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 [...]
Hurricane Katrina and its massive destruction drew attention to the commonplace markers on the landscape that create sense of place for a community.
12 June 2007 by NCPTT
The experience in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscored the limitations in current approaches for documenting and assessing heritage resources in a postdisaster context.
23 May 2007 by NCPTT
With the historic preservation expertise of the NCPTT and the proximity of the Center to the Gulf Coast, the Center was involved in the cultural resource response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
05 February 2007 by NCPTT
David Morgan of NCPTT was the lead author of a peer-reviewed paper with Nancy I.M. Morgan (Cane River National Heritage Area) and Brenda Barrett (NPS) that appeared in the December issue of American Anthropologist.
22 November 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT sponsored the colloquium “Wind, Flood and Heritage Recovery” as part of the APTI pre-conference activities.
27 October 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT recently provided a daylong consultation with David Patterson and Brett Smith of Sipapu Cemetery Services.
18 September 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT’s Architecture and Engineering program has entered a cooperative agreement with the New Jersey Institute of Technology to implement a teacher and administrator training to show how to replicate the High School for the Preservation Arts in Brooklyn.
11 August 2006 by NCPTT
Every year, hundreds of museums, libraries, archives and historic sites across the country experience emergencies large and small. In most cases, staff and volunteers are unprepared.
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 [...]
20 April 2006 by NCPTT
Andy Ferrell once again represented NCPTT at Saving Places 2006, the annual conference of Colorado Preservation, Inc.
17 April 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT worked in conjunction with the American Institute for Conservation to produce the workshop series, “After the Storm: Recovery of Wet Collections,” which was held in March.
29 January 2006 by NCPTT
Within days of Katrina, NCPTT was helping FEMA with its damage survey.
At FEMA’s request, the Center took the lead to produce a Rapid Building and
Site Condition Assessment tool and database that FEMA could use to evaluate
flood-damaged historic buildings in New Orleans and surrounding parishes.
Rapid Cemetery Condition Assessment and Detailed Building and Site Condition
Assessment forms and [...]
07 December 2005 by NCPTT
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated major portions of the Gulf Coast.
29 September 2005 by NCPTT
Before going further, let me add my own heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the storms that have so recently swept through the South. Above all, the personal tragedies of our fellow citizens require our support and our understanding.