REALM Project update: Test 5 Underway

We are in this together!

Condition Assessment Tools for Aid in Disaster Response and Recovery

Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

NCPTT prepares for the next inland oil spill

Spotlight on NCPTT Research

Discovering the consequences of fire suppression choice

NCPTT's Research

The REALM Project and NCPTT

Research serving Archives, Libraries, and Museums

James Orr Brings New Experiences to Training

NCPTT Staff

NCPTT’s New Visual Information Specialist, James Barry

NCPTT Staff

Simeon Warren Gives Keynote at Graduation

NCPTT in the Spotlight

Fire Suppressants and Cultural Resources

Eldredge Joins NCPTT Materials Conservation Team

Trump Administration Invests $202,660 in Preservation Technology and Training Grants

2020 PTT Grants Announced

Proceedings of Preserving U.S. Military Heritage

World War II to the Cold War

Recursos Culturales y El COVID-19

La Preservación en la Práctica: Desastres

COVID-19 Basics: Re-Entry to Cultural Sites

Preservation in Practice: Disasters

COVID-19 Conceitos Básicos: Desinfecção Patrimônio Cultural

Preservação na Prática: Desastres

Cultural Resources and COVID-19

Preservation in Practice: Disasters

NCPTT Materials Conservation Fellowship

Fire Suppression on Cultural Resources

When the Rust Settles, Convert It

Graphic Story: Rust Converters

2019 Internship Opportunities

Preservation Science at Work

Historic Building Materials and Flood Waters

NPS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Collaborate on Research

NCPTT to Solidify Partnership

Deputy Director Travels to France

How to Take Mold Off Papers and Objects

A useful video from the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin

Wide Area 3D Profilometer

What's New at NCPTT

2018 NCPTT Internship Opportunities

Apply Now!

Mesilla Valley Preservation Develops Salt Kit

2015 PTT Grant Results

Professional Techniques for Drying Books After a Flood

From the NCPTT Grant Archives

2017 PTT Grants Announced

Technology You Can Use

Modernizing Plant Records Management in National Parks

NPS, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Modeling Environmental Change Effects to Coastal Sites

Sonoma State University

Enhancing the What’s Out There Database

Microbial Impacts on Archeological Collections

Southern Methodist University

Preserving Aerospace Heritage on Outdoor Display

U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Museum Foundation

Structural Deterioration Modeling

University of Arkansas

Protective Treatments for Western Red Cedar Shingle and Shake Roofs

Washington State Parks and Recreation

Integrating Technology for Montana’s Historic Cemeteries and Sacred Sites

Montana History Foundation

Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Archeological Materials

Louisiana State University and A&M College

Rapid Midden Assessment

Gulf Archeology Research Institute

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Viewshed Project

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Using Forensic Methods to Study Historic Rifle Data

Colorado State University

Modeling Performance of Historic Wood Framed Facades

Drexel University

Looking Back on the PTT Grants Program

Twenty-three Years of Progress

New NPS Preservation Brief #48

Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries

2016 Preservation Technology and Training Grants Across the Country

2016 Awards

Striegel Receives Keck Award

for Education and Training

Spectral Imaging for Conservation: NCPTT’s Newest Workshop

Conservation Science Series

Paper Selection for A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Coming Soon!

Adaptive Reuse of the American Zinc Building and Other Works

Part of the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Material Matters

part of the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

2015 PTT Grants: Additional Awards

Three additional grants awarded

Low, Light and Livable: From Modern to Ranch in Arkansas, 1945-1970

Investigating and Understanding the New York State Pavilion’s Tent of Tomorrow and Observation Towers

Mid-Century Commercial Modernism: Design and Materials

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Identifying the 1950s Ranch House Interior as a Cultural Resource

Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic at the Fair

No Thermal Break, No Problem: Upgrading Kahn’s Stainless Steel Windows in the Richards Building

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

An Engineer’s Approach to Forecast the Long-Term Effects of Environmental Thermal Cycles on the Aluminum Works in the Artillery Sheds at the Chinati Foundation

Mid-Century Modern Featured in Science Matters Broadcast

Study of the Gateway Arch Stains

Preserving the Gateway Arch: Evaluating Fire Protection and Life Safety Conditions Using a Performance Based Analysis

A presentation at Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Gateway Arch Stainless Steel Weld and Surface Discoloration Evaluation

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Material Change: Attenuation to Significance

A Presentation from the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

New Contexts: Preservation Challenges of Modern Era Design

A presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

The Farnsworth House

A presentation from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposim

St. Louis’ Mid-Century Modern Architecture: The Matter of Materials

A Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium Presentation

Separating Baby from Bathwater: Conflict Resolution in Modern Materials, Systems & Form

