Traditional Building Conference

Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference CHICAGO 2010


Full Conference Pass Registration - BEST BUY $395

The Full Conference Pass includes unlimited access for 3 days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) to Seminars, Workshops, Tours, Reception, Keynote Address and Admission into the Exhibit Hall on Friday and Saturday. A complimentary one-year subscription to Clem Labine's Traditional Building Magazine and Clem Labine's Period Homes Magazine.  Lunch also included in the Exhibit Hall Friday and Saturday 

Please make your Workshop and Tour selections below, then click on the "Continue" button at the bottom of the page. To view details about a workshop, tour, or seminar, click on the preceding code (this will display a pop-up window with a full description).

  Wednesday, October 20 (a special pre-conference tour can be added to any package)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Tours $129 (pre-selection required)
  CANCELLED W01 Mies & Modernism: The IIT Campus.
W02 Chicago Architectural Highlights by Bus: Including the Robie House.
W03 Frank Lloyd Wright by Bus: His Life & Architecture in Oak Park.
W04 Walking Tour & Workshop: First United Methodist Church Restoration.
   
Thursday, October 21
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM - Workshop (pre-selection required)
    W05 Restoring Steel Windows. (cannot be taken with W06 below)
None
   
  9:00 AM - 10:00/10:30 AM - Seminars
    S01 Legal Issues: When Preservation Goes Green (1 hr.)
T01 Masonry & Moisture Problems: Causes & Solutions (1hr.)
S02 Sustainable Restoration: A Lighting Case Study (1 hr.)
   
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM - Workshop (pre-selection required)
   

FULL W06 Introduction to Historic Building Assessments: The Charnley Perskey House. (cannot be taken with W05 above or W07 below)

   
  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM / Noon - Seminars
    S03 Traditional Sustainable Construction (1 hr.)
P02 The Cornice: Conditions, Criteria, and Case Studies for its Restoration & Reconstruction (1 hr.)
P03 The History of American Windows (1.5 hrs.)
S14 Lovable Buildings (1.5 hrs.)
   
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Workshop (pre-selection required)
    W07 Cast Iron Workshop - Presented by the APT Western Great Lakes Chapter. (cannot be taken with W06 above)
None
   
  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Seminars
    T03 The Life & Times of Michigan’s Historic Windows (1.5 hrs.)
S04 Transforming the Past to Preserve the Future (1 hr.)
R01 Palladio Awards- Residential Projects (1.5 hrs.)
   
  3:30 PM - 4:30/5:00 PM - Seminars
    S05 Play by Play; Greening Your Rehabilitation Project (1.5 hrs)
P05 Restoring Windows for Large Projects (1.5 hrs.)
S06 Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Preserving Our Future While Maintaining Tradition
S13 Sustainability & Sanctity: Three Centuries of Sacred Places by Upjohn, Belluschi, and Stern
   
Friday, October 22
  8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Seminars
    T04 Restoring Historic Doors & Hardware (1.5 hrs.)
P07 History as Centerpiece: Adapting the Dupage County Courthouse (1 hr.)
T05 Ceramic Tile Replication- When, Why & How (1 hr.)
T06 Natural Stone: Selection & Fabrication (1 hr.)
P08 Using Historic Tax Credits for Micro Residential Development (1.5 hrs.)
S07 Methods for Assessing & Improving Energy Performance for Historic Buildings (1.5 hrs.)
P15 Private Frontage Secrets (1.5 hrs.)
   
  9:45 AM - 10:45 AM - Keynote Address
    G01 Greener at the Grassroots: Mayor’s Panel moderated by Peter Harkness, Founder & Publisher Emeritus, “Governing.”
   
  11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - EXHIBIT HALL
   
Noon - 1:15 PM - Lunch & Learn (pre-selection required)
    W08 The Role of PVC in Sustainable Exterior Building Products.
None
   
1:15 PM - 3:45 PM - Workshop (pre-selection required)
    W11 INTBAU Symposium: Sustainability in the Post-Sprawl Economy.
None
   
  1:15 PM - 2:15/2:45 PM - Seminars
    G02 Saving & Reinstalling Historic Sheet Metal Facades- Live in the Exhibit Hall (1 hr.)
S08 Thermal Microclimates: Comfort & Climate Response in Traditional American Houses (1 hr.)
P09 Adaptive Use: Transforming Historic Buildings for New Uses (1 hr.)
P10 Beyond Tax Credits: Creative Economic Incentives & Financing for RehabilitatingHistoric Properties (1hr.)
   
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Seminars
    P11 Thinking Like a Developer: A Crash Course for Preservationists
R02 Green Home Rating Systems (1 hr.)
T11 Brick: The Original Green Building Material
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Seminars
    P12 The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation (1 hr.)
S09 Evaluating Windows: Restore, Replace, or Add Storms?
S10 Codes, Credits, & LEED: A Case Study
 
  Traditional Building Cocktail Reception sponsored by Marvin Windows and Doors (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
     Traditional Building Reception (Ticket Required, Included in Full Conference Only)
 
Saturday, October 23
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Workshops (pre-selection required)
  W09 Historic Plaster Repair 1500-1940.
W10 Upstairs Downtown: Growing Up Not Out.
None  
 
8:30 AM - 9:30/10:00 AM - Seminars
  T07 Interpreting Wright’s Interior Finishes (1hr.)
T08 Understanding American Heritage Tile Work (1 hr.)
T09 Traditional Elements of Modern Stone Design
S11 Insulating Old Houses: A Greener Approach to Energy Savings
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Seminars
 

R03 Sustainable Timber Framing: The Topel Residence and LEED

 
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM - EXHIBIT HALL
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - LIVE in the Exhibit Hall
  G03 Transforming the Traditional- Live in the Exhibit Hall
 
11:15 AM - 2:30 PM - Tour (pre-selection required)
  W12 From Adaptive Use to Green Roofs: Chicago on Tour.
None  
 
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - LIVE in the Exhibit Hall
  G05 Working with An Architect sponsored by AIA Chicago
 
1:00 PM - 2:00/2:30 PM - Seminars
  R04 Green Restorations: Sustainable Building in Historic Homes (1.5 hrs.)
P13 Classic Window Hardware: Form, Function, & Style (1.5 hrs.)
T12 Historic Roofing: Slate, Tile and Copper
S15 Living Traditions (1.5 hrs.)
 
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - LIVE in the Exhibit Hall
  G04 Traditional Building Design Challenge: Presentation & Awards
 
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM - $50 (pre-selection required)
    P14 Landmark Illinois Annual Awards Program Located at the Chicago Club
       (pre-selection required; ala carte purchase only)
 
Special Offers
 

One year subscription to Traditional Building Magazine - Included
One year subscription to Period Homes Magazine
- Included

 
   
 
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