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The Historic Preservation Network connects scholars and practitioners with an interest in research that addresses the intersection of environmental perception and valuation with built heritage and cultural landscapes. The network welcomes scholars, historic preservation practitioners, designers, and planners who seek an improved, empirically-substantiated base for preservation policy and practice in order to improve decision-making processes. The network seeks to expand the nature of preservation research to include social science methodologies that focus on cultural, social, and phenomenological experiences related to the interaction of people with older places. Research topics include the application of social science methodologies to preservation research, understanding the phenomena of how people experience age in the built environment, providing an empirical justification for preservation doctrine, uncovering sociocultural values related to heritage, and exploring non-Western heritage values.
The Historic Preservation Network web site is at http://heritagestudies.org. For information on joining our list serve, please e-mail the network chair.
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New Report: Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings - A Toolkit |
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From Reuters:
"DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/97b9ec/structural_investi) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers and Mills" to their offering.
Conservation of our existing structures has obvious economic and social value. Moreover, historic structures provide an excellent laboratory for studying aspects of structural engineering, materials science, forensic engineering, and building design. Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers, and Mills provides a practical guide for consulting structural engineers and others on dealing with issues unique to historic structures.
Emphasizing structural evaluation and condition assessment based on sound preservation philosophy, but without burdening the reader with tedious calculations, the book discusses the role of the structural engineer in the evaluation and preservation process and discusses such topics as structural safety, analysis, and conservation. Engaging case studies, drawn from the author's own practice, include:
* The Montague Building and Watauga Hall
* The Restoration of St. Helena's Church
* Market Hall Rehabilitation
* Differential Settlement at St. Philip's Moravian Church
* James Madison's Montpelier
* Relocating the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
* The Timber Trusses of Burr, Town, and Haupt
* The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
* A New Covered Bridge for Old Salem
* The Tohickon Aqueduct"
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