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NCPTT Notes

Issue 47 • Summer 2007 • www.ncptt.nps.gov


U.S. Department
of the Interior

2008
2007
Call for
Grants Proposals
edition Preservation Technology
& Training Grants

featuring: Pre-proposal Deadline:


Oct. 1, 2007

Year in Review
• New! Pre-proposal
Requirement for Grant
Preservation
Applications
• Latest Additions to the PTT
Technology
Products Catalog
& Training
Grants
• Higher Limit on Grants
Awards: $50,000
• Promotional Poster Inside
Latest awards

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tures. In order to develop curricular
materials that adequately reflect the
current state of the art, the university
will convene a colloquium of noted
heritage preservation engineers and
design professionals for that purpose.
The colloquium will result in the cre-
ation of new curricula along with pub-
lication of the colloquium proceed-
ings.

ab

New Orleans Historic District Land-


marks Commission, $49,200

New PTTGrants Research to Advance Adapting Post-Disaster Data for Lo-


cal Government Use

Technology in Preservation After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,


New Orleans benefited from a wide
range of volunteer, university, state,
federal and other efforts. In the ar-
Nine projects selected for 2007 funding eas of architecture and preservation,
many of these efforts were recorded
in electronic format and done spe-

M ore than $350,000 will fund re-


search to protect America’s his-
toric legacy as part of the National
agencies, including federal and non-
federal government laboratories; ac-
credited museums; colleges and uni-
cifically to support the HDLC, whose
staff was cut to minimal levels. How
does an agency adapt this wealth of
Center for Preservation Technology versities; non-profit organizations; data to meet local needs? This project
and Training’s PTT Grants program. offices, units, and Cooperative Study will use real world data to establish
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kemp- Units of the National Park System; standards for future disaster-related
thorne recently announced the fund- and State Historic Preservation Of- preservation work.
ing of nine projects that tackle pres- fices, tribal preservation offices, and
ervation problems such as cleaning local organizations. ab
contaminated museum artifacts and The 2007 PTT Grants Awards will Princeton University, $48,900
making use of post-disaster data from fund the following research: Diagnosing and Controlling Hygric
multiple agencies. Swelling of Stone
“NCPTT’s goal is to equip preser- ab
vation professionals with progressive School of Engineering, University of Many sedimentary stones–including
technology-based research and train- Vermont, $49,900 those widely used in historic build-
ing,” Kirk Cordell, NCPTT executive Heritage Preservation Engineering: ings on the east coast of the US–swell
director, said. “Many of America’s Curriculum Development when wet, leading to stress and crack-
most cherished cultural resources ing. Princeton proposes to develop
have benefited from NCPTT research, The School of Engineering at the Uni- methods for quantifying the stress,
including the Statue of Liberty, Con- versity of Vermont is in the process of identify the flaws that trigger cracking,
gressional Cemetery and numerous adopting heritage preservation engi- and optimize treatments to prevent
National Parks. Our 2007 PTT Grant neering as an area of focus. This will the damage. They would also develop
recipients will potentially protect make it one of the first engineering experimental methods for quantifying
many additional cultural resources programs in the U.S. focused on quan- the rate and magnitude of swelling,
through technological innovation.” titative techniques and methodologies which are essential for diagnosing the
Finalists were selected from 44 applied to the engineering evaluation risk to a building, and evaluating the
applications submitted by eligible and remediation of heritage struc- effectiveness of treatment.

