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NCPTT 2013 Interns: Advancing the Center's Mission

The 2013 NCPTT interns will share their knowledge and gain new skills during the ten-week internship program.  They will undertake laboratory research, record podcasts for our website, assist in curriculum […] More

ICCROM Heritage Conservation course in Rome

  ICCROM – the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property – is now offering a course on Conservation of Built Heritage. The course […] More

"A Manual for the Environmental & Climatic Responsive Restoration & Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana" available for download as a free PDF

Architect Edward Jon Cazayoux begins “A Manual for the Environmental & Climatic Responsive Restoration & Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana” with a simple idea from Henry David Thoreau: “What’s […] More

"Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook" available online

  The ”Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook” is available for a free PDF download from Louisiana State University’s Sea Grant Law & Policy Program. A print copy is available for $5 as […] More

Summer Intern Adventures: Melrose Plantation

This summer, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training has four interns spending 10 weeks in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The four of us are from each from different areas – […] More
 
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Preparing Historic Buildings and Sites for a Disaster

On October 29, 2012 By Sarah Jackson
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. (www.photolib.noaa.gov)
If any substantial changes are planned to prepare a historic building for a disaster please refer to the Secretary of Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Structures and check with all local and state authorities before making any changes.

This article provides information on disaster preparedness in the face of floods, high winds, hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes.
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NCPTT’s Updated Condition Assessment Tools Aid in Disaster Response and Recovery (2012-12)

On October 29, 2012 By Mary Striegel
Structures like the historic Long Memorial Methodist Church in Cordova, Ala. are being assessed using NCPTT's updated forms.  The church was damaged by the deadly April tornado.  Photograph courtesy of FEMA.
NCPTT has released updated Building and Site Condition Assessment forms and a database for use in documenting the devastating effects of natural disasters on historic properties.

FEMA’s Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Program are already putting these tools to good use to document effects of the April tornado outbreaks throughout Alabama.
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Health and Safety in Disaster Preparedness

On October 29, 2012 By Sarah Jackson
Mold hazard in a historic New Orleans home post Hurricane Katrina.
The health and safety of people before, during and after a disaster should always be the top priority. Possessions can be replaced. People cannot.

Ready America and FEMA provide information on preparing yourself, family, home, and business for disasters.

Being prepared can save time and lives when a disaster is imminent.
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NCPTT Research at International Stone Congress

On October 24, 2012 By Mary Striegel

NCPTT’s Jason Church and Carol Chin presented research at the International Stone Congress on Wednesday, October 24.  Church presented a comparative cleaning study for fragile marble monuments after pretreatment with hydroxyl conversion treatment.  The purpose of this work was to develop a treatment methodology for the Arsenal and MaComb Monuments found in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, [...]

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New York Public Library Conservation at the 12th International Stone Congress

On October 24, 2012 By Mary Striegel

Wednesday morning’s  session opened with two papers on the conservation of the New York Public Library.   The latter presentation focused on the conservation of the sculptural elements from the Library.

 

The New York Public Library — marble deterioration and conservation, Mark Rabinowitz and John Carr

This talk highlights the existing conditions and scope of [...]
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Highlights from the 12th Stone Congress

On October 23, 2012 By Mary Striegel

The role of clay minerals in the deterioration of stone was the focus of two papers in yesterday’s session of the 12th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone. Here are the highlights.

“Hydric Swelling of Clays in Brownstone” Timothy Wangler, Elaine Ngo, and George W. Scherer.

Timothy Wangler discussed how swelling pressures  of [...]

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Greetings from the 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, New York

On October 23, 2012 By Mary Striegel

This week I have the opportunity to attend the 12th International Congress of the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone at Columbia University (October 22-26, 2012). I’m excited to learn more about the research and conservation efforts that have been going on for the last four years since the last Congress. New research ideas are swirling [...]

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NCPTT Sponsors Cannon Carriage Workshop

On October 23, 2012 By Andrew Ferrell
Student works on cannon carriage

The National Center recently joined the Christman Company in supporting a Preservation Trades Network workshop to rebuild carriages for two reproduction 18 lb. Revolutionary War guns at Fort Sumter National Monument. The participants, mostly students from the Read more

Monitoring Using Laser Scanning – Case Study of Watts Towers

On October 22, 2012 By Jason Church
Gray

This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

 

Monitoring Using Laser Scanning – Case Study of Watts Towers

This paper will explore the use of laser scanning as a part of a controlled survey to measure movement of buildings and structures [...]

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NCPTT’s Conservation Team Sources Copper

On October 22, 2012 By Tad Britt
Demonstrating pXRF to Museum Visitors

On October 20, 2012, Jason Church, Curtis Desselles, and Tad Britt—National Center for Preservation Technology and Training—demonstrated copper sourcing using Native American copper fragments from the Gahagan site located in Louisiana.  The team brought the portable x-ray fluorescence instrument, which identifies elemental analysis.  This technology allows for “fingerprinting” the sample, which can then be compared [...]

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