Office of Workforce Development offers Historic Masonry – Treatments & Repair course beginning May 30

 

The Office of Workforce Development, in cooperation with the New York State Historic Preservation Office and the Historic Albany Foundation, is pleased to once again offer the Historic Masonry – Treatments & Repair program in historic building restoration!

This course will provide participants with hands-on training in the traditional trade of masonry restoration, including documentation, cleaning, pointing, repairing and coatings.

Students will:

  • Plan and execute a masonry rehabilitation project with other members of the class.
  • Understand the treatment and repair process through lectures, observation and hands-on repair at historic sites located in the Capital Region.
  • Gain an understanding of masonry materials and their construction systems used in 19th and 20th century buildings and learn hands-on techniques for treatment and repair.

Historic Masonry – Treatments & Repair
May 30  – July 25, 2019
Thursdays, 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturdays (6/22, 6/29, 7/13, 7/20), 9 a.m. – 1 p.m

For additional information and to register:
— visit www.hvcc.edu/workforce
— call (518) 629-7338 or (518) 629-4111
— e-mail workforce@hvcc.edu

 

Published: Thu, 23 May 2019 11:55:34 +0000 by c.teator