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ab
University of Colorado at Denver and in southern New Mexico. The pub- remains now buried beneath agricul-
Health Sciences Center, $50,000 lication will be the first of its kind to tural fields and prairie.
Microbial Detoxification of Mer- focus on disaster conditions affecting
earthen architecture. ab
cury Contaminated Museum Col-
Mississippi State University, $46,100
lections: Effect of Material Compo-
Establishing an Elemental Base-
sition on Mercury Removal line for Sourcing Shell and Shell-
Tempered Artifacts in the Eastern
The Native American Graves Protec- Woodlands of North America using
tion and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled
has generated increased interest in the Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
mitigation of metal toxicity associated
with metal-treated museum collec- ab A non-destructive method of sourc-
tions, which pose health risks to mu- City of Aspen, Colorado, $23,100 ing shell artifacts and shell-tempered
seum personnel and tribal members. Conservation of Wooden Artifacts pottery using Laser Ablation-Induc-
The research proposed here repre- in Cemeteries tively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spec-
sents a novel, microbiologically-based trometry (LA-ICP-MS) has recently
mercury mitigation method for the This project will produce a report that been developed (Peacock et al., under
remediation of contaminated cultural summarizes information on wood de- review). To make the method widely
collections. Naturally-occurring mer- terioration, conservation and preser- applicable, background chemical data
cury-volatilizing bacteria will be used vation options that will allow cem- on shells from different watersheds
to reduce the mercury concentrations etery stewards to extend the life of are needed. LA-ICP-MS analysis of
associated with treated materials. The fragile wooden artifacts. Additionally, shell samples from sites across eastern
bacterial conversion of mercury into a researchers will identify research pri- North America is proposed in order
gaseous form that can be properly dis- orities for long-term conservation of to create a database for researchers
these artifacts. More durable artifacts interested in conducting non-destruc-
posed of reduces the material-associ-
in the cemetery landscapes, such as tive sourcing studies of shell and shell-
ated mercury concentration. During
stone markers and metal grave en- tempered artifacts, especially sensitive
bacterial treatment, microbiological
closures, have readily available docu- artifacts such as museum specimens
and analytical chemistry methods will
ments on conservation methodolo- and burial accompaniments for which
be used to monitor the environmental gies. There is no single resource avail- destructive analyses are undesirable.
parameters needed to optimize mer- able that explains conservation issues
cury removal. for wooden artifacts in cemeteries. ab
This project is intended to fill that University of Arizona, $50,000
ab void. Evaluation of Conservation and
Cornerstones Community Partner- Preservation Practices in a South-
ships, $13,700 ab west Pottery Collection
An Emergency Flood Mitigation Board of Trustees of the University of
Manual for Earthen Architecture Illinois, $14,800 A variety of materials and methods
Aerial Thermal Survey of New Phil- have been used to preserve ceramic
Cornerstones Community Partner- adelphia, Ill. Town Site vessels. Many have proven successful,
ships, the Santa Fe nonprofit organi- while others are damaging. Monitor-
zation internationally known for its This project will conduct low-altitude ing and evaluation of past treatments
community-based adobe preservation aerial surveys using thermal imaging is a documented research priority in
model, will develop an emergency to determine whether the actual spa- the conservation field. The Arizona
flood mitigation manual. This manual tial extent of New Philadelphia’s lots State Museum proposes to examine,
will serve as a guide for emergency and streets can be detected through record and analyze the performance
preparedness teams, homeowners, such technologies. The town was the of past treatments on the museum’s
and contractors in the stabilization and first planned and legally founded by a collection. Previous grant funds en-
recovery of storm-damaged earthen free African-American in the United abled conditions assessment of 20,000
architecture in the western U.S. and States. It grew as a multi-racial com- southwest vessels and a modern stor-
border region. The organization’s PTT munity from 1836 through the 1880s. age facility. NCPTT funds will be used
Grant will fund the preparation, pub- A surveyor’s plat and town plan filed to monitor and evaluate previous pres-
lication, and public dissemination of in 1836 set out a grid of blocks, lots, ervation treatments. This research will
the latest flood-mitigation techniques alleys and streets. Geophysical and ar- enable researchers to identify patterns
that Cornerstones has developed in cheological investigations to date have in archeological methods, museum
response to recent disastrous flooding located limited extents of the town’s management and conservation.

