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• Infrared Thermography for Existing and Historic Buildings

  • When
    Wednesday, March 19, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Please join APT WGLC for a noon virtual presentation by Manogna Kavuru, Ph.D.

  Infrared Thermography for Existing and Historic Buildings

  Thermal imaging offers a quick and non-invasive way to uncover potential issues in buildings, but to use it effectively, understanding the nuances is key. This presentation explores the challenges of interpreting thermal data, especially in buildings with limited documentation. Environmental factors, building materials, and moisture can all impact results, creating ambiguity if not properly considered. Through real-world case studies, we’ll highlight best practices for more accurate analysis and share tips for those new to the technology. Whether you’re just starting or refining your skills, this session will help you get the most out of your thermal camera.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the use of thermal imaging as a tool to discover water and air leaks.
  2. Define parameters that affect thermal imaging that help examine facades and roofs effectively.
  3. Describe environmental factors that cause differences in thermal images.
  4. Explain how building assemblies show up differently in thermal images.

  Manogna Kavuru, Ph.D is a Senior Designer with Thornton Tomasetti and has over 8 year's experience using thermal imaging as a diagnostic tool with projects in Bermuda, India, Italy, Turkey and the USA. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the use of thermal imaging as a potential tool to conserve masonry structures in tropical climates, like India. She is also a Level II thermographer.

  An email link to the presentation will be sent to those who register after registration closes, approximately one day before the presentation.

  1.0 AIA/CES LU will be provided (pending approval).

  
  

  
  

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• 2025 Symposium: Preservation of Windows and Storefronts

  • When
    Friday, April 04, 2025
  •  
    8:15 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 1936 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616
  • Spaces left
    45
  • Registered
    55 registrants

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  The Association of Preservation Technology, Western Great Lakes Chapter invites you to join us for our 2025 Symposium - Preservation of Windows and Storefronts. 

  The event will be held at Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago on Friday, April 4, 2025. 

  Registration begins at 8:15 am, opening remarks begin at 8:30 am. The program will include a tour of the National Historic Landmark interior of Second Presbyterian Church, and will conclude at 4:00 pm.

  This program will provide 5 CEUs HSW. Lunch and light breakfast will be provided during the program. 

  Presentations will include:

  • Brianne Van Vorst, The Resurrection Revealed
  • Donna Weiss and Jill Willett, The Multifaceted and Crucial Role of the Window Conditions Assessment
  • Nick Casaletto and Ron Spellich, Same but Different: Rehabilitation of Existing Glazing Systems
  • Rachel Will, A “Window” into the Rehabilitation of 30th Street Station
  • Neal Vogel, The Storefront Restoration of the Century!
  • Stacey Z. Keller and Bruce Petersen, The Bowman Hall Historic Window Replacement
  • Susan E. Reinhold and Eileen Burke, Levy Mayer Hall – Steel Casement Window Restoration
  • Bruce Kaskel and Kimberly Lis, Edith Farnsworth House – Glass Replacement and Enclosure Coating Restoration

  Registration will be open until Tuesday, April 1.

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