90% of every construction dollar is spent on older buildings, because of this we believe that it is important to improve the nation’s built environment by rehabilitating and maintaining existing structures.
Read more →The initial version of the courses was offered as a 2-day workshop at the 2003 Association for Preservation Technology International Conference in Portland, Maine. In June 2004, the courses were expanded and offered in Natchitoches, LA as part of the NCPTT’s first Summer Institute.
Read more →The NCPTT partnered with Michael Henry, PE, AIA, and Sam Harris, PE, RA, JD to develop 4 course modules.
Read more →Architecture and Engineering is always seeking out partnerships to aid us in progressing our mission of expanding and disseminating knowledge about preservation of historic structures.
Read more →The experience in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscored the limitations in current approaches for documenting and assessing heritage resources in a postdisaster context.
Read more →Historic buildings are valued as cultural artifacts that tell us important information about the past. Historic buildings, almost by definition, predate modern construction standards.
Read more →On May 23, NCPTT’s Architecture and Engineering program partnered with Barrett Kennedy of LSU College of Art and Design to document Front Street in Natchitoches, Louisiana, using a high-resolution digital camera. The City provided a hi-lift and a mobile traffic barrier.
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The Heritage Education Initiative is an endeavor of the National Park Service to bring the American experience alive to our children, creating an appreciation and understanding of the peoples, places and traditions that have shaped our nation, through innovative methods of teaching and learning.
Read more →NCPTT’s oversight committee, the PTT Board, met in Natchitoches, La., April 4-5.
Read more →PTT Grant MT-2210-03-NC-05, Thin-Section Petrography of Cultural Materials: Comprehensive Resource and Training, Publication, Dr. Chandra Reedy, University of Delaware, Museum Studies Program.
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