[NHCOLL-L:4012] Environmental control course online in November

[Helen Alten]

Many museums are considering expansions, retrofitting historic 
structures, or new construction. Staff needs a clear understanding of 
how relative humidity and temperature are controlled, what problems 
occur in buildings when they are not well-understood, and what works 
in each type of building structure.  Northern  States Conservation 
Center is proud to host Ernest Conrad's comprehensive course on 
Preservation Environments this November.  Anyone responsible for a 
museum, library or archives structure should have this core knowledge.

MS211: Preservation Environments
Dates: Nov 3 through Nov 28, 2008
Price: $425
Instructor: Ernest A. Conrad

Description:
Preservation Environments is essential for any institution 
considering a new building - and any institution planning to expand 
or rebuild an existing one. Participants learn the advantages and 
disadvantages of numerous methods of temperature and humidity 
control. Preservation Environments does not try to turn museum 
professionals into engineers. Rather, it arms them with the knowledge 
they need to work with engineers and maintenance professionals.

Course Outline:
1 Introduction
2 Climate Control Basics
3 Monitoring and Psychrometrics
4 Water - The Enemy
5 Preservation Today and Tomorrow
6 Conclusion

Logistics: Participants in Preservation Environments work at their 
own pace through six sections and interact through online chats. 
Instructor Ernest Conrad is available at scheduled times for email 
support. Preservation Environments includes online literature, slide 
lectures and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is 
limited to 20 participants.

To reserve a place in the course, please  pay at 
<http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html 
If you have trouble, please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Ernest A. Conrad For over 20 years, Mr. Conrad has focused on 
environmental issues. He is president of Landmark Facilities Group, 
Inc., an engineering firm specializing in environmental systems for 
museums, libraries, archives and historic facilities. A licensed 
mechanical engineer in several states, Mr. Conrad holds a bachelor's 
degree in civil engineering and a master's in environmental 
engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A well-respected and honored member of many professional 
organizations, his greatest contribution to the preservation field 
was the development of environmental guidelines for engineers who 
work on museums, libraries and archives. The American Society of 
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) 
publishes standards in the areas of HVAC and refrigeration. Mr. 
Conrad recently co-authored the ASHRAE Applications Handbook "Chapter 
20: Museums, Libraries and Archives." For the first time, there are 
guidelines specific to our needs in the engineering literature. Mr. 
Conrad has studied environments and designed special climate control 
systems throughout the United States for clients as well-known as the 
National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, The Frick Collection, 
Getty Conservation Institute, The Pierpont Morgan Library, National 
Trust for Historic Preservation, and National Park Service. He has a 
special interest in house museums and how climate affects structures 
and collections housed within those structures.
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