In 2007, we tentatively opened NCPTT’s first account in a social media landscape that was home to very few people talking about heritage. That’s all changed in 2011, and I’m thrilled for the opportunity to help others learn to take strategic advantage of the conversation and connections the social web has to offer with “Digital [...]
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The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the University of Pittsburgh’s Architectural Studies Program, and Carnegie Museum of Art will hold a symposium exploring strategies for preserving and interpreting iconic modern house museums in celebration of Fallingwater’s 75th anniversary:
“When he designed Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright abandoned conventional notions of building and living. New materials and technologies permitted unprecedented experimentation, while [...]
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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 LEED preparation workshops to promote the joint consideration of sustainability [...]
The effects of oil spills in terrestrial and marine environments are a growing concern globally, but understanding and mitigating these effects is a top priority at NCPTT.
Bone is a material with which most of us are familiar. Bone is made up of a combination of proteins: minerals like calcium and potassium: and vitamins. Bones are [...]
The Center for Historic Plants (CHP), established by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 1987, is looking for volunteers to assist with general horticultural duties and maintenance, as well as seed packaging, potting, and plant propagation. Volunteers may also assist with educational programs and special events.
CHP is charged with the mission of collecting, preserving, and distributing historic plant varieties. [...]
The Stephen T. Mather Training Center is collaborating with the National Center for Preservation and Technology Training to hold a course on “Preservation and Treatment of Park Cultural Resources.” The event will be hosted at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches, La., April 18-22, 2011.
This 40-hour course is a competency-based curriculum is [...]
Get focused on a Summer Internship at NCPTT. Here’s your chance to get hands-on experience in: archeology and collections, architecture and engineering, historic landscapes, materials conservation, and IT and marketing.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a $360,000 three-year grant for preservation research to the University of Southern Mississippi, Hybrid Plastics, and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). The research team is developing new stone strengtheners, also called consolidants, based on the latest advances in polymer science.
“This National Science Foundation grant [...]
Can chemistry lead to better understanding of archeological objects? Ask Dr. Evan Peacock from the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University. With funding from NCPTT, Peacock is using an analytical technique called Laser Ablation-inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyzing spoons made of freshwater mussel shell. Spoons like these were used to smooth pottery [...]
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The National Park Service Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/HistoricAmerican Landscapes Survey) have announced the new Leicester B. Holland Prize, 2011: A Single-Sheet Measured Drawing Competition. This competition, open to both students and professionals, recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to HABS, HAER or HALS [...]
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