[MassHistPres] Update on link for Architectural Wood Conference

Wed Oct 19 10:56:29 EDT 2011

If you have had trouble getting details on the March 2012 architectural work conference via the web link listed in the previous e-mail (shown below), there is a new link:

http://www.architects.org/sites/default/files/images/email/2012Wood.pdf

You can also get full info and the registration form by going to: 
http:/www.architects.org/committees/historic-resources-committee
and then going to the "Events" portion of this web page.

Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT
Conference Organizer/Chair 

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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  - - 
Changed to:  http://www.architects.org/sites/default/files/images/email/2012Wood.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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