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promises to reduce treatment time
from months, as with current methods,
to days.
Supercritical fluid is created by
compressing a gas or a liquid at elevated
temperatures. The resulting product
is neither liquid nor gas and its lack of
surface tension prevents pressure dam-
age to the weakened wood. A similar
method is used in “green” dry cleaning
and in decaffeinating coffee.
The supercritical drying method
involves replacing the water in the
wood, which will not mix with super-
critical carbon dioxide, with methanol,
which will mix in supercritical carbon
dioxide. The methanol in the wood is
replaced with the carbon dioxide in a
pressure chamber. The chamber is then
Betty Seifert at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory measures pins decompressed and the carbon dioxide
set in samples before freeze drying. escapes from the wood leaving a dry
specimen.
Researchers compared the physi-
Rising from the depths cal effects of supercritical drying on
the wood to air-drying and the popular
freeze-drying method. They had plenty
Waterlogged wood artifacts may be rescued of material with which to work. The
gunstocks from the Modern Greece
by technological advances in drying techniques were among hundreds of artifacts
in submerged containment at the

W hen Union ships sunk the


English blockade runner
Modern Greece off the coast of North
North Carolina Underwater Archeol-
ogy Branch. Additionally, researchers
studied samples from an unidentified
Carolina in 1862, Confederates at nearby shipwreck in Maryland.
Fort Fisher wasted little time in salvag- The samples were measured using
ing munitions from the vessel. Nearly pins inset in the samples and by 3-D la-
150 years later, what they left behind is ser scanning before and after treatment
helping make history in preservation to measure shrinkage. The microscopic
research. effects of each treatment were evalu-
Gunstocks from the shipwreck were ated as well.
used in NCPTT-funded research by the “We found the supercritical drying
Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, was successful in some–but not all –of
Va. to investigate the use of emerg- the wood samples,” Schindelholz said.
ing technologies to dry waterlogged “This project did confirm the potential
Jason Hemmer, graduate student at
archeological wood. of this process and has laid the neces-
Clemson University, examines the “Waterlogged wood collapses and sary groundwork from which to scale
supercritical reactor and impeller head shrinks when exposed to air, potentially up the supercritical drying technique
used for the study. destroying significant archeological for use on larger archeological arti-
data,” Eric Schindelholz, the project’s facts.”
principal investigator, said. “We studied The study also confirmed the ef-
a method called supercritical drying, ficacy of freeze drying for preventing
which does not add chemicals to the collapse and shrinkage in the wood.
wood that could affect its long-term The Mariners’ Museum partnered
preservation and the reversibility of the with the National Oceanic and Atmo-
treatment.” spheric Administration, Old Dominion
Researchers at St. Andrews Univer- University, Clemson University, Univer-
sity developed the supercritical drying sity of Minnesota, Maryland Trust and
technique in the 1990s and the method the NPS Harpers Ferry Center.

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2008 PTT Grants Call for Proposals SPECIAL
PULL-OUT SECTION
Grants Process Now Includes Pre-Proposal Requirement The reverse side of
this page may be used

N
CPTT’s goal is to NCPTT also wishes to make as a poster for your
make our PTT the application process as user-
department’s notice
board.
Grants program an friendly as possible so that the
easy and rewarding process. We first-time applicant with great
continually seek new ways balance ideas does not feel intimidated by NCPTT advances the application of science
the mission of NCPTT with our the process. If it is easy to apply and technology to historic preservation.
Working in the fields of archeology,
desire to fund to the best ideas in and the applicant can quickly
architecture, landscape architecture
the preservation universe. receive feedback, then there may
and materials conservation, the Center
This year we took a close look at be fewer hurdles to overcome accomplishes its mission through training,
the PTT Grant program and have to get funding for a worthy education, research, technology transfer and
made changes to the program partnerships.
that will save applicants’ time and
provide more feedback earlier in
the application process. gather information about the
project including a brief project
We recognize that many times description, statement of national
researchers and trainers want to need, time frame, and overall cost.
know if their project is a good Based on the quality and fit of the
fit with a funding source before pre-proposal letter, applicants
spending many hours drafting a may be invited to complete an on-
grant proposal. They also want line application for 2008 funding.
to get an idea of how difficult
the application process will be NCPTT will continue to keep
and how long it might take to the full application process as
be awarded funds. Finally, the simple as possible while looking
applicants want to feel that they at the greater details of the
projects. We
will continue to
“Applicants can come to NCPTT’s website and submit a brief one- to streamline the
review process
two-page letter proposal that describes a research or training idea. as well in hopes
Based on the quality and fit of the pre-proposal letter, applicants of providing an
may be invited to complete an online application for 2008 funding.” expedient turn-
around time as
have fairly good odds of receiving project. Thus, NCPTT staff well.
a grant if they place the effort into hope to encourage submission Now that
preparing the application. of more proposals and increase getting feedback is so fast and
Many times we see projects the chances of funding proposals easy, yours may well be the next
that might be a good compliment that are on target with NCPTT’s project that revolutionizes the
to our PTT Grants program if mission. field of preservation through the
some minor changes were made To address these issues, use of technology.
to the application. There are also NCPTT is instituting a
times when a grant proposal— streamlined pre-proposal letter
while worthy of funding—simply process in 2008. Applicants can
doesn’t fit the mission of NCPTT. come to NCPTT’s website and
In the past, our staff members have submit a brief one- to two-page
only been able to provide feedback letter proposal that describes a
after the application process has research or training idea. The
run its course. easy application process will

