridian-hill-park-exposed-aggregate-concrete-restoration-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Doddington Featured on Good Day D.C. to Highlight Historic Preservation Month and Meridian Hill Park, Exposed Aggregate Concrete Restoration Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Historic Preservationist Naomi Doddington was recently featured on two segments of Fox 5 D.C.\u2019s morning news program, Good Day D.C.<\/a>, to highlight May as Historic Preservation Month and discuss Consigli\u2019s exposed aggregate concrete restoration work at Meridian Hill Park, which employed modern technology with a thoughtful, artistic approach.<\/p>\n As an expert in historic preservation and project manager on the Meridian Hill Park project, Naomi offered detailed insight into the team\u2019s careful and complex restoration of existing concrete aggregate \u2013 a medium of construction pioneered by craftsman J.J. Earley in 1915 \u2013 as well as the installation of more than 13,000 square feet of new exposed aggregate paving to match the park\u2019s original finish.<\/p>\n Given that no quarry ever produces the same stone twice, in order to restore the park\u2019s original exposed aggregate, Consigli analyzed the composition of the aggregate\u2019s stones and used that scientific analysis to develop the correct size, color and shape of new stones that were then collected from the field to match the existing materials. This method of preservation employed modern technology while keeping a thoughtful and artistic approach to the park\u2019s restoration.<\/p>\n In addition to showcasing the construction and restoration work, Naomi also shared her professional background and her unique career path as a woman in construction.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve always loved history and old buildings, and the stories behind places, but I didn\u2019t know about historic preservation when I was growing up. I started as an architecture major in college, then went over to the theater department, and I have a degree in set design. I taught school for a little while, and then I started thinking, what do I really want to do with the rest of my life? And I thought, I want to do something with history and old buildings, so I got my master\u2019s degree in historic preservation, came over to construction management, and I have loved every minute of it.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Click here to watch Naomi\u2019s first Good Day D.C. segment<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here to watch Naomi\u2019s second Good Day D.C. segment<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n