[MassHistPres] Architectural Wood Conference - info for posting
s schur
ses_tec_con at msn.com
Thu Oct 13 15:16:57 EDT 2011
We believe that the March 2012 architectural wood conference described below would be of much interest to subscribers to the MassHistPres list, and we would appreciate your posting information on the list about this important conference. Thanks in advance.
Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT
Conference Organizer/Chair &
Publisher-Editor, Technology & Conservation
Tel: 617-623-4488; e-mail: ses_tec_con at msn.com
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Technology & Conservation, the Boston Society of Architects'
Historic Resources Committee, and the MIT Dept. of Architecture's
Building Technology Program have organized an intensive two-day
conference/training program – WOOD IN THE 21st CENTURY: Design and Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture – which will be held on the MIT campus on Saturday, March 24-Sunday, March 25, 2012.
The schedule is shown at the end of this
e-mail. Over 25 noted architects, engineers, and researchers will give
presentations. In addition, conference attendees will be able to attend
an optional program on Monday, March 26 (at no additional cost) that
will focus on wood in the maritime environment and on upgrading existing
wood structures to meet contemporary requirements. The registration fee
prior to Jan. 30, 2012 is $450/person; after Jan. 30, 2012, the
registration fee is $525/person. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
If
you would like to have a PDF
with complete details on the conference including the schedule, call
for posters, hotel accommodations, continuing education credits, and
registration form, please either call T&C at 617-623-4488 or send an
e-mail to: ses_tec_con at msn.com, or you can download it at:
http://www.architects.org/sites/default/files/images/email/2012 Wood Conf.pdf
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY, March
24, 2012
7:30-8:15 am
Check-in
8:15-8:25 Welcome,
Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT, Publisher-Editor, Technology &
Conservation, and Prof. John Ochsendorf, MIT Department of
Architecture
8:25-9:15
Perspectives - Historical-Styles, etc., Giles Downes, RIBA, Partner,
Sidell Gibson Architects; Chairman of the Judges for The Wood Awards; Sr.
Warden, Carpenters’ Company; and Governor, The Building Crafts
College
9:15-10:00 Perspectives –
Conservation/Restoration/Repair, Dr. David T. Yeomans, ACS Consulting
Structural Engineers; and Visiting Lecturer, Bournemouth University, &
Chair, ICOMOS UK Wood Committee
10:00-10:15 Lessons
Learned from Historic Construction, Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Senior Project
Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Inc.
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break +
Posters
Developments in Technology & Materials – Properties,
Structure, & Attachment
10:30-11:00 Uses of
Wood in the 21st Century (types of wood, forest management, grading, economic
concerns, etc.), Dr. Scott Bowe, Professor & Wood Products Specialist,
Russell Labs, University of Wisconsin -
Madison
11:00-11:25 Mechanical & Structural
Properties - including fire safety, Dr. Ben Brungraber, PE, President, Fire
Tower Engineered Timber, Inc.
11:25-11:50 Moisture
& Chemical Properties, Dr. Samuel V. Glass, Research Physical
Scientist, Building Moisture & Durability, USDA Forest Products
Laboratory
11:50-12:20 Biodegradation and Treatment,
Dr. Brian R. Ridout, Entomologist & Senior Architectural Conservator,
English Heritage
12:20-12:30
Q&A
12:30-2:10 Luncheon - MIT Faculty
Club
2:10-2:25 Investigative Tools I -
Resistance Drilling, IR, Ultrasonic, John Wathne, PE, President,
Structures-North
2:25-2:40
Investigative Tools II - Microscopic ID, Philip L. Westover, PE, Staff
Consultant, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
2:40-2:55 Investigative Tools III
- Dendrochronology, Dr. Daniel Miles, FSA, Oxford Dendrochronology
Laboratory
2:55-3:10 Investigative
Tools IV - - Wind & Seismic Properties, Prof. John W. van de
Lindt, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The
University of Alabama
3:10-3:25
Coffee Break + Posters
Conservation/Preservation of
Buildings/Building Types Constructed from Early Times Up Through the 20th
Century
3:25-3:55 Athletic
Facilities, Paul Fast, PE, PIStructE, Managing Partner, Fast +
Epp
3:55-4:15 Military &
Cultural Buildings - Fort Adams, Fogg Art Museum, Kimball Art Museum, and
others, Ronald W. Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates,
Inc.