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cal
U.S. Department
of the Interior

Technology
Serving the
future of
America’s
Heritage

www.ncptt.nps.gov
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ll for Proposals
2008 Preservation Technology
& Training Grants
New! As the first step in
applying for a PTT Grant, we
now require a pre-proposal
letter
Guidelines Review Criteria

N
CPTT supports single Review panels evaluate each project
year projects. Grants are proposal by the following criteria.

Share Your Vision


awarded competitively with The proposed project should
the maximum award of $50,000. • address an identifiable
Grants are funded by annual federal national need in preservation
appropriation and are subject to technology,
availability of funds. • demonstrate a technically
sound methodology,

Who Is Eligible
• include a principal investigator
who is well qualified relevant
to proposed work,
(it will only take a minute)
Visit www.ncptt.nps.gov
The following organizations are
eligible to submit proposals: • disseminate project results
• U.S. universities and colleges, effectively, and

before Oct. 1, 2007 and


• U.S. non-profit organizations: • be cost effective given the scope
Non-academic museums, of work and the audience.

submit your one-page


research laboratories,
professional societies and similar
organizations in the U.S. that Other Considerations
are directly associated with
educational or research activity,
NCPTT reviews proposals
for disciplinary, geographical pre-proposal letter.
and and institutional distribution.
• Government agencies in the Additionally, a National Park
U.S.: National Park Service and Service (NPS) grants administrator
other federal, state, territorial reviews for financial and policy
and local government agencies, matters. Special consideration will
as well as Hawaiian Natives, be given to proposals that leverage
Native American and Alaska resources through public and private
Native tribes and their Tribal partnerships.
Historic Preservation Offices.
Other organizations can participate Special Research Initiative in Mitigation of Storm Damage
only as contractors to eligible U.S.
The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 brought to light a need for
partners. Grants funds support
further research into mitigation of storm damage to cultural resources. This Special
only portions of projects that are
Initiative gives priority to research that develops or advances technologies to preserve
undertaken or managed directly by
storm damaged cultural resources.
U.S. partners.

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2008 PTT Grants Call for Proposals
New! As the first step in applying for
a PTT Grant, we now require a pre-
proposal letter.
Fill out the form available at www.ncptt.nps.gov/PTT2008/ and click the
“Submit Your Pre-Proposal” button at the end of the form. Deadline for
abstract submission: October 1, 2007.

For more information contact:

Andy Ferrell, Chief, Architecture & Engineering, andrew_ferrell@nps.gov

Dr. David W. Morgan, Chief, Archeology and Collections, david_morgan@


nps.gov

Debbie Smith, Chief, Historic Landscapes, debbie_smith@nps.gov

Dr. Mary F. Striegel, Chief, Materials Research, mary_striegel@nps.gov

Telephone: 318/356-7444
Fax: 318/356-9119
Web site: www.ncptt.nps.gov

Visit our online product catalog to download research from past grants recipients: www.ncptt.nps.gov

