Colloquium on the Development of Heritage Preservation Engineering Curricula Options

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On June 22‐23, the University of Vermont and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training will host a colloquium devoted to the development of curricula in historic preservation engineering. The goals of the colloquium are to develop curriculum guidelines for an engineering program focused on quantitative techniques and methodologies applied to the engineering evaluation and remediation of heritage structures. The colloquium will focus on undergraduate and graduate curricula to be developed across a broad engineering spectrum including sustainability, the history of engineering and technology, code development, structural analysis of existing construction and design of alterations, materials characterization, energy, heat and moisture transfer in buildings and components, fire safety of archaic assemblies, and remote monitoring platforms. New curricula will include heritage preservation modules to be added to existing courses, as well as new courses focused specifically on heritage preservation engineering.

The colloquium will be a two‐day event, beginning with a plenary session followed by a series of discussion sessions focused on predetermined topics. For additional information, please contact Douglas Porter at the University of Vermont, School of Engineering, 341 Votey Hall, 33 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, (802-324-7528; Douglas.Porter@uvm.edu).