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Environmental management for collections : alternative conservation strategies for hot and humid climates / Shin Maekawa, Vincent L. Beltran, Michael Henry.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Tools for conservationPublisher: Los Angeles : Getty Publications, [2015]Description: xvi, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781606064344
Subject(s):
Contents:
pt. 1. Fundamentals and approaches. Hot and humid climates -- Risks of hot and humid climates for collections and buildings -- Balancing risks and establishing conservation priorities -- Occupant health and comfort in hot and humid climates -- Psychrometric strategies for environmental management -- Nonmechanical strategies for environmental management -- Mechanical strategies for environmental management -- Design and implementation of environmental management strategies -- pt. 2. Case studies. Introduction to part 2 -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part A - basement ventilation (conservation heating) and heating, and attic ventilation (dilution) -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part B - whole-house ventilation, attic heating, and basement dehumidification -- Historic archive of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain: ventilation and conservation heating -- Museum storage in Valle Guerra, Tenerife, Spain: conservation heating by ventilation and conservation heating -- Ethnographic storage of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil: conservation heating by ventilation and mechanical dehumidification -- Library of Museu Casa de Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: ventilation (dilution) and dehumidification, and limited cooling -- Juanqinzhai, the Qianlong Emperor's Retirement Studio in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China: seasonal dehumidification, limited cooling, and recirculation for filtration.
Summary: A practical guide to the conservation of museum and other cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Red 644 MAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11017

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Fundamentals and approaches. Hot and humid climates -- Risks of hot and humid climates for collections and buildings -- Balancing risks and establishing conservation priorities -- Occupant health and comfort in hot and humid climates -- Psychrometric strategies for environmental management -- Nonmechanical strategies for environmental management -- Mechanical strategies for environmental management -- Design and implementation of environmental management strategies -- pt. 2. Case studies. Introduction to part 2 -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part A - basement ventilation (conservation heating) and heating, and attic ventilation (dilution) -- Hollybourne Cottage, historic house on Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States: part B - whole-house ventilation, attic heating, and basement dehumidification -- Historic archive of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain: ventilation and conservation heating -- Museum storage in Valle Guerra, Tenerife, Spain: conservation heating by ventilation and conservation heating -- Ethnographic storage of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil: conservation heating by ventilation and mechanical dehumidification -- Library of Museu Casa de Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: ventilation (dilution) and dehumidification, and limited cooling -- Juanqinzhai, the Qianlong Emperor's Retirement Studio in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China: seasonal dehumidification, limited cooling, and recirculation for filtration.

A practical guide to the conservation of museum and other cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates.