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Preventive Conservation and the Role of the Environment
I M A G E P E R M A N E N C E I N S T I T U T E | J U LY 2 5 , 2 0 1 9T R A I N I N G S U S TA I N A B L E E N V I R O N M E N TA L M A N A G E M E N T T E A M S F O R C U L T U R A L I N S T I T U T I O N S
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Today’s webinar▶ Funding provided by the National
Endowment for the Humanities Education and Training grant
▶ Series I: Environmental Management▶ Second webinar: August 15, 2019
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IPI is an academic research center in the College of Art and Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) dedicated to
supporting the preservation of cultural heritage collections in libraries, archives, and museums around the world.
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Questions Feedback
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Data collection
▶ Data analysis
▶ Evaluate options
▶ Institute actions
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Understand the problem▶ Why is the environment
important?
▶ Assemble documentation
▶ Build team
▶ Define objective
▶ Deploy instrumentation
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Preventive conservation encompasses “actions taken to minimize or slow the rate of deterioration and to prevent damage to collections”.Society for the Preservation of Natural History collections. 1994. Guidelines for the care of natural history collections. Collection Forum, 10:32-40.
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Preventive Conservation
Image credit: https://www.culturalheritage.org/docs/default-source/publications/reports/collection-care-staff-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=8
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American Institute for Conservation Code of Ethics:
“recognize the critical importance
of preventive conservation as the
most effective means of promoting
the long-term preservation of
cultural property.”
▶ Reduces loss
▶ Reduces interventive treatment
▶ Extends effectiveness of treatment
Preventive Conservation
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10 Agents of Deterioration
Physical forces
Fire
Pests
Light
Incorrect RH
Thieves and vandals
Water
Pollutants
Incorrect temperature
Dissociation
Inherent vice
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Physical forces
Fire
Pests
Light
Incorrect RH
Thieves and vandals
Water
Pollutants
Incorrect temperature
Dissociation
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What can harm my collection?
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Pollutants
Incorrect RH
ThievesPests
Water
Pests
Incorrect temperature
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10 Agents of Deterioration
Physical forces
Fire
Pests
Light
Incorrect RH
Thieves and vandals
Water
Pollutants
Incorrect temperature
Dissociation
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10 Agents of Deterioration
Pests
Light
Pollutants
Magnitude of risk
Dissociation
Incorrect temperatureIncorrect RH
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Chemical Mechanical Biological
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Temperature Relative Humidity (RH) Dew Point
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Environment: Dew Point
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Environment: Dew Point
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Starting Temp only With DPDew Point Calculator (dpcalc.org)
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Understand the problem▶ Why is the environment
important?
▶ Assemble documentation
▶ Build team
▶ Define objective
▶ Deploy instrumentation
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Vulnerability Exposure LikelihoodRisk Assessment
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Risk Assessment: Vulnerability▶ Object itself
▶ Materials
▶ Assembly
▶ History/ current state of deterioration
▶ Context of object▶ Access
▶ Use
▶ Significance
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High temperature Low temperature
Risk Assessment: Materials
▶ Acidic papers
▶ Natural materials
▶ Modern materials
▶ Adhesives
▶ Certain paintings
▶ Modern media
▶ Rubber, plastics, polymers
▶ Drums
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High RH Low RH
Risk Assessment: Materials
▶ Natural materials
▶ Metals
▶ Adhesives
▶ Glass, minerals
▶ Ivory
▶ Composite objects
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Risk Assessment: Assembly
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Risk Assessment: History/Deterioration
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Risk Assessment: History/Deterioration
The concept of proofing states that any future pattern of fluctuations similar to a past pattern will likely not cause significant physical damage.
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Access
Use
Significance
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Vulnerability Exposure LikelihoodRisk Assessment
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Vulnerability Exposure LikelihoodRisk Assessment
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Risk Assessment: ExposurePolicies/Procedures
Location/Site
Building
Room
Storage Housing
Object
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▶ Severity versus frequency
▶ References
▶ Observations
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Vulnerability Exposure LikelihoodRisk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment
Heat coming through uninsulated window
Heat gain from hallway (conditioned for human comfort)
Elevator adds heat
Vents supplying warmer air than others in space
Thermostat blocked by storage furniture
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ResourcesCanadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
For the 10 Agents:▶ https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-
institute/services/agents-deterioration.html
For the risk guidebook:▶ https://www.iccrom.org/publication/abc-
method-risk-management-approach-preservation-cultural-heritage
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Understand the problem▶ Why is the environment
important?
▶ Assemble documentation
▶ Build team
▶ Define objective
▶ Deploy instrumentation
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TeamworkTeam members:
▶ Those who create the environment (Facilities staff)
▶ Those responsible for preservation of collections (Collections staff)
▶ Those who work in and around collections (Curatorial, Interpretation)
▶ Those responsible for administration and finances (Administration, Finance)
▶ Those who direct the sustainability mission and goals (Sustainability officers)
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Understand the problem▶ Why is the environment
important?
▶ Assemble documentation
▶ Build team
▶ Define objective
▶ Deploy instrumentation
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An optimal storage environment is one that achieves the best possible preservation of collections with the least possible consumption of energy, and is sustainable over time.
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Sustainability ▶ Depends on:▶ Local climate▶ Building envelope▶ Mechanical system▶ Collection needs▶ Institution’s goals
▶ Achievable with:▶ Knowledge of collections▶ Team approach▶ Reliable data▶ Experimentation
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Environmental MonitoringThe goal depends on what question you are trying to answer
▶ General Sense▶ What conditions is the collection experiencing?
▶ How does the mechanical system create the environment in my space?
▶ Specific Issues▶ Why does this space always seem warmer than others?
▶ Why are we seeing mold outbreaks on this wall?
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Environmental Monitoring: General▶ Is one datalogger enough?
▶ Avoid placement near outside doors, air vents, radiators, cold walls, fans, computers, or other sources of heated, cooled, dehumidified or humidified air
▶ Where the collection lives
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Environmental Monitoring: General▶ Variations within and between spaces
▶ Stratification▶ Different floors have different environmental challenges, operationally different▶ Levels of control (ex. different housing)
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Environmental Monitoring: Specific▶ Environmental problems
▶ Proximity to heat and moisture sources
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Environmental Monitoring: Specific▶ Mechanical systems
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▶ Collections
▶ Most vulnerable materials
▶ Objects on loanor exhibition spaces
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How many dataloggers do I need?
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When should I look at data?▶ Data should be
pulled and evaluated routinely
▶ One full year before moving datalogger for seasonal changes
▶ Periods of outdoor weather extremes, significant events
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Environmental Management: Phases▶ Set-up
▶ Understand the problem▶ Why is the environment
important?
▶ Assemble documentation
▶ Build team
▶ Define objective
▶ Deploy instrumentation
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