4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Building Materials Conservation
Course Description
Restoration and rehabilitation theory and practice. Emphasis is on the history of building technology and the identification and treatment of common conservation problems in historic structures.
Athena Title
BUILDING MATERIALS
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will understand the materials and techniques of building construction.
By the end of this course, students will understand the physical forces acting on a building, especially those that tend toward deterioration
By the end of this course, students will understand the history of building construction, so as to be able to:
a) date buildings or portions of buildings by means of construction techniques;
b) understand current problems experienced by historic structures.
By the end of this course, students will know the resources available for the treatment of building material conservation problems.
By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize and diagnose the most prevalent conservation problems experienced by historic structures.
By the end of this course, students will be able to make at least general recommendations for the solution of the most prevalent conservation problems.
By the end of this course, students will be able to participate in the research and writing of a historic structures report.
By the end of this course, students will understand the values inherent in contemporary preservation practice towards building conservation, especially as these are embodied in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Restoration.
Topical Outline
Start team with field trips and labs.
Week 1-15:
Introduction:the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
Basic building systems and structural principles
Wood framing
Dating techniques
Wood and its problems
Masonry: history
Masonry: problems
Water conducation systems: history
Water conducation systesm: problems
Metals
Paint and other finishes
Applied techniques: paint removal from wood, painting, epoxy
Applied techniques: masonry cleaning and repainting
Mechanical system: working with contractors
Student presentations
Final practical
