Have you ever wondered what kind of metal that object was made of? Or perhaps you needed to read the inscription of a coin that was corroded. Maybe you have a laboratory with a limited research budget and need to study a collection of firearms. NCPTT is researching new applications for an old technology: Eddy [...]
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Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning Training
NCPTT staff members recently received three days of in-house training on the organization’s new Konica-Minolta Vivid-9i laser scanning camera. NCPTT is exploring a variety of preservation applications for the new equipment, including the creation of virtual collections, accurate [...]
LEED has become an industry standard for demonstrating the “sustainability” of new construction and rehabilitation projects. While LEED is not the only rating system for buildings at this time it is the most widely used in the United States. The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training is offering this LEED preparation workshop to promote the joint consideration of sustainability and historic [...]
Read more →Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan, will present a three-day workshop on March 8- 10, 2010 to introduce restoration processes of historic metals using electric arc welding, heat straightening, and hot riveting processes. This workshop was funded in part through the PTT Grants program.
Registration cost for one day is $125 or attend all three days for $325. [...]
December is a time for celebration and reflection, and I’m doing plenty of both as 2009 draws to a close. NCPTT’s website and social media content are being featured in several media outlets right now. But as the world radically changes the way it communicates, we’re wondering: how can NCPTT improve the way it serves you online?
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Historic wrought iron and steel bridges are being replaced at an alarming rate. Those that remain are often rehabilitated using inappropriate techniques or are downgraded for limited highway traffic or pedestrian use. Lansing Community College in Lansing, Mich., is using a PTT Grant to develop and provide training based on modern and historic technologies to address the national need for preservation expertise in preserving historic metal truss structures.
Read more →2009 Award Entry Announcement
The Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) invites entries for its’:
John Wesley Powell Prize (Historic Preservation)
The award alternates annually in recognizing excellence in the fields of historical display and historic preservation. Entries submitted in 2009 should be for historic preservation projects completed in 2008–2009 by or for units of [...]
The 2010 PTT Grant proposal submissions closed as of 11:59:59 PM central time on October 15, 2009.
Read more →Washington, D.C.—The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) has launched a new wiki website based on a digital version of the conservation catalog literature. The site, www.conservation-wiki.com, was made possible by a generous grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT).
In 2008, FAIC was awarded [...]
