The APT Preservation Engineering Technical Committee (PETC) was created in 2003 to provide focus for discussing issues relating to engineering and historic preservation. For additional PETC history check out this APT Bulletin article.
The committee's critical tasks are to:
Establish itself as a leader for promoting the role of engineering in the field of historic preservation
Establish a forum for discussion of issues relating to engineering in the field of historic preservation
Encourage active and continuous education for professionals from many disciplines who seek a better understanding of historic-preservation engineering techniques and philosophy
Identify areas of knowledge and practice where further study and/or research is required to establish parameters of practice
Establish a process and repository for the documentation, collection, and dissemination of information related to the practice of historic-preservation engineering
Establish a program of generating and publishing consensus standards for treatment of historic engineering systems
Identify and undertake initiatives to advance the role of the preservation engineer and an understanding of the importance of preservation engineering
Membership is open to all current members of APT with an interest in engineering and the history of building technology who are willing to make regular and substantial contribution to the mission of the committee. The committee meets during the APT annual conference.
Join APT PETC by emailing us your contact information at [email protected]. We will add your email to our member list so you won’t miss out on committee news and initiatives.
May 20, 2025, 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern APT's Preservation Engineering Technical Committee's Spring General Meeting PETC will host its annual Spring General Meeting on May 20 from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern on Zoom. All PETC and APT members are welcome! Members are encouraged to invite their colleagues that are not yet APT-PETC members but are interested in preservation engineering.
The meeting will also include a live problem-solving discussion for a portion of the meeting. Do you have a tricky problem or just want to noodle something with a bigger group of preservation engineers or want to share some unique aspects of a project? If so, please come with some photos and a few talking points to share. Feel free to give PETC a heads-up ahead of time so we can make sure we have time to talk through these topics. Co-chairs and emails are available here.
PETC tasks leads will also discuss our ongoing activities, including the Disaster Response Initiative, Student Design-Build Competition, and mentorship program.
