The Building Enclosure Council of Kansas City is pleased to announce our next event, APPROACHING REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO HISTORIC MASONRY STRUCTURES. This is a two-part event presented over two weeks on the evenings of September 21st (Wednesday) and September 29th (Thursday). The event starts at 5:30pm, ending at approximately 7:00pm both evenings. Each session consists of approximately 1 hour of presentation followed by a question/answer with discussion session led by industry experts.
The event will be held at The Center for Architecture and Design at 1801 McGee on the first level. Doors open at 5:00 pm.
Our guest speakers include:
September 21st
Roy J. Ingraffia, Jr. Assoc. AIA, MS, CSI, PA AIC., Philadelphia & Delaware Regional Director of Industry Development and Technical Services for the International Masonry Institute (IMI).
September 29th
Thomas L. Rewerts, SE, Thos. Rewerts & CO., LLC, Leawood, Kansas, an independent consulting practice specializing in the evaluation and design of repairs for existing structures with a focus on historic and vintage masonry and concrete structures.
Our guest panelists include:
September 21st
Roy J. Ingraffia, Jr. Assoc. AIA, MS, CSI, PA AIC of International Masonry Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
Thomas L. Rewerts, SE, owner of Thos. Rewerts & CO., LLC, Leawood, KS.
Dylan Walters of Concrete & Masonry Restoration, Inc., Kansas City, MO.
David Ford, PE, RRC, RWC, LEED AP of Walter P. Moore, Kansas City, MO.
Donald G. McMican, PE, FACI, CCS of DGM Consultants, PA., Shawnee Mission, KS
September 29th
Thomas L. Rewerts, SE, owner of Thos. Rewerts & CO., LLC, Leawood, KS.
David Ford, PE, RRC, RWC, LEED AP of Walter P. Moore, Kansas City, MO.
Bill Thomas, owner and CEO of Concrete & Masonry Restoration, Inc., Kansas City, MO.
Donald G. McMican, PE, FACI, CCS of DGM Consultants, PA., Shawnee Mission, KS.
Robert E. Campbell, AIA, DBIA, LEED, CSI of International Masonry Institute, Kansas City, MO.
** These presentations are eligible for (1) HSW CEU credits per session. (To be confirmed)
Approaching Repairs and Alterations to Historic Masonry Structures - Part 2: Design Challenges Associated with Restoration of Historic Masonry Structures
This presentation will include a discussion of strategies and challenges associated with the repair and alteration of existing historic masonry structures during programs of restoration and adaptive reuse. This will include initial planning considerations such as desired long term durability, assessing the impact of proposed structural and architectural changes to the facade, energy efficiency of the exterior wall systems, and overall budgetary restrictions.
This will be followed by discussions of the most important design topics in the restoration of an historic masonry building, including, (1) considerations for handling water infiltration and condensation, (2) proper considerations for selection and installation of replacement window and door systems, (3) the critical importance of proper identification of existing distress and deterioration in the masonry wall systems, (5) assessing repair versus replacement of deteriorated or distressed units, including using natural stone and terra cotta, or artificial replacement materials, (6) addressing the very difficult issue of corrosion of shelf angles, individual unit anchors, and the structural frame of the building, and (6) assessing the structural integrity of existing deteriorated masonry walls and the importance of establishing and maintaining the integrity of the connections between those walls, and the roof and floor diaphragm systems.
Examples will be drawn from existing masonry restoration projects throughout the course of this presentation to illustrate key objectives.
Learning objectives:
Learning what items should be included in the initial planning for the restoration of an historic masonry building.
How existing masonry wall systems actually handle water infiltration and how that must be accommodated and modified in restoration programs
Ensuring that one properly identifies what is actually wrong with the masonry before repairs are undertaken
Ensuring that all potential structural issues of an existing, deteriorated masonry building, are properly addressed in a restoration program
Thomas L. Rewerts, SE.
Thos. Rewerts & CO., LLC, Leawood, Kansas
Mr. Rewerts is a consulting structural engineer with an independent consulting practice specializing in the evaluation and design of repairs for particularly difficult problems in existing structures, with a focus on historic and vintage masonry and concrete structures. He practiced in Chicago for 28 years prior to moving to Kansas City in 2004. He has held various positions with nationally recognized forensic architectural and structural engineering firms, including Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Raths, Raths and Johnson, Inc., and The CTL Group.