Papyrus spring 2013

PAPYRUSVOL. 14, NO. 1 SPRING 2013
I N T E R N AT I O N A L A S S O C I AT I O N O F M U S E U M F A C I L I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT O R S
VOL. 14, NO. 1 SPRING 2013
I N T E R N AT I O N A L A S S O C I AT I O N O F M U S E U M F A C I L I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT O R S
Benchmarking:
What’s New for 2013?
Preserving the Works
of Shakespeare
Delegate and Guest
Programs for IAMFA's
23rd Annual Conference
in Washington, D.C.
Seasonally Adjusted Setpoints—
A Route to Reduced Energy
Consumption Within a
Library Environment

Atlanta, U.S.A. — Kevin Streiter
High Museum of Art
kevin.streiter@woodruffcenter.org
Australia — Shaun Woodhouse
Australian Centre for the
Moving Image
Shaun.Woodhouse@acmi.net.au
Chicago, USA — William Caddick
Art Institute of Chicago
wcaddick@artic.edu
Los Angeles, USA — Randy Murphy
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
rmurphy@lacma.org
New England, USA —
John H. Lannon
Boston Athenaeum
lannon@bostonathenaeum.org
New York, USA — Mark Demairo
Neue Galerie
markdemairo@neuegalerie.org
New Zealand — Cliff Heywood
Royal New Zealand Navy
clifford.heywood@nzdf.mil.nz
Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada —
Ed Richard
National Gallery of Canada
ERichard@Gallery.ca
Philadelphia, USA — John Castle
Winterthur Museum & Garden
jcastle@winterthur.org
Northern California, USA —
Jennifer Fragomeni
Exploratorium
jfrago@exploratorium.edu
United Kingdom — Jack Plumb
National Library of Scotland
j.plumb@nls.uk
Washington/Baltimore, USA —
Maurice Evans
Smithsonian Institution
evansma@si.edu
MEMBER REGIONS
Past issues of Papyrus can be found on
IAMFA's website: www.NewIAMFA.org
President and
2013 Conference Chair
Nancy Bechtol
Washington, DC, USA
bechtna@si.edu
V.P., Administration
Randy Murphy
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, CA, USA
RMurphy@lacma.org
V.P., Regional Affairs
John Castle
Winterthur Museum,
Garden and Library
Winterthur, DE, USA
jcastle@winterthur.org
Treasurer
Alan Dirican
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD, USA
adirican@artbma.org
Secretary
David Sanders
Natural History Museum (Retired)
London, UK
d.sanders@bham.ac.uk
Editor
Joseph E. May
Sustainability Engineer
Los Angeles, CA, USA
joemay001@hotmail.com
2014 Conference Chair
Jack Plumb
Edinburgh, UK
j.plumb@nls.uk
IAMFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Best Practices Feature Article: Seasonally Adjusted
Setpoints—A Route to Reduced Energy
Consumption Within a Library Environment . . . . . . . . 4
Benchmarking: What’s New for 2013?. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Dots: Wireless Data Technology
& Environmental Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The 23rd Annual IAMFA Conference: Incredible
Educational Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2013 IAMFA Conference Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
An Unforgettable Guest Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Preserving the Works of Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LinkedIn Collaborative Article: VCT versus
Linoleum in Collections Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Switching Off: Sustainable Collection Storage
at the National Library of Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Regional Updates and Member News . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
IAMFA Members—Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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CONTENTS
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IAMFA/Papyrus
Vol. 14, Number 1
Spring 2013
Editor
Joe May
Contributors
Gretchen Anderson
Barbara Applebaum
Nancy Bechtol
Joe Brennan
Judie Cooper
Erin Dampney
Dan Davies
Jennifer Fragomeni
Kendra Gastright
Sarah Ghorbanian
Cecily Grzywacz
John Glen
Paul Kreitler
Lisa LaHiff
William P. Lull
John Lyon
Joe May
Jessica Lavin Reid
Jack Plumb
Kim Santoianni
Stacey Wittig
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mental settings. If you attend the 2014
IAMFA Conference in Scotland, you’ll
have a chance to see the Library in
person. Please read about the creative
things that Jack Plumb and his team
have done to cut energy consumption
and reduce the carbon footprint at
the National Library of Scotland.
