The Preservation Technology Podcast
The Preservation Technology Podcast
National Park Service
This is a collection about science and technology innovations in the field of historic preservation.
Sustainability in Historic Preservation
Tracy Nelson, director of the Historic Building Recovery Grant Program, answers questions about sustainability and historic preservation in this audio file.
Mar 14, 2013
11 min
3D Digital Rock Art Documentation and Preservation
Carla Schroer of Cultural Heritage Imaging discusses 3D digital rock art documentation and preservation. Techniques such as reflection transformation imaging and photogrammetry are covered.
Mar 14, 2013
15 min
NCPTT, University of Southern Mississippi and Hybrid Plastics Collaborate to Study Stone Strengtheners as Part of a New NSF Grant Project
Derek Patton, Assistant Professor in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi, discusses a National Science Foundation grant to advance the science of stone preservation.
Mar 14, 2013
11 min
Aaron Lubeck on How We Are (And Are Not) Adaptively Reusing Whole Cities
Aaron Lubeck, author of Green Restorations, discusses his presentation entitled, “How We Are –and Are Not– Adaptively Reusing Cities in America.”
Mar 14, 2013
11 min
Historic Landscape of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Part 1
Today we join NCPTT's Jenny Hay as she speaks with Cindy Brandimarte, Director of the Historic Sites and Structures Program in the State Parks Division of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. In the first installment of this two-part series, they'll talk about the iconic landscape of the Civilian Conservation Corps and their role in the development of the Texas State Park system.
Mar 14, 2013
12 min
Preservation Trades with Nancy Finegood
Nancy Finegood, executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, discusses the teaching of preservation trades to Detroit youth.
Mar 14, 2013
12 min
NCPTT Interns Talk About Their Summer Research
In this audio file, NCPTT summer interns discuss their research. Rust conversion, herbicide usage, paint removal, and landscape maintenance are the topics discussed.
Mar 14, 2013
15 min
Using Eddy Current Technology in Conservation Science
NCPTT’s Curtis Desselles discusses developments in low-cost, metallurgical analysis. Topics covered include what eddy currents are, how NCPTT began using them, and how the eddy currents are utilized.
Mar 14, 2013
9 min
Moss Rudley on the Role of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center
Moss Rudley, an exhibit specialist with the masonry division at the Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC), discusses the role of HPTC in the National Park Service including work they are doing with the historic building material bousillage.
Mar 14, 2013
9 min
Who Wants to Preserve a Cemetery?
Why would anyone live in a cemetery? What is a cemetery monument conservation workshop, who attends, and what is discussed? Tune in to find out.
Mar 14, 2013
10 min
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