Conference Sessions

Saturday, November 6, 10:30 am – 12:30 am

Technology of Investigation – [CS13]

Bridging the Gap: From Design Inspiration to Adoption Implementation
Karen Hughes, HHM, Inc., Heritage Resource Management, Austin, TX
Elizabeth I. Louden, Professor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

High Above Grade for Preservation: The Development and Use of a Tablet PC-based Field Annotation System (TPAS)
Kent Diebolt, Vertical Access LLC, Ithaca, NY

Who Got it Wrong? Do We Have it Right? Multiple Methods of Investigation Applied to Find Causes of Masonry Distress in a Landmark Building
Richard Ortega, PE, AIA, Director of Preservation, Hillier Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

Mitigation of Threats and Catastrophes – [CS14]

Non-Destructive Testing in the Analysis of the Impact of Climate Control on Paint Film
Lauren Pinney Burge, AIA, Chambers, Murphy & Burge Restoration Architects, Akron, OH

Mold: The New Asbestos
Anne Weber, RA, Ford Farewell Mills & Gatsch, Princeton, NJ

Mitigating Catastrophic Mold Damage in Archives After Disastrous Water Intrusion: Using Dry Gas Chlorine Dioxide Methods
Pat Weaver-Meyers, PhD, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, OK

Standards for Preservation – [CS15]

County Courthouses: The Many Meanings of Restoration
Stanley Graves, AIA, Director, Architecture Division, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX
Sharon Fleming, AIA, Assistant Director, Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX

Visual Splendor, Craftsmanship and Quality Control: Decorative Arts Conservation and Restoration of the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall (NHL, 1929)
Leila Hamroun, Watson & Henry Associates, Bridgeton, NJ

Let Us Raise the Standard to Which the Wise and the Honest Can Repair: the Preservation of the Washington Square Arch
Mark Rabinowitz, Senior Conservator, Conservation Solutions Inc., Washington, DC
Robin Gerstad, Conservator, Conservation Solutions Inc., Washington, DC