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Upcoming Events
WEBINARS
BUILDING CODE ISSUES FACING HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THE PRACTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION: A Two Session Series
December 4: Session 1
Navigating Construction Codes for Historic Buildings: The Basics
This session is intended for design professionals and others with a working knowledge of the (model) codes. Based on the International model codes, primary topics to be addressed are the Existing Building Codes; Energy, Green and Stretch codes; and Accessibility requirements. What do they say related to historic buildings and how can that be interpreted? How do they challenge yet also present opportunities for historic buildings? We will identify problems and challenges to be addressed in session 2. The 2024 International-codes and related documents will be used as the basis of discussion.
December 11: Session 2
Code Flexibility: Finding and Using Strategies within the Codes
Unique solutions required for the historic building are sometimes required. This session will build on the basics presented in Part 1. It will provide a means to navigate the codes road when alternate approaches to meet the codes’ intent are most appropriate. Based on the International model codes, primary topics to be addressed are the Existing Building Codes; Energy, Green and Stretch codes; and Accessibility requirements. The 2024 International-codes and related documents will be used as the base documents.
Each session earns 3.5 LU/HSW/PDH (AIA/RCEP/ICC). Continuing Education Units accreditation guidelines dictate that CEU credit is only available to participants of the live sessions.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
1:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern (US)
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
1:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern (US)
Presented by APT's Technical Committee on Codes and Standards
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Wooden Pile Foundations in a Changing Environment: Preventative Strategies and Remedial Approaches
Structural engineer Giuliana Zelada-Tumialan, an Associate Principal at SGH, and Director of the Boston Groundwater Trust, Christian Simonelli, explain challenges and solutions to the maintenance, monitoring, and repair of wooden pile foundation systems common to historic cities throughout the world. Boston neighborhoods containing some of the most historic and valuable real estate in the nation have served as a living laboratory to develop successful collaborative engineering, infrastructure, and policy approaches to solve structural engineering problems that threaten thousands of buildings.
This session will describe the history and nature of wood pile systems, the challenges (and causes) lowered groundwater levels bring to these foundation systems, and the development of remedial and preventive measures to avoid what were mysterious catastrophic building failures in the 1980s. Topics include monitoring, groundwater recharge, the impact of municipal utilities, and underpinning repairs.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern (US)
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Travel Tours
Grand Tour Restauro, Italy
March 23-28, 2025
APT is pleased to facilitate this educational travel opportunity for APT International and APT Chapter members with Assorestauro, a specialized Italian preservation association. Following a successful program in 2022, Assorestaura has arranged this tour for March of 2025. Learn more or place your deposit by using the links below.
The trip is currently sold out, but we do have a waiting list. Use the button below to learn more.
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