4:15-4:30 Wood in Traditional Japanese
Architecture, Prof. Alice Y. Tseng, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of History of Art & Architecture, Boston
University
4:30-4:45
Gamble House, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, Kelly Sutherlin
McLeod Architecture, Inc.
4:45-5:00
Housing (including Stickley’s Craftsmen Farms) & Mill
Buildings, Ronald W. Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates,
Inc.
5:00-5:15
The Wooden Tomb Chamber in Tumulus MM at Gordion in Turkey,
Prof. Richard F. Liebhart, Archeologist
5:15-5:20
Archeological Wood, William C.S. Remsen, AIA,
Preservation Architect
5:20-5:35
Historic Wooden Religious Structures, Nat Crosby, Bruner/Cott &
Associates
5:35-6:05 Two
Viewpoints - Building Framer and Sawyer, Jan Lewandoski, Principal,
Restoration and Traditional Building; Other Speaker -
TBA
6:05-6:20 Covered Wood
Bridges, Arnold M. Graton Jr., Arnold M. Graton Co.
6:20-6:30
Q&A
6:30-8:00
Reception - The Cambridge Marriott
Hotel
SUNDAY. March 25, 2012
7:30-8:00 am Relevant Film
New
Technologies, New Methods of Retaining/Achieving Architectural
Concepts
8:00-8:30 am Philosophical/Aesthetic Aspects (including
wood in combination with other materials), David N.Fixler, FAIA, LEED AP,
Principal, Design and Preservation, EYP Architecture & Engineering
Inc.
8:30-9:15 Developments –
Computer Modeling, Wood-Concrete Composites, Dr. Peggi Clouston, Assoc.
Professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Dept. of Environmental
Conservation
9:15-10:00 Energy and Sustainability Aspects
of Wood (including certification), Jack Mackin, Chief Operating
Officer, F.D. Sterritt Lumber Co.
10:00-10:10
Q&A
10:10-10:25 Coffee Break +
Posters
10:25-10:55 Finishes and Coatings - Factory and
On Site, Jon Graystone, Principal Research Scientist, Paint Research
Association
Bringing Wood into 21st Century Architectural Design
& Ornamentation
10:55-11:50 Arches, Grids,
and Shells for 21st Century Architecture, Michael Dickson, FREng,
FIStructE, Founding Partner/Senior Consultant, Buro Happold; and Visiting
Professor, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of
Bath, UK
11:50-12:05
Q&A
12:05-2:00 Luncheon - MIT Faculty
Club
2:00-2:30 Improved Wood
Composites, Prof. Stephen Shaler, Associate Director, Advanced Engineered
Wood Composites Center, and Program Coordinator, Wood Science &
Technology, University of Maine
2:30-2:50 Religious
Buildings including Bigelow Chapel (MN) and Lakewood Garden Mausoleum, Joan
Soranno, FAIA, Design Principal/Vice-President, HGA
2:50-3:35 Cross Laminated
Timber and Other Engineered Wood Structures, Simon Smith, Director, Ramboll
UK; Design Teaching Fellow, Cambridge University; and Director, TRADA
UK
3:35-3:50 Coffee Break +
Posters
3:50-4:15 Cultural
Facility, Shane Burger, Associate/Head of Design Technology USA, Grimshaw
Architects PC
4:15-4:50
Implications of Recent Research,
TBA
4:50-5:10 How will New
Materials and New Manufacturing Techniques Affect/Impact Design and
Conservation Work, John A. Fidler, RIBA, Staff Consultant & Practice
Leader, Preservation Technology, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger,
Inc.
5:10-5:30 Q&A
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