Conference on architectural wood--addendum

"Wood in the 21st Century: Design and Preservation of Contemporary
    and Historic Architecture"
MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 24-25, 2012

The intensive two-day conference on architectural wood will be held
on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March
24-Sunday, March 25, 2012, with an optional program offered (at no
additional charge) on Monday, March 26, 2012.This symposium is
organized by Technology and Conservation, the MIT Department of
Architecture's Building Technology Program, and the Boston Society
of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee.

Over 30 noted architects, engineers, and researchers will give
presentations. Among the topics that will be covered are:

    Basic properties of wood and their effect on performance and
    durability;

    Advances in wood-based materials and development in construction
    techniques for use in restoration/preservation projects and in
    new designs;

    Procedures for evaluating structural wood's condition;

    Steps to prevent and/or minimize degradation, as well as several
    case histories focusing on both historic wood buildings and
    modern ones that represent a variety of building types
    (including education, religious, cultural institutions; military
    and government structures; residential and commercial
    buildings).

There also will be several poster on display with presentations
dealing with traditional and innovative preservation treatments and
restoration methods, construction techniques, and wood composite
materials.

Registration: The registration fee is $525 U.S./person.
(Registration fee includes the conference program, two luncheons,
and a reception.) Registration is on a first-come, first-served
basis.

A PDF document with complete details on the conference including the
schedule, hotel accommodations, continuing education credits (16
HSW/SD CE credits for the March 24-25, 20120 conference and 6
additional HSW/SD CE credits for the optional March 26, 2012
program), and registration form can be downloaded at:

    <URL:http://www.architects.org/committees/historic-resources-committee>
    and then clicking "events."

Hotel: For those who require a hotel room, a block of rooms (single
and double) have been reserved at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel at
the special rate of $159 (plus tax) per night - group booking code
for website bookings is: tnctnca. The direct link is:

    <URL:http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscb?groupCode=tnctnca&app=resvlink&fromDate=3-23-12&toDate=3-27-12>

For booking through Central Reservations at 1-888-236-2427, the
booking code is TNCC.

If you have any questions on this conference, please contact

    Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA, FAPT
    Conference Organizer/Chair
    617-623-4488
    Fax: 617-623-2253
    ses_tec_con<-at->msn<.>com

Saturday, March 24 - Sunday, March 25, 2012

Organized by
    Technology and Conservation
    MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program
    Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee

Conference Schedule:

Saturday, March 24, 2012

    7:30-8:15 am                Check-in

    8:15-8:25                   Welcome
                                    Susan E. Schur
                                    Hon. AIA, FAPT,
                                    Publisher-Editor, Technology and
                                    Conservation, and Prof. John
                                    Ochsendorf, MIT Department of
                                    Architecture

    8:25-9:15                   Wood in Design and Architecture:
                                From Windsor Castle to the Best of
                                Today
                                    Giles Downes RIBA, Partner,
                                    Sidell Gibson Architects; Sr.
                                    Warden, Carpenters' Company; and
                                    Governor, The Building Crafts
                                    College

    9:15-10:00                  Perspectives:
                                Conservation/Restoration/Repair
                                    Dr. David T. Yeomans
                                    ACS Consulting Structural
                                    Engineers; and a past Chair,
                                    ICOMOS UK Wood Committee

    10:00-10:15                 Lessons Learned from Historic
                                Construction
                                    Matthew B. Bronski
                                    PE, Senior Project Manager,
                                    Simpson Gumpertz and Heger Inc.

    10:15-10:30                 Coffee Break + Posters

    Developments in Technology and Materials: Properties, Structure,
    and Attachment

    10:30-11:00                 Uses of Wood in the 21st Century:
                                Understanding Sustainable Wood
                                Products from the Forest to the
                                Finished Product
                                    Dr. Scott Bowe
                                    Professor and Wood Products
                                    Specialist, Russell Labs,
                                    University of Wisconsin -
                                    Madison

    11:00-11:25                 Mechanical and Structural Properties
                                including Fire and Life Safety
                                    Dr. Ben Brungraber
                                    PE, President, Fire Tower
                                    Engineered Timber, Inc.

    11:25-11:50                 Water, Wood, and Walls:
                                Addressing the Envelope
                                    Dr. Samuel V. Glass
                                    Research Physical Scientist,
                                    Building Moisture and
                                    Durability, USDA Forest Products
                                    Laboratory

    11:50-12:20                 Prevention and Control of
                                Biodeterioration in Wood-Frame
                                Construction
                                    Dr. Terry L. Amburgey
                                    Professor Emeritus/Giles
                                    Distinguished Professor,
                                    Mississippi State University,
                                    College of Forest Products

    12:20-12:30                 Q&A

    12:30-2:10                  Luncheon - MIT Faculty Club

    Investigative Tools

    2:10-2:25                   Resistance Drilling, IR, and Ultrasonic
                                    John Wathne
                                    PE, President, Structures-North

    2:25-2:40                   Microscopic Examination and ID
                                    Philip L. Westover
                                    PE, Staff Consultant, Simpson
                                    Gumpertz and Heger Inc.

    2:40-2:55                   Advances in Dendrochronology in the
                                Interpretation of Major and Minor
                                Buildings
                                    Dr. Daniel Miles
                                    FSA, Oxford Dendrochronology
                                    Laboratory

    2:55-3:10                   Performance of Light-Frame Buildings
                                in Extreme Events: Wind and Seismic
                                    Prof. John W. van de Lindt
                                    Department of Civil,
                                    Construction, and Environmental
                                    Engineering, The University of
                                    Alabama

    3:10-3:25                   Coffee Break + Posters

    Conservation/Preservation of Buildings/Building Types
    Constructed from Early Times Up Through the 20th Century

    3:25-3:55                   Athletic Facilities
                                    Paul Fast
                                    PE, PIStructE, PEng,
                                    Struct.Eng., Managing Partner,
                                    Fast + Epp

    3:55-4:15                   Military and Cultural Buildings:
                                Designing on the Edge
                                    Ronald W. Anthony
                                    President and Wood Scientist,
                                    Anthony and Associates, Inc.