In this issue you will also read about
the review of environmental settings at
the National Library of Australia. The
topic of examining temperature and
RH settings at cultural institutions is
gaining momentum rapidly, and we’re
hearing more and more about efforts
around the globe that could have a
significant impact on the carbon foot-
print at our cultural institutions, reduce
operating costs, and help the many
facility managers pressured in recent
years by budget cuts.
Another feature of this edition is a
collaborative article from members of
IAMFA’s LinkedIn Group. This article
is based on posts related to using Vinyl
Composition Tile (VCT) flooring in
collection storage areas. Thanks to
Sarah Ghorbanian, William Lull, Cecily
Grzywacz, and Barbara Appelbaum
for their comments on the impacts of
using VCT in collection storage areas.
IAMFA’s LinkedIn Group has grown
by a hundred members since the last
issue of Papyrus, and membership now
stands at 550 members from 44 coun-
tries. The LinkedIn Group serves two
primary purposes: to provide a simple
way for IAMFA’s members (and others
with the same interests) to routinely
communicate with one another, and
to promote the benefits of becoming
an IAMFA member.
You also won’t want to miss the piece
on wireless data technology and envi-
ronmental planning at the Carnegie
Museum of Natural History (CMNH)
in Pittsburgh. In 2011, CMNH began
conducting an environmental survey
of museum facilities. The aim of this
survey is to assess the overall conditions
of the museum spaces, the effectiveness
of the existing climate control equip-
ment, and the effect of outdoor con-
ditions on interior environment. The
survey monitors temperature and rela-
tive humidity in all collections storage
Greetings from Los Angeles!
I
n this issue of Papyrus, you will find
up-to-date plans for the 23rd Annual
IAMFA Conference in Washington,
D.C. The conference team has been
very busy planning another wonderful
conference for IAMFA’s members, and
information is rapidly becoming avail-
able with articles, pictures, venues,
and many details about what you will
experience this October in Washington.
Please see the centerfold in this issue
for a schedule for both the Delegate
and Guest programs, planned for a
record sixteen venues we’ll visit during
the conference.
Don’t forget to visit IAMFA’s web-
site at www.NewIAMFA.org for the latest
available information, and start making
your plans soon to attend. You will find
information on how to reserve your
room from the hotel block, as well as
the amenities included such as high-
speed internet access in your room,
swimming pool, 24-hour access to
fitness center, and more. The Gaylord
National Resort will be a stunning
home base during the conference.
If you haven’t visited the Members
Only page on the website recently,
please do so; IAMFA news changes regu-
larly. If you have something that you
would like to share with your fellow
IAMFA members, please send it to me,
and we will put it up on the Members
Only page.
In this Spring 2013 issue of Papyrus,
you will find a Best Practices Feature
article about the National Library of
Scotland’s success in changing environ-
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and exhibit spaces, adjacent building
areas (e.g., attics), and outdoors. The
data will be used to identify areas of
risk and provide the groundwork in
planning future mechanical and
facility improvements.
Stacey Wittig’s article outlines
changes planned for the 2013 Bench-
marking Exercise. This annual exercise
has been hugely successful, due in part
to the guidance of the Benchmarking
Steering Committee, which meets
monthly by teleconference. The
Committee continually focuses on
how the benchmarking exercise can
evolve to provide maximum benefits
to the participants.
In this issue of Papyrus, there are
articles about the educational and guest
programs planned for the Washington,
D.C. conference, including an optional
pre-conference day of activities for
those not attending the benchmarking
workshop, and a post-conference day
with visits to three local IAMFA insti-
tutions. You will also find an article by
one of this year’s conference sponsors,
Mueller Associates, about work they
performed at the Folger Shakespeare
Library, which is one of the venues you
will visit during this year’s annual con-
ference. This beautiful, historic building
is home to the world’s largest collection
of Shakespeare’s works, including
82 “First Folios”—the first printings
of the English poet and playwright’s
collected works. Mueller Associates is
a Baltimore-based mechanical/electrical
engineering firm that specializes in
museums and cultural facilities. In this
article, you’ll find a review of the steps
taken to increase the Preservation Index
at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
We are so grateful for our sponsors’
support of IAMFA. They make it pos-
sible each year to plan an amazing
annual conference. Please attend
this year’s conference and learn how
much our sponsors do to advise and
educate IAMFA’s members. I hope
you enjoy this issue; thank you to
everyone who contributed this issue’s
content, and to our advertisers whose
generous support helps offset the cost
of publishing Papyrus.