About the Grants Program • develop innovative techniques in


dating, monitoring, analysis, and
The Preservation Technology and
remote sensing of archeological
Training (PTT) Grants Program supports
sites and artifacts
research, training, meetings, conferences
and publications that further the Center’s • develop appropriate technologies
mission. to preserve houses of worship and
cemeteries,
• monitor and evaluate preservation
Research Priorities treatments,
The following research priorities are • study environmental effects of
designed to focus NCPTT’s grants pollution on cultural resources, and
program, but still accommodate a variety •document and preserve threatened
of proposals in archeology, historic cultural landscapes.

architecture, historic landscapes and


materials conservation. Although any
proposal will be accepted that advances
NCPTT's mission, NCPTT will give
preference to research and training
proposals that:

• protect cultural resources against


vandalism, looting, terrorism and
natural disasters
• conserve architectural materials of
the “recent past,”

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codes,” Boothby said. “The engineer
must then choose between reinforcing
the structure according to a modern
understanding of material strength and
structural behavior or trying to make
sense of the behavior and anticipated
strength of the structure on a more fun-
damental level.”
The study used a testing procedure
called experimental modal analysis
(EMA). Using response transducers
and signal processing techniques, EMA
can describe a structure in terms of its
dynamic characteristics, such as damp-
ing ratios, natural frequencies and mode
shapes.
The project team conducted de-
tailed assessment studies on four major
early twentieth-century buildings: the
National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.;
the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
New York; the State Education Building
Architecture and Engineering graduate students Christopher Kim and Kelly Salyards
in Albany, N.Y.; and the City-County
set up vibration tests in the National Cathedral choir vaults. Huriye Sezer Atamtürk- Building in Pittsburgh. In each of these
tür was the lead graduate student on the project. studies experiments were conducted on
a key portion of the building and used

The burden of history


to verify the accuracy of a diagnostic
model.
The manual resulting from this
research describes the application of dif-
Manual offers guidance to engineers challenged ferent methods to the structural assess-
ment of two different types of struc-
by historic load-bearing structures tures: two-dimensional arch structures
By Charles Guidry and three-dimensional vault structures.
See the manual online: It also gives guidance for the application

L
http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/ ong before the advent of of frame analysis programs to linear and
masonry-assessment/ standardized building codes, non-linear assessment of masonry arch-
architects were tackling com- es and provides detailed instructions for
plicated structural elements like arches, the development of solid models, mesh-
domes and buttresses. While today’s ing, entering material properties, bound-
architects and engineers marvel at the ary conditions, and loads for models of
endurance of these historic features, awe complex three-dimensional structures,
sometimes turns to frustration when such as domes and vaults.
faced with restoring them—especially “We sincerely hope we have provid-
those that are load bearing. ed information that will assist consult-
The struggle with load-bearing ing engineers in making appropriate
buildings that have high ceilings and no decisions regarding these structures,”
central support is amplified by the lack Boothby said. “Since the engineering
of technical guidance on the subject. As profession is driven by safety, there is
a result, these structures are in danger of a tendency to reinforce what we don’t
being restored improperly or replaced. understand. When the inherent strength
Using a PTT Grant, Thomas Booth- of load-bearing masonry can be under-
by and his research team from Pennsyl- stood, it is easier to undertake appropri-
Hydraulic displacement controlled vania State University studied structural ate treatments for historic properties
testing is used on a tile specimen modeling to assess load-bearing mason- made with this material.”
from State Education Building in
Albany, N.Y.
ry structures and developed a manual to Boothby plans to further develop
demystify these structures for architects the research by including explicit guid-
and engineers. ance for assessments of load-bearing
“A structural engineer is usually masonry structures for natural and
confronted with a standing, apparently mad-made hazard loading such as earth-
competent, structure that seems to defy quakes and explosions. Additional up-
most of the rules of structural behavior, dates will be made to the online manual
as incorporated in modern building as well.

