Join the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria for the following 6-day learning opportunity in Victoria. While historic structures range from modest to monumental, and encompass a remarkable variety of materials and uses, approaches to their conservation are governed by core principles and determined by well-developed standards of practice. This intensive course enhances your understanding of the complex characteristics of heritage structures, systems, and materials, and provides frameworks for planning and managing appropriate conservation processes. Develop your ability to:

- identify the building materials and systems commonly encountered in heritage structures analyze the nature and extent of deterioration in building materials and systems' and identify its causes - analyze the environmental factors which contribute to deterioration - investigate and document the physical condition and history of a structure and its materials - select conservation strategies for a range of materials, based on the condition and intended use of the structure plan and manage the conservation process Harold D. Kalman, Ph.D., is Principal of the office of Commonwealth Historic Resource Management Limited. He is a specialist in the planning and history of heritage and cultural resources. Raised in Montreal, he received his education at Princeton University and had additional training in conservation at Cornell UniversityYork University England. He taught at the University British Columbia for seven years before entering private practice in 1975. He is Founding President of the British Columbia Association of Heritage Professionals and has served on the boards of the Association for Preservation Technology and the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. In 2006, he was awarded the British Columbia Heritage award. Dr. Kalman is Honorary Professor of Architecture at Hong Kong University and continues to lecture and teach worldwide on conservation and cultural heritage issues. Fee: CDN$620*, including a CDN$60 materials fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) A CDN$160 registration deposit is required at time of registration. Please note fees are subject to change. The Cultural Resource Management Program is an Architectural Institute of British Columbia registered provider offering an AIBCaccredited activity for continuing education learning units. This course is assigned 36 AIBC core learning credits. It is also accepted for learning credits with the Planning Institute of British Columbia. Intercultural Education and Training Program