Joe May
Editor, Papyrus
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

you do not miss the early registration
discount (prices increase in August).
You can register for the conference
on the website’s new Online Payment
page. This new payment gateway was a
real challenge to set up, but now every-
one can renew their IAMFA member-
ship each year, or register for the
conference, without having to use a
PayPal account. Many thanks to Alan
Dirican for getting the new Online
Payment system set up. I can’t wait
to see everyone in October!
I’d also like to take a moment to
thank the IAMFA Subscriber Members
that have graciously offered to sponsor
this year’s Washington, D.C. Conference.
It would not be possible to hold a con-
ference like the one we are planning
without their support. If you are an
IAMFA Subscriber Member, or you
know someone that may be interested
in helping sponsor this year’s confer-
ence, please let us know, so that we can
send a sponsorship package outlining
the sponsorship opportunities and
what sponsors receive in return for
their support.
Have you visited the NewIAMFA.org
Members Only page recently? If not, be
sure to check out the website period-
ically for the latest news from IAMFA.
If you have difficulty logging in, send
Randy Murphy or Joe May a message,
and they will assist you. The Members
Only page has details about the Board
positions up for election this year. Let
us know if you would like to volunteer
to serve on the Board. You will find job
descriptions for each Board position, as
well as details about how the nominat-
ing committee selects a slate of officers
for ratification.
There are a few changes to IAMFA
leaders at the Chapter level. Please join
me in welcoming Jennifer Fragomeni,
who is taking over as the Chair of the
Northern California/Nevada IAMFA
Member Region. Jennifer follows
Joe Brennan, who has led this very
active group of IAMFA Members since
our Member Regions were formed
many years ago. We also welcome Cliff
Heywood, who is taking over as Secretary
of the New Zealand Member Region,
following Pat Morgan’s retirement
from the Auckland Art Gallery. Finally,
please welcome Shaun Woodhouse,
who became Chair of our Member
Region in Australia back in December.
We wish him the best in keeping in
touch with members over such a large
geographical area. Thank you, Jennifer,
Cliff and Shaun for stepping up, and
to all of our Member Region Chairs
for the work you do in keeping our
members together and informed!
In the last issue of Papyrus, I dis-
cussed two new committees created by
the Board—Membership and Sponsor-
ship—and we recently added Strategic
Planning to the growing list of commit-
tees! The Benchmarking Committee
continues to function remarkably well,
and the results speak for themselves;
the Benchmarking exercise continues
enjoy near-record levels of member
participation.
It is time now to begin looking at
ways of reaching out to others around
the world who would benefit from
membership in IAMFA. If you have
ideas on how to increase membership
and bring our organization to others
around the world, we’d love to hear
from you! Everyone has worked steadily
over the past several years to refine
IAMFA’s offerings. If you are interested
in participating on one of IAMFA’s
four committees: Benchmarking,
Membership, Sponsorship or Strategic
Planning, send me an email, or use
the Contact Us page on the website. You
will hear more about what these four
committees have been doing at the
Annual General Meeting in October.
As you might expect, planning is
well underway for the 2014 conference
in Scotland. Jack and his team are
doing a fabulous job, and we can’t
wait to see what he has planned for
next year’s conference. I’m happy to
announce that Bill Caddick from the
Art Institute of Chicago recently
reported that they have already begun
with preliminary plans for the 2015
IAMFA Conference in Chicago. WOW—
three conference-planning committees
hard at work . . . this is exciting!
Best to all of you! I wish you a very
happy Spring and look forward to
seeing everyone in the Fall!
Greetings All!
T
his message comes to you courtesy
of a long flight to Paris (for vaca-
tion), typing away on my iPad. So
this message might be shorter than most!
The Washington, D.C. Conference
Committee has been hard at work craft-
ing the delegate, guest and evening
programs that you will read about in
this issue of Papyrus. The new website,
www.NewIAMFA.org has a list of all
16 venues included in the delegate and
guest programs, and a draft schedule
for both.