Restoration and Replication of Steel Elements at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

The Knapp’s Centre: 1930’s Art Moderne Icon Reinvented

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

NCPTT Announces 2015 PTT Grant Awards

Progress in Preservation

Investigating the Visible Stains on the Stainless Steel Skin of the Gateway Arch

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

A Manual for Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Landscapes, Phase 2

2015 PTT Grant

Field Kit and Methodology for Salt Detection in Adobe

a 2015 PTT Grant

Probablistic Modeling of Energy Use and Air Quality in Historic Buildings

a 2015 PTT Grant

Real-Time Detection of Trespass at Archeological Sites

a 2015 PTT Grant

A Mobile App for Recording and Submitting Historical Resources Data

a 2015 PTT Grant

Enhancing Historic Landscape Visualization

a 2015 PTT Grant

High Performance Nanocomposite Coatings for Metal Conservation

a 2015 PTT Grant

Using Eularian Video to Study Cultural Heritage Materials

2015 PTT Grant

The Space Age in Construction

PTT Grant Requirements Explained

Press releases, images, and reports

The Development of Bronze Shield

From concept to reality with the help of NCPTT

Highlights from the 2015 Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

St. Louis, Missouri April 13-16, 2015

2014 Louisiana Annual Preservation Conference

Our Louisiana: History-People-Places

NPS Cultural Resources Advisory Group visits NCPTT

Focus on NPS Resources

National Council for Preservation Education Inaugural Conference

Bringing Preservation Knowledge Together

A Stitch in Time

Teaching Children about Sewing Heritage

Abrasive Cleaning of Grave Markers

Answering Questions About Cleaning With Powertools

Mid-Century Modern Structures Call for Posters

Materials and Preservation

Monuments Men and Modern Day Heroes

Protecting art for future generations

Disaster Planning

How to create a disaster plan

2014 International Symopsium on Archaeometry

NPI presents 2013 cemetery workshops

Comparing Digital Photogrammetric Methods for Preservation Documentation

Online Communities for NPS Employees

Grants Deadline Extended to November 15!

Highlights from the 12th Stone Congress — Part II

NCPTT Research at International Stone Congress

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

Highlights from the 12th Stone Congress

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

Important Notice Regarding 2013 PTT Grants!

Two Additional 2012 PTT Grants Awarded

2012 National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Technology Fair

News: Payment Management Changes for Grant Recipients

The 2013 PTT Grants Program and Grants.gov

Update on the 2013 Preservation Technology and Training Grants Program

Preservation in Your Community Event Highlights the Best of 2012 Preservation Research and Activities

NCPTT’s 2012 Interns Stretch Their Skills

Thin-Section Petrography Workshop a Success

John Pojman, LSU Polymer Expert, Visits NCPTT

Reflectance Transformation Imaging Workshop, July 16-19, 2012

Preservation of Human Dental Surface Micro-Topography with Three-Dimensional Non-Destructive Digital Imaging (2012-01)

DISASTER: Center for Heritage Conservation’s 13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium, College Station, TX, February 24-25, 2012

Assessment of Handheld Multibeam Sonar Imagery for the Study of Submerged Cultural Resources (2011-04)

A Century of Design in the Parks: Author Guidelines

Federal Employees Application

A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preservation Efforts Underway at the Tomb of the Unknowns

RIT Assistant Professor Receives PTT Grant to Design Historic Preservation Video Game

Preparations for Hurricane Irene

What to Do When Disaster Strikes Historic Cemeteries

Protecting Archeological Objects from Crude Oil

Best Practice Recommendations for Cleaning Government-Issued Marble Headstones (2011-17)

NCPTT Sponsors New Orleans Cities of the Dead Seminar at the AIA

As-Built: Documentation of CCC-era Buildings, Structures and Landscapes at King’s Mountain National Military Park as Planned vs. Practiced

A Century of Design in the Parks Poster Session

The Civilian Conservation Corps and New Mexico State Parks: An Early Partnership with Lasting Effects

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Adaptive Reuse of Several Buildings within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (SUCR) Visitor Center Complex Historic District

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Government Rustic in Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Rethinking a Landscape Preservation Framework for the Developed Headquarters of Badlands National Park

Poster presented at A Century of Design in the Parks

A Century of Design in the Parks Poster Session

June 21, 2016, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Drury Plaza Hotel

A Splendid Sunset of Craftsmanship: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Public Realm

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks

Challenges and Approaches to Preserving the Civilian Conservation Corps National Historic Landmark District and the Frijoles Canyon Archeological District, Bandelier National Monument

