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Heritage Technical Codes – lime mortars

The Heritage Council of Victoria has launched two new Heritage Technical Codes. These were developed in partnership with Heritage Victoria, on the topics of lime mortars for the repair of masonry (HTC1) and repointing with lime mortars (HTC2). These Codes … Continue reading

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APT Building Technology Heritage Library – project completion

APT Australasia Chapter is delighted to report that the project to scan material from Professor Miles Lewis‘ library for the APT International online Building Technology Heritage Library has now been completed. The final project report covering both phases of the … Continue reading

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Towards an Australian Heritage Quality Framework

The APT Australasia Chapter recently collaborated with the Australia ICOMOS Traditional Trades Training Working Group to prepare a paper which was submitted to the Heritage Branch of the Australian Department of the Environment for consideration in conjunction with preparation of the … Continue reading

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Victorian Stucco

The publication Victorian Stucco derives from a seminar on Victorian Stucco held at the South Melbourne Town Hall in 2007, initiated by Dr Donald Ellsmore of the then APT Australia Chapter and managed by the International Specialised Skills Institute. The … Continue reading

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Salt Attack and Rising Damp wins award!

The technical publication Salt Attack and Rising Damp this week won the Education Award at the 2009 Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Awards held in Sydney, NSW. Congratulations to all those involved, including: author, David Young OAM funding agencies, Heritage … Continue reading

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Salt Attack and Rising Damp

A new technical publication on Salt Attack and Rising Damp has been published jointly by the Heritage Council of NSW, Heritage Victoria and SA Department for Environment and Heritage.  Authored by APT Australia Chapter member David Young OAM, this publication … Continue reading

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