We hope that those of you not par-
ticipating in the Benchmarking session
will join us on Sunday, October 20, for
an optional extra day of activities. For a
mere $75, we will embark on a delight-
ful tour of Arlington National Cemetery,
dine at the Chart House for lunch, and
take in the quaint shops down King
Street in Alexandria, Virginia. We’ve
also developed a post-conference tour
for Thursday, October 24—again, just
$75—which you can read about in this
issue. When you register for the confer-
ence, you must also add these optional
extra days to your shopping bag if
you wish to attend. Activities for both
optional extra days are shown in the draft
conference schedule on the website.
The conference schedule features
pictures of the marvelous Gaylord
National Resort hotel, which will be our
base during the conference, and gives
details on how to make reservations,
as well as all the amenities included
with your room. Please remember to
register for the conference early, so that
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Nancy Bechtol
President, IAMFA
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I
have deliberately used this title for this article, as it will
be based as much on the research work carried out by
Kostas Ntanos, Head of Conservation Research at the
National Archives, as our own experimentation at the
National Library of Scotland. I remember that, when I
first arrived at the National Library of Scotland in 1995,
one of the first issues we had to deal with was the very low
humidity levels being recorded in the collection spaces.
The reason wasn’t very difficult to find, as the humidifier
supplying the air-handling unit (AHU) for the collection
spaces was lying in pieces. We soon managed to fix the
humidifier and got it working; however, what surprised
me most was that, once the humidifier started to produce
steam, it didn’t stop for almost three months before it
started to throttle back and operate within a normal con-
trol regime. The first lesson learnt was that the rate of
change within the collection space is very slow, so once a
desired environmental level is achieved, the rate of change
away from that desired level is also very slow.
The next significant moment in my journey to a season-
able variable environmental envelope occurred when I was
sitting through a presentation of the new (well, it was then)
BS 5454:2000 standard. What struck me then was that, if we
could select a fixed temperature or humidity setpoint, albeit
within a relatively narrow band, we should also be able to
allow the environmental envelope to drift between the
upper and lower limits without harming the collection—
bearing in mind that we know that the collection itself
changes very slowly.
What made our situation more difficult was the inability
of the existing plant to provide any dehumidification. This
meant that, during the late summer months when the ambient
humidity levels are at their highest, we would inevitably go
out of conformity, as we had no means of reducing the rela-
tive humidity levels without changing the temperature levels
beyond their conformance levels.
Obviously I was not the only person thinking this way.
There was much work being carried out by academics, who
were researching the deterioration of paper, related to the
introduction of the concept of “permanence”, through to
the work of Donald Sebera. Donald Sebera had developed a
graphical representation of the relationship of environmental
conditions to the permanence of hydroscopic materials and
composites, resulting in the introduction of an “Isoperm”.
The Isoperm is a tool which quantifies the effect of envi-
ronmental factors, temperature and relative humidity upon
the anticipated useful life expectancy of paper-based collec-
tions. The Isoperm method combines and quantifies the
preservation effects of the two environmental factors tem-
perature and relative humidity, and presents the results in
a readily comprehensible and usable graphical form.
An Isoperm is the relative deterioration of paper, rather
than an absolute rate of deterioration. If we examine the
graph below, we can see that at 68°F (20°C)/50% RH we
get an Isoperm value of 1.0. If we then reduce the temper-
ature to 60°F (15.6°C)/50%RH, we get an Isoperm value of
approximately 3.5, which means that the material stored at
the reduced temperature would last 3.5 times longer; i.e.,
the relative permanence is mathematically the inverse of
the deterioration rate ratio.
Armed with this very basic understanding of the Isoperm,
we can see from the work of Kostas Ntanos, Head of Conser-
vation Research and Development at the National Archives,
that they have used the principle of the Isoperm to demon-
strate that, whilst they have significantly increased the envi-
ronmental envelope within their archive, they have also
increased the permanence of their collection.
