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Page  • NCPTT 2005 Annual Report
 
A Pubicatin  te Natina Cente  Pesevatin Tecny and Tainin www.ncptt.nps.v
Technology Serving the Future of America’s Heritage
NCPTT
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he National Center or Pres-ervation Training and Tech-nology (NCPTT) is verypleased to present its Annual Reportor the Fiscal Year 2005. We wishto acknowledge the support romthe preservation community at largeshown to NCPTT and in return, wetrust that this report will remind ourmany riends and partners in theNational Park Service, other ederaland state government agencies, uni-versities, laboratories, preservationproessions and contracting and allother aliates o our astoundingachievements.We ully intend to continue toprovide our many worthwhile pres-ent services while at the same time
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U.S. Depatment te Intei
 Annual Report 
2005
By Bob SilmanPTT Board Chair
 
TeChNology rises To The Task
NCPTT Contributes Research and Technical Expertise to Disaster Response
Special RepoRt
Ncptt
iN the eye of the StoRm:
Ncptt as  pr cuurRsurs ad b 2005 hurrns
reaching into newareas to serve thehistoric preserva-tion constituencywith new research,teaching, conven-ing and technologytranser.In these chal-lenging times o very tight budget constraints at alllevels o government, NCPTT hasmanaged in scal year 2005 to morethan ulll its legislated role to pro-vide knowledge and training in thetechnology o historic preservation.Understanding the need to protectand preserve our country’s cultural
paGeS 9-12
Architecture & Engineering
Program holds second SummerInstitute; Assists in planning APTI Conerence page 4
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Archeology and Collections
New program develops frst train-ing course; acquires equipment  page 7
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Materials Research
Program Brings Cutting EdgeCemetery Conservation to Omaha;Works with DVA on Vets’ Gravemarkers page 13
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Heritage Education
Program holds successul work-shops on teaching with Historichouses o worshippage 16
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Inormation Technology
Online product catalog goes live page 17
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PTT Grants
$466,483 awarded to 14 proposalsin 2005 grant cyclepage 18
 
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In Other News
NCPTT Announces New Employ-ees, Promotion
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n spring 2005, NCPTT announcedthe addition o three new mem-bers to its sta and one promotion.The new sta members include Ja-son Church, materials conservator;Dr. David Morgan, archeology andcollections chie; and Sarah Jackson,materials research assistant. Addi-tionally, Andy Ferrell was promotedto the position o architecture andengineering chie. He joined NCPTTin 1999 and was previously archi-tecture and engineering researchellow.
NCPTT Receives Honor Awardrom National Trust
A
t the National PreservationConerence in September,NCPTT was presented an HonorAward or its part in developingand distributing publications thatencourage responsible growth inAmerican towns and cities, alongwith inormation on policies to os-ter cost and energy ecient schoolbuildings.The Center worked with theEnvironmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the Council or Educa-tional Facility Planners International(CEFPI) on this project. NCPTT pre-viously partnered with CEFPI toproduce the one o the publicationsincluded in the mailing:
 A Primer or the Renovation/Rehabilitation o Older and Historic Schools
.
AIC Recognizes NCPTT with Dis-tinguished Service Award
T
he American Institute or Con-servation o Historic and Artis-tic Works (AIC) presented NCPTTwith an Award or Advancemento the Field o Conservation. AICDirector Tom Chase presented theaward to NCPTT Executive DirectorKirk Cordell during the AIC annualmeeting in June, 2005.
resources, the Center has providedongoing and new research in preser-vation technology and has success-ully disseminated this inormation toour constituency by means o publi-cations, a tremendously active inter-net site, seminars and courses, con-vening o conerences and assistingother groups in achieving their ownmissions.An extraordinary challenge waspresented to NCPTT immediatelyater hurricanes Katrina and Ritastruck the Gul Coast in August andSeptember. Partly because o itsproximity to the storm ravaged areas,but more because o its incredibledepth o expertise, NCPTT pro-vided experienced sta members toaid in the assessment o the damageas well as the plans or salvage andreconstruction. These dedicatedsta members let their regular jobsand amilies behind to minister tothe needs o the devastated historicresources o this tri-state area. Other
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The impact o the Center’sactivities and programs arenow recognized around thecountry and around theworld.
equipment acquisition and upgrades.Maintaining its position as one o theleading authorities on cemetery con-servation, the MRP program oeredtraining courses and initiatives in anumber o dierent venues acrossthe country. The program has alsocontracted with other governmentagencies to provide specic researchin problem areas and has conductedinvestigations in partnership withother laboratories.The well-established Architec-ture and Engineering program hasstrengthened its existing activities asit develops new initiatives. Proes-sional development or engineers inhistoric preservation continues to bea high priority; the Summer Instituteprovides an intensive training course.NCPTT signed a new ve year co-operative agreement that will enablethem to continue work with theAIA Historic Resources CommitteePreservation Education Task Forcein integrating the teaching o historicpreservation into the main stream o architectural education. Issues suchas sustainability and smart growthcontinue to occupy a signicant placein the program.The impact o the Center’sactivities and programs are nowrecognized around the country andaround the world. The programsdiscussed above plus those in heri-tage landscapes, heritage educationand research grants all have contrib-uted to this success. The year 2005brought great strides in ulllingNCPTT’s mission to advance the useo science and technology in historicpreservation and make the inorma-tion available to the public throughthe most ecient means o technol-ogy transer.
The year 2005 brought greatstrides in ullling NCPTT’smission to advance the useo science and technologyin historic preservation andmake the inormation avail-able to the public through themost ecient means o tech-nology transer.
members o the Center assistedin dierent ways, not the least o which was to open their homes toamilies o National Park Serviceemployees who were displaced as aresult o the hurricanes. Our hatsare o to all at NCPTT or theiruntiring eorts.A tremendous new surge o activity in 2005 has resulted romthe lling o the position o Chie o the Archeology and CollectionsProgram. Recent equipment pur-chases have allowed the program tooer services heretoore impossible.The Center looks orward to muchrenewed activity in this vital area o cultural resource management.The Materials Research Pro-gram orged ahead with much need-ed in-house research in a numbero areas o conservation, aided by
 
