The MIT Department of Architecture’s Building Technology Program and the Boston Society of Architects will hold a symposium on the deign and preservation of contemporary and historic wood structures
This symposium will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Continuing education credits will be available.
For more information and registration:
http://network.aia.org/events/eventdescription/?CalendarEventKey=5e2a581f-d0c6-42bd-8c61-35f87c0fd419
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 are made [...]
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Technology & Conservation, MIT Department of Architecture–Building Technology Program, and the Historic Resources Committee of the Boston Society of Architects/AIA are hosting a symposium/training program that will examine “the basic material properties of glass, the role of thermal, mechanical, structural, and chemical properties on
performance and durability, and the effects of environmental conditions on both traditional
buildings [...]
Knowledge of material properties, reactivity and history can be crucial to conservation treatment success and safety.
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