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BEST PRACTICES FEATURE ARTICLE
Seasonally Adjusted Setpoints
A Route to Reduced Energy Consumption
Within a Library Environment
By Jack Plumb

At the National Library of Scotland we have agreed
with our Preservation colleagues to control the envi-
ronmental envelope in the collection spaces within the
following ranges:
Temperature 15°C (59°F) to 20°C (68°F)
Relative Humidity 40–60%
This is the environmental envelope within which the
collection spaces are now controlled. The problem with
dehumidification still exists with the plant; however, we are
also very aware that dehumidification is a very expensive
operation, so should be avoided if at all possible. The reason
why dehumidification is so expensive is that the humid air
has to be reduced to a temperature below the dewpoint—
usually less than 10°C—so chilled water has to be produced
at a temperature even colder, usually around 4°C. Then,
once the air has been dehumidified, it has to be heated up
to a suitable delivery temperature—usually around 15°C
(59°F)—for the collection spaces.
Typical ambient conditions in Edinburgh involve low
temperatures and humidity levels during the winter months
and, only slightly—or so it seems—warmer temperatures
and higher humidity levels during the summer months.
Therefore, the control regime adopted within the Library
collection spaces is to aim for 15°C (59°F)/40% RH during
the winter months, and let the humidity drift upwards
towards the 60% limit during the later summer months.
The following two graphs, reprinted here with the kind per-
mission of the National Archives, show that implementing
variable setpoints through the year requires a reduced
amount of energy to maintain a level of conformity.
The area beneath the straight line, representing constant
setpoints with very limited flexibility and external ambient
conditions, highlights the amount of energy required for
the mechanical plant to maintain conformity within the
collection spaces.
We can now see that, with a variable setpoint, the area
between the setpoint and external ambient conditions is
significantly reduced, meaning that the energy consumption
is also significantly reduced.
So we have now increased the environmental envelope
within which we store our archival collections, and we
have also introduced variable setpoints. Does this mean
we can all put our feet up, give ourselves a pat on the
back, and enjoy a well-earned cup of tea? For Paul Davies,
Head of Estates and Facilities at the National Archives,
and your humble author, this was anything but the case.
We were both striving for even more energy reductions
with an ambitious programme of plant replacement. I
think that what both Paul and I have found is that, if you
can demonstrate reduced energy consumption and carbon
emissions, our funders are much more likely to listen when
we say that by investing in this particular plant replacement
we can achieve even more energy reductions. This is
exactly what has happened at both the National Archives
and the National Library of Scotland. At the National
Archives, Paul has introduced a CHP (combined heat and
power) plant.
British Standards
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Constant settings air-conditioning environment
Outdoors seasonal environment
British Standards
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Seasonally adjusted air-conditioning environment
Outdoors seasonal environment
Isoperms
Temperature (°C)
RelativeHumidity(%)
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He has also introduced the latest in chiller technology:
the turbomiser chiller, which has a compressor rotor held
in a magnetic field. This means almost infinitely variable
refrigeration output and an oil-free refrigeration cycle.
At the National Library of Scotland, we have also installed
the same chiller technology, albeit the smaller brothers
of the units installed at the National Archives. If they look
similar, that is because they were both supplied by the same
manufacturer. This is yet another example of the close work-
ing relationship between IAMFA members, and how they
can help each other. I was certainly impressed by the chiller
installation at the National Archives during my visit there
in 2010. Because of the colder ambient temperatures north
of the border, we also introduced a further energy-saving
design by introducing a free cooling cycle.
The free cooling cycle, just like free lunches, does not
really exist, and what we mean by free cooling is that we
produce chilled water sufficient to meet all our cooling
needs, without the use of the chillers. During the winter
months, we have found that any ambient temperature
below 8°C is cool enough to provide sufficient chilled
water, which can be generated by running the air-blast
coolers, and circulating the condenser water through a
heat exchanger coupled to the chilled water circuit.
Both the chillers and the heat exchanger pictured below
are linked to a common low-loss header, which supplies the
chilled-water circuit via variable-speed high-efficiency pumps.
As a further energy-saving measure, we have also turned
all the conventional three-port valves on the numerous
chilled-water batteries installed in the AHUs into two-port
valves, by closing the bypass leg. By using a pressure trans-
ducer on the chilled-water pumps, their speed is varied as
the valves close, increasing the pressure, thereby reducing
the pump speed.
We have also introduced an additional step, whereby the
chilled-water pumps will only start if at least one chilled-
water valve is open by more than 10%—if it is anything
less, we consider it closed. This then shuts down all of the
chilled-water producing plant; i.e., chillers, condenser
pumps, chilled-water pumps and air-blast coolers.
