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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

The broadcast for Preparing for the Next Disaster has concluded. Once transcripts and closed captioning have been completed, we will place the videos online. Thank you for your participation. Should […] 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 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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University Concludes 100-year Concrete Study

On December 20, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
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The University of Wisconsin at Madison recently wrapped-up a research project begun in 1910 to examine the long-term performance of concrete samples stored under different conditions. When Owen Withey, a professor of mechanics at the university, began his study at the turn of the last century there had been little scientific research of concrete and [...]

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NCPTT, Southern Miss and Hybrid Plastics Collaborate to Study Stone Strengtheners (Podcast 26)

On December 7, 2010 By Jeff Guin
Derek Patton discusses the POSS system with NCPTT Scientists during a visit to USM

In this edition of the Preservation Technology Podcast, we join NCPTT’s Jason Church as he speaks with Derek Patton, Assistant Professor in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi. NCPTT is partnering with USM and Hybrid Plastics on a National Science Foundation grant to advance [...]

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Building Better NPS Cemetery Management Policies

On November 19, 2010 By Mary Striegel
A view over Vicksburg National Cemetery shows differences between recently cleaned headstones and those that will soon be cleaned.

A view over Vicksburg National Cemetery shows differences between recently cleaned headstones (in foreground) and those that will soon be cleaned (in background).

The National Park Service is defining new best practices for the care of the national cemeteries it manages.  NCPTT serves as a technical adviser [...]

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Call for Abstracts: Why Does the Past Matter?

On November 19, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
man looking through window
The UMass Center for Heritage and Society and ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation (ICIP), is organizing an International Conference entitled Why Does the Past Matter? Changing Visions, Media, and Rationales in the 21st Century to be held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, May 4-7, 2011.
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Timber Framers Guild Apprenticeship Program

On November 17, 2010 By Sean Clifford
Timber Framers Guild
The Timber Framers Guild, a 501-C3 educational association, has registered and implemented a U.S. Department of Labor certified Apprenticeship Program. Timber framing is a multi-disciplinary carpentry trade and its many aspects will be taught as part of the Guild apprenticeship program. One segment of this broad based education covers both the living timber framed architectural heritage, and necessary preservation methodologies.
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Webinar: Submerged Cultural Resources

On November 15, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
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A free webinar session at the 29th International Submerged Lands Management Conference will address cultural resources. This session will cover issues surrounding the assessment of injury and damage to submerged cultural resources from oil or chemical spills, groundings, looting or any other man-made impact. The speakers will discuss the various methodologies that are [...]

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Conversations on Sustainability at the 2010 APT Conference (Podcast 27)

On November 15, 2010 By Jeff Guin
NCPTT

Welcome to the Preservation Technology Podcast. The show that brings you the people and projects that are advancing the future of America’s heritage. I’m Kevin Ammons with the National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. In this edition of the podcast, we join NCPTT’s Jeff Guin from the 2010 Association for [...]

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Course on Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage, 2011

On November 12, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
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ICCROM, in conjunction with the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, will present a course on managing and reducing risks to cultural heritage. The course is designed for a maximum of 30 participants and is targeted to conservators, architects, archeologists, archivists, conservation scientists, collection managers, registrars, curators (in [...]

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Call for Presentations: “Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Preservation Projects”

On November 1, 2010 By Ed FitzGerald
Virtually indistinguishable solar slate roofing tiles present the question, "are these appropriate?"

The Association for Preservation Technology Northeast Chapter is sending out a call for presentations for the February 4, 2011 Annual Symposium to be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The topic that presentations are to address is The Use of Substitute Materials for Historic Preservation Projects. The Symposium would like to explore the decisions that [...]

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