LEED Training Workshop

NCPTT will offer a LEED New Construction & Major Renovations Exam Preparation Workshop, May 20-22, 2009. The 3 day workshop will prepare participants to take the LEED–NC 2.2 exam. Registration: $400. Call Sarah Jackson or Andy Ferrell to register.

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Prospection in Depth 2009

Prospection in Depth 2009, a course in archaeological geophysics, will be hosted from August 4-8, 2009 in partnership with the Presidio Trust at the site of El Presidio de San Francisco, in California. Register for this course online.

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Limewash Workshop

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) in partnership with Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. (SOC) will be holding a Limewash Workshop on June 13, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Ornamental Iron Workshop

The purpose of this event is to educate people about the differences in cast and wrought iron and preservation/restoration methods for each type of material. This workshop will be useful to anyone who cares for historic buildings, parks, or cemeteries.

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Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop

Improper cemetery maintenance can jeopardize the landscape’s historic character and irreversibly damage historic features. Join us for a 2-day workshop in Brookline, Massachusetts to learn the basics of cemetery landscape preservation.

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Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit

The Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit will be held October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. The program will feature contributed papers, a poster session, and an optional half day of field sessions and workshops.

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Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures

Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures

20 April 2009 by NCPTT

The registration deadline for this workshop is April 24, 2009. The workshop will provide guidance for professionals and students in the use of diagnostic nondestructive testing for historic structures. It is intended for technically oriented graduates and practicing engineers, architects, preservation consultants, and contractors who are not familiar with this subject area.

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$262,500 Awarded for 2009 PTT Grants

$262,500 Awarded for 2009 PTT Grants

20 April 2009 by NCPTT

NCPTT awarded 12 projects, totaling $262,500, for preservation technology and training awards to universities, non-profit organizations, and state agencies.

Posted in News, PTTGrants
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Replacing Trees in Historic Landscapes

Replacing Trees in Historic Landscapes

12 April 2009 by Debbie Smith

NCPTT, in cooperation with the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation and the Cane River Creole National Historical Park has finished production of the instructional video “Replacing Trees in Historic Landscapes.”

Posted in Historic Landscapes, News, Product Catalog
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Shaving Cream: Genealogist’s Friend or Cemetery Conservator’s Foe?

Shaving Cream: Genealogist’s Friend or Cemetery Conservator’s Foe?

09 April 2009 by Jason Church

We do not advocate the use of shaving cream for investigating inscriptions on stone. The shaving cream has natural emollients for softening the skin. These emollients have oils and moisture holding agents that can have detrimental effects on the stone.

Posted in Cemetery Monument Conservation, Materials Research, NCPTT Blog
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NCPTT visits Hybrid Plastics

NCPTT visits Hybrid Plastics

07 April 2009 by Jason Church

NCPTT and Hybrid Plastics are partnering to make and use POSS modified polymers in preservation applications. Researchers and preservationists discussed the potential of developing new nanotechnologies for application to preservation problems.

Posted in Materials Research, News, Research
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USGBC Extends LEED AP Registration Deadline

USGBC Extends LEED AP Registration Deadline

31 March 2009 by Andrew Ferrell

Due to maintenance, the registration deadline for the LEED AP exam has been extended to April 1, 2009 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). This represents the last opportunity to register to take the LEED AP exam under the current system.

Details at http://www.usgbc.org/

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Deadline: Call for Presentations for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit

Deadline: Call for Presentations for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit

31 March 2009 by Jason Church

NCPTT is soliciting oral and poster presentations that focus on research and innovation in cemetery conservation and preservation for the NCPTT’s Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit to be held in Nashville, Tenn., October 19-21, 2009.

Posted in Cemetery Monument Conservation, Events, Materials Research, News, Training
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Why Can’t We Just All Get Along? Connecting the Ground to the Adminisphere at the Remote Site Surveillance Meeting

Why Can’t We Just All Get Along? Connecting the Ground to the Adminisphere at the Remote Site Surveillance Meeting

31 March 2009 by David W. Morgan

When organizing the Remote Site Surveillance meeting held last year, in August of 2008, one of the things I hoped to do was spark discussion about the administrative sustainability of surveillance/monitoring programs...

Posted in Archeology & Collections, NCPTT Blog, Remote Site Surveillance
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