    4:15-4:30                   Wood in Traditional Japanese
                                Architecture
                                    Prof. Alice Y. Tseng
                                    Associate Professor and
                                    Associate Chair, Department of
                                    History of Art and Architecture,
                                    Boston University

    4:30-4:45                   Exterior Conservation of the Gamble
                                House
                                    Kelly Sutherlin McLeod
                                    AIA, President, Kelly Sutherlin
                                    McLeod Architecture, Inc.

    4:45-5:00                   Providing Information on Vernacular
                                Wood Structures
                                    Ronald W. Anthony
                                    President and Wood Scientist,
                                    Anthony and Associates, Inc.

    5:00-5:15                   The Wooden Tomb Chamber in
                                Tumulus MM at Gordion in Turkey
                                    Prof. Richard F. Liebhart
                                    Archeologist

    5:15-5:20                   On Wood Architectural Fragments
                                    William C.S. Remsen
                                    RA, Chief Preservation
                                    Architect, International
                                    Preservation Associates, Inc.

    5:20-5:35                   Wooden Sacred Structures of Poland
                                    Nat Crosby
                                    Senior Project,
                                    ManagerBruner/Cott and
                                    Associates

    5:35-6:05                   Two Viewpoints:
                                Building Framer and Sawyer--Getting
                                the Timber You Need
                                    Jan Lewandoski
                                    Principal, Restoration and
                                    Traditional Building; The
                                    Sawyer's View, Dean Copeland,
                                    Principal Owner, Copeland and
                                    Sons Lumber Co.

    6:05-6:20                   Covered Wood Bridges
                                    Arnold M. Graton Jr.
                                    JR Graton Historic Restoration
                                    LLC

    6:20-6:30                   Q&A

    6:30-8:00                   Reception - The Cambridge Marriott
                                Hotel

Sunday. March 25, 2012

    7:30-8:00 am                Relevant Film

    New Technologies, New Methods of Retaining/Achieving
    Architectural Concepts

    8:00-8:30am                 Why Wood:
                                Perception and Reception of Wood in
                                Contemporary Design and Conservation
                                Practice
                                    David N. Fixler
                                    FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, Design
                                    and Preservation, EYP /AE Inc.

    8:30-9:15                   Developments: Computer Modeling,
                                Wood-Concrete Composites
                                    Dr. Peggi Clouston
                                    Assoc. Professor, University of
                                    Massachusetts-Amherst, Dept. of
                                    Environmental Conservation

    9:15-10:00                  Energy and Sustainability Aspects of
                                Wood (including certification)
                                    Jack Mackin
                                    Chief Operating Officer, F.D.
                                    Sterritt Lumber Co.

    10:00-10:10                 Q&A

    10:10-10:25                 Coffee Break + Posters

    10:25-10:55                 Finishes and Coatings:
                                Factory and On Site
                                    Jonathan A. Graystone
                                    Principal Research Scientist,
                                    Paint Research Association

    Bringing Wood into 21st Century Architectural Design and
    Ornamentation

    10:55-11:50                 Arches, Grids, and Shells for 21st
                                Century Architecture
                                    Michael Dickson
                                    FREng, FIStructE, Founding
                                    Partner/Senior Consultant, Buro
                                    Happold; and Visiting Professor,
                                    Department of Architecture Civil
                                    Engineering, University of Bath,
                                    UK

    11:50-12:05                 Q&A

    12:05-2:00                  Luncheon - MIT Faculty Club

    2:00-2:30                   Improved Wood Composites
                                    Prof. Stephen Shaler
                                    Associate Director, Advanced
                                    Engineered Wood Composites
                                    Center, and Program Coordinator,
                                    Wood Science and Technology,
                                    University of Maine

    2:30-2:50                   Religious Buildings:
                                Innovative Uses of Wood to Invoke a
                                Sense of Spirituality
                                    Joan Soranno
                                    FAIA, Design
                                    Principal/Vice-President, HGA
                                    Architects and Engineers

    2:50-3:35                   Cross Laminated Timber and
                                Other Engineered Wood Structures
                                    Simon Smith
                                    Director, Ramboll UK; Design
                                    Teaching Fellow, Cambridge
                                    University; and Director, TRADA
                                    UK

    3:35-3:50                   Coffee Break and Posters

    3:50-4:15                   High Performance Wood Solutions for
                                RPI's Experimental Media Building
                                    William Horgan
                                    RIBA, Partner, Grimshaw
                                    Architects PC

    4:15-4:50                   Materials Matter:
                                Implications and Inspiration for the
                                Future
                                    Cheryl Ciecko
                                    AIA, ALA, LEED AP, Senior
                                    Technical Director, WoodWorks

    4:50-5:10                   How will New Materials and New
                                Manufacturing Techniques
                                Affect/Impact Design and
                                Conservation Work
                                    John A. Fidler
                                    RIBA, FIIC, FAPT, Principal,
                                    John Fidler Preservation
                                    Technology, Inc.

    5:10-5:30                   Q&A

Monday, March 26, 2012
Optional program
8am-3pm

    Focus on maritime use of wood and introducing new systems into
    existing historic building. The optional program is now fully
    booked; there is a waiting list as there is a possibility that
    some places may become available.


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