GNCB Attends APTi Annual Conference – Points of Departure
Buffalo, New York
Amy Jagaczewski
, GNCB
Associate, attended this year’s Association for Preservation Technology
International
(APTi)
Conference in Buffalo, NY
. This year’s conference, themed Points of
Departure, celebrated the organization’s 50 th
anniversary. The
conference was strategically located near the US-Canadian border in honor of
the organization’s founding in 1968 by thirteen preservation professionals from
the US and Canada. It celebrated Buffalo’s history as the 6 th
largest port in the world as of 1906 and the 11 th
largest industrial
center in the country as of 1951.
The APTi Conference offered
professional development opportunities sorted into four tracks depending on
attendees’ backgrounds and interests. Ms. Jagaczewski attended presentations on
the impact of climate
chaos
on future preservation philosophy and on the potential for
adaptive reuse of industrial
sites
to stimulate local economies. Additionally, Ms. Jagaczewski
attended a two-day workshop on Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for
wood, masonry, concrete, and steel structures.