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Newest Titles

Shenandoah-Dives Mill HAER, HSA and NDT Workshop

Organization: San Juan County Historical Society


Grant Number: MT-2210-05-NC-04

The San Juan County Historical Society created a workshop to provide comprehensive
information on historic preservation documentation and assessment. The Shenando-
ah-Dives Mill, a National Historic Landmark provided a hands-on-learning experience
for professionals, students, and advocates in the field of historic preservation. Topics
presented include: Historic American Engineering Recordation (HAER) drawing typolo-
gy, photogrammetry, laser scanning, total station laser mapping, large format photog-
raphy, Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS), GIS cultural data collection, historic
research, principals of stabilization and preservation, developing a Historic Structure
Assessment, building forensics, and seminars on the historic development of the min-
ing and milling process within a regional and national context.

Microbial Detoxification of Mercury Contaminated Museum


Collections

Organization: University of Colorado, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sci-


ences Center
Grant Number: MT-2210-04-NC-08

As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Native
American tribal members are entitled to reclaim their tribal artifacts from museums. A
method to detoxify the harmful materials, mercury and arsenic, applied in the preserva-
tion of these artifacts was explored in this research. The research focused on the use of
bacteria able to tolerate the toxicity of the metals to convert the mercury on the artifact
from a liquid to a gaseous state where it could be contained safely. The effectiveness of
16 species of bacteria were analyzed.

Water Transport Characteristics of Masonry Restoration Mortars:


Development of a Test Method and a Performance Specification

Organization: Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, Atkinson-Noland and Associates


Grant Number: MT-2210-04-NC-06

Because it is important to understand the water vapor transmission properties of mortar


in order to ensure compatibility and durability of repair mortar in historic masonry, this
project explored the water vapor transmission (WTV) in the mortar of historic structures.
This study critically evaluates the WVT of mortar in order to ensure compatibility and
durability of repair mortar in historic masonry.

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Newest Titles

An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze Drying


of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

Organization: The Mariners’ Museum


Grant Number: MT-2210-05-NC-10

When sunken vessels and other materials are resurrected from the deep, the wood
deteriorates rapidly compared to its lifespan while submerged. Researchers at St. An-
drews University developed a technique to dry out waterlogged wood that reduces
treatment time from months, as with current methods, to days. Supercritical fluid
drying does not add chemicals to the wood that could affect its long-term preserva-
tion and the reversibility of the treatment. This report is an evaluative comparison of
different methods to dry waterlogged archeological wood, analyzing shrinkage and
deterioration. Included in the comparison is the processes of popular polyethylene gly-
col (PEG)/freeze drying method, the use of supercritical carbon dioxide, and air drying
methods.

National Park Service Headquarters PTT Board


Mary Bomar Director
Judith Ann Bense, Ph.D., Chair
Jan Matthews Associate Director, Cultural Resources Chair, Department of Anthropology
Director, Archaeology Institute
Jon C. Smith Assistant Associate Director, Heritage University of West Florida
Preservation Assistance Programs
Horace Henry Foxall, Jr.
Program Manager, U.S. Corps of Engineers NCPTT Notes
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James Walter Garrison Spring 2006
Technology and Training Staff State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona
NCPTT Executive Director
Kirk A. Cordell Executive Director
Roy Graham, FAIA Kirk A. Cordell
Director, College Programs in Historic Preservation
Kevin Ammons Administrative Officer School of Architecture, University of Florida Editor
Jeff Guin
Mary Bistodeau Receptionist Norman Koonce, FAIA
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Jason Church Materials Conservator NCPTT Notes is published by the
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to convey NCPTT’s Mission, which
Andy Ferrell Chief, Architecture and Engineering Rob Pahl, AIA is to advance the use of science
President, Pahl, Pahl, Pahl Architects/Planners and technology in the field of
Jeff Guin Marketing Manager historic preservation including ar-
Frank Preusser, Ph.D. cheology, architecture, landscape
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NCPTT Summer
Research Institute
in Progress: Page 9 2008 Call for Proposals: Page 4 Latest Research Products: Page 10

PTT Grant research investigates the Call for Proposals now includes a pre- New research added to PTT Products
properties load-bearing masonry proposal letter requirement. catalog.
structures. poster for display on pages 5-6!

Plus • More than $350,000 awarded for new ptt research

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