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Assessing Effects of Climate Change on the Cultural Landscape: A Dual Approach

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Designing the Parks: Formative Years and Risk Taking Revisited

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Power and Process of Creating Independence National Historical Park in Urban Philadelphia – Details Matter

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Second Century: Modernizing Park Buildings for the Next 100 Years

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Development of the NPS Standard House Plans and Adaptations: The Early Seminal Designs, the Standard Designs, and their Modification

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Survival of Mission 66’s Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

PANEL: Mission 66, the Navajo Lake Visitor Center, and New Mexico State Parks: An Unexpected Convergence

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Texas Wildfires: Bastrop State Park and Beyond

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

A Century of Earthen Architectural Conservation in American Southwest National Parks

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Modern Architecture and Preserving the Historical Milieu: Richard Neutra’s Gettysburg Cyclorama and Visitor Center

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Lessons from Alcatraz: The Concrete Preservation Institute’s Preservation-first Approach to Concrete Repair and Maintenance in the Context of Career Skills Training for Military Veterans

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Modern in the Mountains: Rustic Reinterpreted at Jackson Lake Lodge

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Building on Dragons – Saving a Mission 66 NHL – the Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Assessment and Preservation of Mission 66 Visitor Centers

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Solving the “Recreation Problem”: The Development of the National Recreation Area

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Landscape Processes and Cultural Resources: Shifting Perspectives to Protect Mendocino Woodlands

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Indigenous Influences on National Park Service Design and Planning

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

“Supremely Ugly Museum:” Art Moderne at Ocmulgee National Monument

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Restoring the Two-Step: Illuminating Texas Dance Terraces

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Built Sturdy, Left Fragile: State Parks after the New Deal

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Rocks, Logs and Circular Perfection: Design Parameters and Processes for Constructing Outdoor Theaters in the Nation’s Parks during the New Deal

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Effects of Climate Change on the Long-term Deterioration Trends of Wood in Cultural Heritage

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Many Glacier Hotel – The 100-year Rehabilitation

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Emerging Technologies: Their Evolution and Limitations within the Fields of Cultural Landscape Preservation and Interpretation

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preservation, Innovation, and Education: Exploring the University Design Studio as a Platform for New Thinking in Resource Protection, Treatment, and Sustainability for the Next 100 Years

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preserving the Denali Park Road: Ninety Years of Challenge and Perseverance

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Blue Ridge Parkway: Exemplifying the Evolution of National Park Service Planning and Design

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Perpetuating the Thrill of the Old-Time Road: A Historical Perspective on Park Road Preservation

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Money Can’t Fix Everything: Facility Management Funding at the Flagstaff Area National Monuments

A Century of Design in the Parks

Finding Significance in Park Cultural Resources

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Park Historic Architecture Program Comes of Age with the Historic Preservation Act of 1966

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

A Better Picture of the Past Using New Technologies

Material, Building Type Or Beauty – What Makes Preserving Brutalist Architecture in Buffalo So Hard?

Structural and Material Evaluation of Thin Shell Concrete (Hyperbolic Paraboloid) Structures in the Pacific Northwest

Form Concrete, Establishing Common Ground

Modernism at Risk

Study of Stains and Markings on the Gateway Arch in St Louis

Building Better NPS Cemetery Management Policies

Looking through Corrosion: A Workshop On Eddy Current Analysis for Cultural Heritage

Hands-on Preservation and Conservation: NCPTT Materials Research Program 2009 Annual Report

FAIC launches Conservation Wiki

Six ways to improve your chances of getting a PTT Grant

Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art: Thoughts from an NSF Workshop co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Northwestern University

The Aftershock of Economics Meets Conservation Online

Cemetery Restoration Resources

Dynamics of Participatory Conservation: The Kamehameha I Sculpture Project

NCPTT completes Historic Congressional Cemetery Monuments Study

Documentation of Timbisha Shoshone Traditional Cultural Sites Using Video and GIS Technology

NCPTT Awarded Second Consecutive Fuller Award from APTI

NCPTT holds sixth Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop

Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual

Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Federally-Issued Headstones

New Custom Polymers Technology

Development of a Handheld Metal Tester Using Eddy Current Technology

Removal of Graffiti from Brick Masonry Buildings

Interactions Between Air Pollution and Limestone

Vacancy Announcement: Preservation Scientist

Development of a Rapid Indicator of Biodeterioration of Historic Stone

Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual (2007-10)

Stopping the Hands of Time: 9 Tips for Cemetery Preservation

Standard Practice for Determining the Components of Historic Cementitious Materials (2002-20)