Course on conservation of masonry

2007-2008 RESTORE
Course on Masonry Conservation For Architects, Engineers, Craftworkers, Contractors and Conservators

Earn 50 AIA Continuing Education Learning Units, 14 of which qualify for AIA Health, Safety, Welfare credit.

RESTORE will begin its 31st year of the RESTORE Course on Masonry Conservation on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

The RESTORE classes meet on Tuesday evenings, from 6pm-8pm, from November through May at the Donnell Library 20 West 53rd Street New York NY

RESTORE Laboratory and field-workshop sessions are scheduled during April and May, 2008.

For more information and to apply on line, please visit
URL: http://www.RESTOREtraining.org
and following the links to the RESTORE Course on Masonry Conservation, or call RESTORE at 212-749-1800.

RESTORE offers a materials science approach to architectural conservation. Topics covered in the RESTORE curriculum include:

- Preservation of masonry structures with a materials science focus: chemical and physical properties of masonry materials
- Masonry decay processes and problem analysis
- Technology of cleaning masonry structures and the use of coatings and consolidants
- Technology of masonry repair, mortar matching, repointing, grouting and replacement materials
- Field and laboratory testing--with a materials science focus on masonry conservation
- Special problems related to design and detailing
- Health and environmental hazards inherent in architectural preservation materials and processes

The RESTORE faculty consists of a team of nationally and internationally renowned building conservators, craftworkers, architects, engineers, chemists, geologists, materials consultants and industrial hygienists. All have had many years of field experience and are recognized leaders in their areas of expertise.

For more information, please visit

URL: http://www.restoretraining.org/
or call Jan C.K. Anderson or Mike Mecklenburg at RESTORE: 212-749-1800.

If you have any question, please e-mail:

    Jan C. K. Anderson
    President
    jckanderson [at] restoretraining__org

    Mike Mecklenburg
    RESTORE Project Director
    mike [at] restoretraining__org

    RESTORE
    10 East 40th Street
    40th Floor
    New York NY 10016
    212-749-1800
    Fax: 212-749-7448