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NCPTT conducts preservation technol-ogy research
NCPTT undertakes research at its in-houselaboratories, which include an environmentalchamber that allows researchers to test theeects o pollutants on cultural materials. Morewidely, the Center stimulates new researchthrough its nationwide grants program.
NCPTT provides grants, creates partner-ships
NCPTT maintains a broad partnership basethat includes National Park Service sites;other ederal agencies; state and tribal historicpreservation oces; universities; privatecorporations; and local, state, national andinternational non-prot organizations. TheCenter provides direct and competitive grantsto promote research and training opportunitiesin preservation technology.
NCPTT serves as a trainer and convener
The Center develops and conducts regionalseminars and workshops on topics likecemetery monument conservation. NCPTTpromotes excellence in preservation bypromoting historic preservation training andeducation opportunities or proessionalsthrough projects like the NCPTT PreservationEngineers Initiative.
NCPTT serves as a Clearinghouseand Web Portal
NCPTT’s website and publications enablethe Center to deliver the latest news aboutpreservation technologies to a variety o audiences. Also, NCPTT supports thedistribution o preservation inormationthrough its grants and partnerships.
NCPTT teaches preservation or uturegenerations
Heritage Education – Louisiana conveys toour youngest citizens the power o place andthe stories behind our irreplaceable treasures.The program administers competitivemini grants and holds teacher workshopsto enhance the educational experience byteaching students the value o their localheritage. The program also serves as a nationalmodel or heritage education.
2005 orgANIzATIoNAl ChArT
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CPTT advances theapplication o science andtechnology to historicpreservation. Working in theelds o archeology, architecture,landscape architecture andmaterials conservation, theCenter accomplishes its missionthrough training, education,research, technology transer andpartnerships.NCPTT was created byCongress in 1992 todevelop and disseminatepreservation technologies andto train practitioners in newtechnologies. NCPTT promotespreservation in the elds oarcheology, historic architecture,historic landscapes, and materialsconservation.NCPTT emphasizes preservationtechnology research. Wesupport the use o innovativetechnologies in the preservationo cultural properties and thetranser o technology romarenas not readily identiedwithin historic preservation.The Center has adopted theseresearch priorities:
1. Ptect cutua esucesaainst vandaism,tin, teism, andnatua disastes2 Cnseve acitectuamateias  te “ecentpast”3. Devep apppiatetecnies t peseveuses  wsip andcemeteies4. Mnit and evauatepesevatin teatments5. Study envinmentaeects  putin ncutua esuces6. Dcument and peseveteatened cutuaandscapes
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