29 September 2008 by NCPTT
Publications
AIC Disaster Response and Recovery - The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works has information on wet recovery of family heirlooms, salvaging water-damaged textiles, and saving photographs after a flood.
An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood (PDF, 9.1MB).
Comparing Mass Drying and Sterilization Protocols [...]
29 September 2008 by NCPTT
A Litany of Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Things that Can Happen After the Disaster.
Randy Silverman.
ATC-45 Field Manual: Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Wind Storms and Floods.
Applied Technology
Council (ATC).
The following publications are available for download on the ATC web site:
ATC-45 Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessment Form
ATC-45 Detailed Evaluation Safety Assessment Form
ATC-45 UNSAFE Posting Placard (print [...]
29 September 2008 by NCPTT
Saving Our Heritage Public Service Announcement (LPB)
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NCPTT Damage Assessment Tools
Detailed Building and Site Condition Assessment. The Detailed Building and
Site Assessment is a three-page form that may be used to make a more intensive
survey [...]
28 August 2008 by NCPTT
Dealing with Storm-Damaged Trees in the Landscape
How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees
24 June 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT
Detailed Building and Site Condition Assessment. The Detailed Building and
Site Assessment is a three-page form that may be used to make a more intensive
survey of damaged properties after natural or manmade disasters. The form
requires some knowledge of architectural history and survey techniques in order
to produce the most accurate results. It is intended for use [...]
01 December 2005 by NCPTT
In response to Hurricane Katrina, NCPTT offered technical assistance and guidance to those in charge of preserving the cultural resources of the Gulf Coast region. At the invitation of FEMA, two NCPTT staff members
were embedded in the Joint Field Office (JFO) preservation task force. NCPTT Architecture and Engineering Chief, Andrew Ferrell joined [...]