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INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
The information below is provided as a courtesy.
Please reach out to the specified organization with questions.

For more information please visit www.ptn.org.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

FOR THE 2024

INTERNATIONAL PRESERVATION
TRADES WORKSHOP

OCTOBER 10-12TH

HOSTED BY Re:Purpose Savannah

2302 EAST GWINNETT STREET

SAVANNAH, GA 31404

The Preservation Trades Network invites you to the 26th annual International Preservation Trades Workshop in Savannah, Georgia, from October 10-12, 2024.

Converging at Re:Purpose Savannah, the three-day event features hands-on demonstrations from experts in the traditional building trades, including carpentry, timber framing, stone and brick masonry, plastering, roofing, and much more!

Attendees will meet and mingle with industry-leading professionals and learn from the masters.

Visit the IPTW 2024 page for details on lodging, pre-conference workshops, sessions, and more!

REGISTER NOW!

Join APT DC and the Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation for a day of historic home tours in New Kent County, VA. Tour three historic homes in different stages of restoration by the Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation; Mount Stirling, South Garden and Hampstead. The Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation will be hosting the tours with participation from a consultant at Colonial Williamsburg and an architect for some of the homes. 

Continuing Education: 3.0 LU AIA CES credits approved. Please include your AIA number at time of registration. 

The Homes

Exact locations of the homes will be shared after registration. Please see the map of the homes below for their general locations. 

MOUNT STIRLING is a 1851 Greek Revival residence that is currently under construction for rehabilitation. 

SOUTH GARDEN is a circa 1820 wood frame dwelling that is currently under construction for rehabilitation. 

HAMPSTEAD is a 1825 Greek Revival residence including 19th-century office, icehouse, agriculture building and ruins of a granary and kitchen. Hampstead is currently under construction for rehabilitation. 

Before the Event: Networking before the event will be at Hampstead beginning at 10:00 AM with coffee and pastries. A short presentation by Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation will start at 10:30 AM. 

Home Tours: Each home tour will be approximately 1-hour. Hampstead tour will begin at 11 AM. South Garden tour will begin at 12:30 PM. Mount Stirling tour will begin at 2 PM. 

Lunch: A bagged lunch will be provided.

After The Event: After the home tour at Mount Stirling, there will be a happy hour from 3:00-5:00pm located at Mount Stirling. Light food and drinks will be served. 

Parking: Parking is available at each house. Carpooling from each house is encouraged. 

If you need a ride to the homes or are willing to have others ride with you, please note on the registration form.

About Our Host: 

The Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation is a Texas 501(c)3 nonprofit, founded and endowed by John B. Poindexter in late 2020. The Foundation acquires, restores, reconstructs and preserves significant historical structures and expansive rural landscapes in the Big Bend region of West Texas and Tidewater, Virginia. 

The Foundation expects to interact with the public primarily through tours, but also by offering seminars, academic discussions and special events. Guided excursions in the form of nature walks, garden exhibitions and access to working farms and forests are anticipated.

Register today – space is limited to 30 for this event.

Lecture #1: From Blueprints to Bytes: Digital Twins and Historic Building Management

Presenters: Charles Thompson and Kelly Haley, Quinn Evans Architects

As technology advances, new opportunities arise for how we can document and manage historic buildings. The use of “Digital Twins” to capture, digitize, and organize a myriad of information into a three-dimensional, web-based, graphical user-interface provides new analytic and innovative techniques to measure, track, and maintain a building’s performance.

Lecture #2: Leveraging Technology to Streamline Condition Assessments for Monumental Projects

Presenters: Julia Manglitz and Abigail Saunders, Quinn Evans Architects

Condition assessments and inventories for monumental buildings are foundational for design work and generate enormous volumes of data. The information gathered can take various forms, from photos and sketches to qualitative and quantitative data that describes material degradation or loss. A database, such as BIM, captures design intent associated with a 3-dimensional model. However, like most tools in the AEC industry, it is primarily tailored to new construction. While information can be associated with model elements, models and their data are not easily manipulated from the field. This is where Layer, a nimble, customizable, and scalable database, proves helpful because it is field friendly and can be run from a smartphone or tablet. It allows for multiple simultaneous users, making it a valuable tool for monumental building projects. Layer's unique advantage is its ability to associate survey data with an element in a BIM model, making it a comprehensive solution for managing different survey data types and connecting them to design documentation.

Continuing Education: 2.0 LU AIA CES credits will be offered for this Tech Talk.

Please note: Video will be recorded.

Lecture #1: Re-Cladding St. John’s Church 1822 Bell Tower: A witness to history

Presenter: Sharon C. Park, FAIA, FAPT

St. John’s Bell Tower of 1822 is part of the National Historic Landmark, St. John’s Church, Lafayette Sq., Washington DC (Latrobe 1816). Due to the inaccessibility of the bell tower, it had not been adequately maintained since 1954 when major work was undertaken on the sanctuary. The most critical criteria used to evaluate the various materials, therefore, were durability and extended cycles between maintenance to avoid recurring scaffold costs. The selected material, a carbon resin-acrylic, has at least a 50 year life, has de-minimum expansion and contraction properties, can be milled like wood in long sections, and reduces the need for extensive caulking. The material fabrication can use laser scans to accurately replicate the historic materials and details. In addition, the paint warranty is for 30 years with a 3 coat Keim product. This far outpaces the other materials as will be demonstrated.