BEGIN:VCALENDARVERSION:2.0METHOD:PUBLISHBEGIN:VEVENTORGANIZER:MAILTO:support@siriusinnovations.comDTSTART:20060918T000000ZDTEND:20060923T000000ZTRANSP:OPAQUESEQUENCE:0DESCRIPTION:The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to explore sustainable strategies for the conservation of historic timber structures in an era where the mismanagement of forest resources, the increasing cost of traditional constructional materials and the loss of traditional craft skills necessitates a radical rethinking of the means by which wooden heritage can be protected and sustained. The Symposium will involve site visits to areas of historic timber architecture in the Historic Areas of Istanbul WH Site and the Bosphorus, a tour of the rich wooden heritage of the mountainous  ...SUMMARY:Conference “Why Save Historic Timber Structures” and 15th Int’l Wood Conservation SymposiumCLASS:PUBLICEND:VEVENTEND:VCALENDAREND:VCALENDAR 