Engineers’ Guidelines for Historic Buildings
The seminar will review several types of historic, archaic
and obsolete structural framing systems, specifically including cast iron
framing, wrought iron framing, steel framing, and reinforced-concrete framing.
We will explore the original basis for design of old systems, how to
identify them on site, and how to analyze such systems under current building
codes. And we will give a survey of historical changes in building technology,
discuss their meaning today, and consider how the safety of historic systems
compares to that of modern structural systems.
About Our Speaker:
Donald Friedman, P.E., is the President of Old Structures Engineering, PC, which is a structural engineering consulting firm for historic and old buildings, working for owners, preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and other engineers. A professional engineer with over 35 years experience in the investigation, analysis, and restoration of landmark buildings, Mr. Friedman holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.A. in Historical Studies from the New School for Social Research, and is a licensed engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Association for Preservation Technology and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
In addition to Mr. Friedman’s project work, he has taught engineering of historic buildings in the building conservation programs at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Columbia University; he has spoken at numerous conferences on such topics as the structural analysis of masonry facades, and the failure of obsolete structural forms; he is the author of The Structure of Skyscrapers in America, 1871-1900, After 9-11: An Engineer’s Work at the World Trade Center, Historical Building Construction, and The Investigation of Buildings, and the co- author of Building the Empire State and The Design of Renovations. Refereed papers include “Methodology of Conservation Engineering,” “Cast-Iron Columns in Renovation Design,” “Hidden Intricacies: The Development of Modern Building Skeletons,” and “Ambiguity in Building Investigation.”
Date:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Where:
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Ten Independence Mall, 100 North 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Featuring a breakfast buffet
Time:
Registration and Breakfast begin at 7:30 am, Remarks and Presentation at 8:00 am (please note the later start time for this month's breakfast seminar)
Cost:
DVASE members: FREE, Non-members: $55.00*
Please note: You will need a picture ID to enter the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Please enter on the 6th Street Side.
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*Invite engineers at your firm to attend! Non-members can pay with credit card via Authorize.net.
If you have any questions, please email bsagusti@barrhorstman.com or call 215-628-9844 x104.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LEADING SPONSOR
OFFIT KURMAN, P.A.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTING SPONSORS
FREYSSINET, INC.
HILLIS-CARNES ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES
IDEA STATICA
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PULLMAN SST, INC.