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WHAT IS APT?

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Membership in APT provides exceptional opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas.

APT members, who hail from more than 30 countries, include preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, developers, educators, historians, landscape architects, students, technicians, and other persons directly involved in the application of methods and materials to maintain, conserve, and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation.

The international, interdisciplinary character of APT - with its outstanding publications, conferences, training courses, awards, student scholarships, regional chapters, and technical committees - makes it the premier worldwide network for anyone involved in the field of historic preservation.

APT LA 2009: November 2-6, 2009

Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
Preservation in the City Without Limits
Call for Papers — applications available January 2009
Call for Student Papers — applications available February 2009
Registration information — open for registration May 2009

The Preservation Technology Primer

The Preservation Technology Primer is a new guide to preservation practice with articles of cutting-edge technologies, preservation theory, and innovative solutions from leading international practitioners. The Primer brings together 52 of the best articles that have been published over the past 40 years in the APT Bulletin, the leading technical journal for professionals in historic preservation. This new publication is an important ready reference for those entering the field and provides a much-needed text for preservation-technology courses in academic programs and in training and education programs for crafts and trades.
To order a copy of the Preservation Technology Primer, download the order form now.

The Preservation Technology Primer


December 16, 2008 Guide to Best Practices in Preservation Technology Released The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) has recently published the Preservation Technology Primer, a compilation of 52 of the best articles published over the past 40 years in the APT Bulletin, the leading technical journal for professionals in historic preservation. This new publication is an important reference for those entering the field and provides a much-needed text for preservation-technology courses in academic programs including training and education programs for crafts and trades. It features articles on cutting-edge technologies, preservation theory, and innovative solutions from leading international practitioners. The Primer also serves as a refresher for seasoned professionals and provides an excellent reference for continuing-education programs and courses for practicing architects, engineers, conservators, contractors, crafts and trades professionals, historians, landscape architects, and other professionals involved with preserving historic structures and sites. The Preservation Technology Primer addresses a widespread need for a reliable source of information about innovative preservation technologies and provides a reliable reference for professionals. Preservation theory, the first section of the primer, features articles that illustrate the philosophies underlying decisions that professionals make in every preservation project, from evaluating old bridges to assessing embodied energy. The second section traces construction from the eighteenth century up to the recent past, with articles and case histories on methodology, structural evaluation, masonry, investigative techniques, windows, paint, twentieth-century buildings, and sustainability. The final section covers archeology and cultural landscapes. Preservationists Robert A. Young, Michael F. Lynch, Kyle Normandin, and Hugh C. Miller contributed introductory essays. Editor Frances Gale has an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and has worked as an architectural conservator on preservation projects throughout the United States. Ms. Gale is a faculty member at the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches materials conservation in the Historic Preservation Program. She has been an APT member for more than 25 years and has served on its Board of Directors since 2006. The Preservation Technology Primer was published by the Association for Preservation Technology International. Founded in 1968, APT is the premier cross-disciplinary organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. The Preservation Technology Primer was published with the assistance of Mount Ida Press, Albany, New York. Mount Ida Press has been editor and publisher of the APT Bulletin since 1991. Preservation Technology Primer Readings from the APT Bulletin Frances Gale, Editor Association for Preservation Technology International 385 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches ISBN 978-0-920746-10-3 Paper, $45.00 (APT member); $50.00 (non-member) 2008 Click here to download the APT Primer Order Form	APT Bulletin articles showcase cutting-edge preservation techniques, as well as innovative applications of established restoration technologies.	Communiqué, APT's electronic newsletter, enables APT members to exchange preservation information, publicize their news and awards, share project experience with colleagues, post calls for papers, and submit preservation queries to the readership.	Click here for the latest available positions posted on apti.org.

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