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Preparing You For the Next Disaster Webinar

NCPTT will be offering a free webinar "Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Resources: Preparing You For the Next Disaster" on May 22-23 from 9 am -12 pm central. The webinar will […] More

Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

On October 2012, the National Park Service Park Cultural Landscapes Program launched its program website (http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/). This site is designed for broad audiences as well as preservation community members, to […] More

Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

Climate change (Call to Action #21, “Revisiting Leopold”) and NPS workforce collaboration and training (Call to Action #31, “Destination Innovation”) were fused in February 2013 with a workshop on cultural […] More

New Guidance Published for Installing Solar Panels on Historic Properties

TPS published new online guidance for Solar Panels on Historic Properties to showcase successful projects that have added solar energy systems to historic buildings, districts, and landscapes. The guidance will […] More

Web Catalog Increases Access to NPS Museum Collections

The National Park Service (NPS) Museum Management Program has re-launched its Web Catalog museum collections website. This project is an ongoing initiative that supports the Director’s Call to Action #17, “Go Digital” […] More
 
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Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics: Peoria, IL

On January 12, 2011 By Sean Clifford
NCPTT
NCPTT has partnered with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Springdale Cemetery Association to offer Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics in Peoria, IL. This cemetery basics workshop is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. This one day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, and proper cleaning techniques. The maximum participant is set at 40 students.
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Green Preservation: A LEED Technical Review and Exam Preparation Workshop

On January 12, 2011 By Sean Clifford
USGBC
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 preservation in planning the built environment. NCPTT will offer Green Preservation: A LEED Technical Review and Exam Preparation Workshop. This three day workshop will prepare participants to take the LEED Green Associate Exam. The instructor will be Donna Isaacs, LEED AP, graduate of University of Florida and Miami-Dade College.
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Ft. Livingston, Grand Terre Island Field Report (2010-03)

On December 31, 2010 By Carol Chin
Location 2, inside the southernmost casemate. The cooler temperatures inside the casemate allow the oil to become more viscous so that it remains on top of the wet sand. Note the tabby walls with brick quoining in the background. (Photo: NCPTT, Carol Chin.)
NCPTT staff visited Fort Livingston, Grand Terre Island, on June 16, 2010 to evaluate the condition of the structure and the amount of oil contamination; to conduct field tests on cleaning methods; and to collect oil, water, and oil-contaminated sand samples for further testing in the laboratory. The amount of oil and area of contamination were documented in field notes and through associated photographs.
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Preservation of Historic Iron and Steel in Bridges and Other Metal Structures (2010-04)

On December 31, 2010 By Sean Clifford
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In the restoration of historic metal structures engineers and preservationists are often confronted with the decision to repair or replace historic metals. The Preservation of Historic Iron and Steel in Bridges and Other Metal Structures project demonstrated an alternative to the destruction of important elements of the historic fabric and addressed the urgent need for greater awareness and more widespread expertise in preservation techniques for historic metals.
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What’s Out There: An Interactive Catalog of Designed American Cultural Landscapes (2010-01)

On December 31, 2010 By Debbie Smith
2010-01
Spanning more than two centuries of American landscape design, What’s Out There is the only free, Wiki‐style database focused on the nation’s landscapes and landscape features, and is searchable by landscape name, type, and/or style, landscape architect and/or designer, and/or location. It is designed for use by tourists and heritage travelers; local residents; park, garden and landscape aficionados; historians, landscape architects, planners and other specialists; and the general public.
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Preservation Architect Named Chicagoan of the Year

On December 27, 2010 By Andrew Ferrell
Gunny Harboe
This video describes the work of preservation architect Gunny Harboe who has been named a 2010 Chicagoan of the Year by ChicagoMag.com. Harboe has been restoring some of Chicago's iconic buildings since being involved with the rehabilitation of the Rookery in 1992.
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International Stonework Workshop and Symposium, 5-14 January 2011

On December 21, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
The Symposium will include the Third Lithic Olympic Games, including such events as a dry stone walling competition and a "wheelbarrow steeplechase" (seen above). Photo curtosey of The Stone Foundation.

The Stone Foundation and STONEXUS will hold their 2011 International Stonework Symposium January 11-14, preceeded by an Architectural Stone Carving Workshop and International Dry Stone Walling Workshop held January 5-10 in Ventura, California.

For more information or  to register, visit http://stonefoundation.org/symposiums/2011symp/2011.html

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USGBC Seeks Public Input on LEED

On December 21, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
The First Regiment Armory Annex in Portland, Oregon was the first building on the National Register to achieve LEED Platinum Certification.
The U. S. Green Building Council recently released a draft update on its LEED rating system and is seeking public input by January 14, 2011.
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Online Exhibit: Every Tree Tells a Story

On December 20, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
Olmsted Parks and Parkways, Louisville, KY. Photo © Bob Hower, courtesy the Cultural Landscape Foundation.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation recently launched an online exhibit based on their 2010 Landslide: Every Tree Tells a Story traveling photography exhibition. The exhibit features 25 images of 12 different locations in the US and Puerto Rico. Landslide, first issued in 2003, is the Foundation’s annual compendium of significant at-risk parks, gardens, horticultural [...]

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