Traditional Building Conference

The Baltimore 2009 Conference schedule will be available on this website June 11, 2009. The most recent Conference schedule, Boston, March 2009 is below:

Wednesday, March 11  Pre-Conference Workshops

 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

T1A: Doors and Windows: A Builder Workshop with the New Urban Guild

 

P1A: Conditions Assessment and Historic Structures Report Workshop 

                                                                            with the AIA Historic Resources Committee

 

 

Thursday, March 12

 

8:30 am - 11:45 am   Workshops/Tour

 

W01:  Historic Plaster 1500-1940

 

W02:  Assessing Slate Roof Assemblies

 

W03:  Restoring Stained Glass:  Workshop and Field Assessment Tour

 

 

8:30 am - 9:30 am   Seminars

 

RR1:   Windows:  Life Cycle Costs and Project Management

P01:   Classicism 101: Applying Principles of an Ancient Building System Today (90 mins.)

RR2:   Restoring the Red Lion Inn: Lessons on Energy Retrofit and Modern Systems

S01:   Sustaining the Sustainable: Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Farms

P02:   Diagnosing & Solving Masonry Failures: From Testing through Effective Project Administration

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am  Seminars

 

RR3:   Sympathetic Additions to Historic Buildings (90 mins.)

P03:   Historic Bell Exchanges: Moving Large Objects from High Places over Large Distances

P04:   The Palladio Awards:  Commercial (90 mins.)

P05:   Specifying Cast Stone for Historic Preservation Projects

S02:   Lessons from the First LEED DoublePlatinum Preservation Project: The Christman Building

 

 

1:00 pm - 4:15 pm   Workshops/Tour

 

W04:  Managing Maintenance for Historic Buildings: Good Planning & Fiscal Responsibility

W05:  Boston Revival  Architecture Tour (4 hrs.)

W06:  Paint Practices for Historic Structures

W07:  Moisture Problems in Historic Masonry: Causes and Solutions

 

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm   Seminars

 

S03:  LEEDing the Way in Heritage Preservation:  Geothermal Wells

RS1:  The Palladio Awards- Residential (90 mins.)

S04:  Traditional Design & High Performance Building Standards for Sustainable Dormitories

 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm   Seminars

 

S05:   Assessing  Energy Performance in Historic Buildings (90 mins.)

T02:   The American History of  Shutters

P13:   The Recent Past:  Moving Beyond The 50-year Rule (90 mins.)

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM   Opening Plenary

 

G01: Fix the Worst First— Reviving Neighborhoods One Lot at a Time

        Presented by Ron Sakal and Sallie Hood, The University of Notre Dame,

           School of Architecture, Center for Building Communities.

 

 

Friday  March 13, 2009

 

8:00 am –12 :15 am   Workshop (Part I)

 

W08 Original Green Places: The Case for Preservation and Building New Traditional Places

                                                                       (includes break for Keynote address)

 

8:00 am- 9:30 am  Seminars

 

P06:  Tax Credits: Complying with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards (90 mins.)

T03:  Caring for Historic Wood and Painted Finishes (90 mins.)

 

 

8:30 am - 9:30 am  Seminars

 

RS2:  Restoring Your Old House- How to do it the Right Way

T04:  Architectural Terra Cotta:  Ancient Material Shaping Our Future

P07:  Designing Good Buildings:  Commodity, Firmness, & Delight

P08:  Spalling, Rust, &  Rot:  Why Traditional Materials Perform the Way They Do

S06:  How to Make Historic Buildings Green

 

9:45 am –10:45 am   Keynote Address

 

G02:  The Comeback of the City is Good for Historic Communities

               Presented by Peter Harkness, Founder and Publisher Emeritus, “Governing” magazine

 

11:00 am - 5:00 pm   Exhibit Hall Open

 

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm  Lunch and Learn

 

W09: The Changing Face of Trim Products

 

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm  LIVE inside the Exhibit Hall

P09:  Preservation Resource Roundtable

 

 

2:00 pm –5:00 pm  Workshops/Tour

 

W10: New Urbanists and Preservationists Working Together: Walking Tour of the South End

W11: Original Green Buildings: The Case for Preservation and New Traditional Buildings Part II

 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Seminars

 

RR4:  Modern Construction Methods & Materials and Their Impact on the Maintenance

          of National Historic Landmarks

T05:   Secrets, Mysteries, and Technical Aspects of Hardwood Floors (90 mins.)

RR5:  Protecting the Irreplaceable:  How to Protect Historic Fabric During Construction

P10:   Historic Tax Credits:  The Nuts and Bolts of Syndication

RS3:   Designing Traditional, Functional, and Ecological Kitchens

 

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  LIVE inside the Exhibit Hall

S07:   Window Repairs:  A Green Alternative- Live in the Exhibit Hall

 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm   Seminars 

 

T06:  Maintaining & Repairing Roofs:  Tips for Housetops (90 mins.)

P11:  Concealing Modern Systems in a Collegiate Gothic Masterpiece

T07:  Looks Great!  But Will It Last? Practical Testing for Products, Materials, and Methods

T08:  Traditional American Millwork and Interiors

T09:  Who Put the History in the Historic Paint Color Palette?

 

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm  Gala Reception

                                                    Sponsored by Marvin Windows and Doors

 

Saturday, March 14, 2008

 

8:00 am – 10:00 am   Workshop

 

W12: Wooden Window Repair Workshop

 

8:30 am - 9:30am   Seminars

 

RS4:  Traditional Timber Framing In a  Contemporary Building Environment (90 mins.)

P12:  Boston’s Oldest House:  New Discoveries

S08: Ten Tips for Energy Savings in Historic Buildings

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am  Seminars

 

T01:   Repair and Restoration of Slate and Tile Roofs

T10:  Timber Framing-Historic Styles, Repairs, and Reuse in New Old Houses

S09:  Sustainability & Historic Preservation:  Advocating for Green Guidelines

RS5:  The Modern House

 

11:00 am - 4:00 pm   Exhibit Hall Open

 

11:00 am - 12:00 pm   Live in the Exhibit Hall

 

T11:  An Introduction to Wrought Iron

 

12: 15 pm  - 1:15 pm   Live in the Exhibit Hall

 

T12:  Preservation Trades Roundtable—Live in the Exhibit Hall

 

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm   Seminars

 

T13:   Traditional Methods vs. Modern Approaches:  Which is Better and Why?

T14:   An Introduction to Building Dry Stonewalls

T15:   The Restoration of Church Steeples and Bell Towers

S10:   Maintaining the View:  New Data on Old Windows

 

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm   Live in the Exhibit Hall

 

RS6:  Traditional Building Design Challenge: Presentation and Awards

                                                     Sponsored by: Woodstone

 



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