BEST PRACTICES FEATURE ARTICLE
Combined heat and power plant at the National Archives. Turbomiser chillers at the National Archives.
Turbomiser chillers at the National Library
of Scotland.
Free-cooling heat exchanger at
the National Library of Scotland.
Low-loss header and variable-speed pumps at the
National Library of Scotland.

So much for the talk, but what about the results? Well, Paul
is rightly very proud of his results at the National Archives:
• £175K of energy savings in 2011–2012 as compared to
2010–2011
• 14% reduction in CO2 emissions in 2011–2012 as
compared to 2010–2011
• 27.3% reduction in CO2 emissions against 2009–2010
baseline (target of 25% by 2015 now met)
• The Display Energy Certificates—well, they tell their
own story: a reduction from 168kWhr/m2 in 2009 down
to 49kWhr/m2
At the National Library of Scotland, we have also achieved
significant energy savings across the whole estate, all based
on figures for the financial year 2008–2009 (the base year
for our Carbon Management Plan), up to and including
2011–2012:
• 26% reduction in CO2 emissions (target 30% reduction
by 2014–2015)
• £196K savings in the cost of electricity and gas
• 23% reduction in electricity consumption
• 30% reduction in gas consumption
So, with an increased environmental envelope with
which to maintain our collections and significant plant
replacement, is there much else we can do to reduce our
energy consumption still further?
One trick that is being used more and more is to simply
turn all the plant off and see what happens. The Library
has carried out experimentation by turning the plant off
for a week at a time, and recording the results. Whilst the
temperature did go a little over specification, not a lot else
happened. I should add that, during our experiment, one
of our collection teams decided to carry out out an audit
of the collection. This meant that a number of lights—the
main source of heating in the collection spaces—were on
for longer than we would consider normal.
As a compromise, at the National Library of Scotland
we have now made an alteration to the control regime for
each AHU that supplies the collection space. If we recall,
the agreed control envelope at the National Library is
15°C (59°F) to 20°C (68°F) and 40% to 60% RH, so when
the actual environmental envelope rests somewhere between
16°C (61°F) to 19°C (66°F) and 42.5% to 58.5% RH for one
hour, we shut the unit down. This has a beneficial knock-on
effect, in that it also limits the production and circulation
of chilled water, which increases the savings generated by
this software modification. I should add that the control
environmental envelope that shuts the plant down does
need careful monitoring to ensure it is not set too keen and
allows the environmental envelope within the collection
space to go out of conformity. This means that the control
parameters do differ slightly from one AHU to another.
So what have we learned? I hope I have shown that
increasing the controlled environmental envelope does
not necessarily decrease the life of the collection, and
considerable energy savings can be made. However, increas-
ing the controlled environmental envelope is not the only
change we have to make. Careful and intelligent plant
replacement, and perhaps even more importantly, very
careful control of that new plant takes advantage of the
new technology that is now available. Finally, the most
difficult part of all is having someone sufficiently skilled
and knowledgable to monitor and fine-tune the various
control regimes to ensure that conformity is maintained
at an acceptable level, while continuing to deliver reduced
energy consumption. At the National Library of Scotland
we are very lucky to have such an individual.
Jack Plumb is Facilities Manager at the National Library of Scotland
in Edinburgh, Scotland, and serves on the Board of Directors of
the International Association of Museum Facility Administrators.
Mr. Plumb is host of IAMFA’s 2014 Annual Conference in Scotland.
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N
ew benchmarking participant Ernst Pierre-Toussaint,
Director of Facility Planning & Operations at the
Field Museum in Chicago, has 35% of his data entry
complete. A progress bar on the new Facility Issues website
shows each participant’s rate of completion. “The new tool
helps participants know where they’re at, and encourages
them with a sense of accomplishment,” says benchmarking
consultant Keith McClanahan. “It also helps me follow up
with those who may be a bit behind in their data entry.”
Upgraded Website with Data Entry
Enhancements
Development of the new website was based on years of
feedback from IAMFA participants and other facility
benchmarking groups serviced by Facility Issues, the
benchmarking firm that McClanahan heads. “We’ve had
many compliments on the clean look of the new data
submittal interface and its ease of use,” McClanahan adds.
“It is not difficult,” says Pierre-Toussaint about his first
year entering benchmarking data. “The questions asked
bring things to my attention. We have over a million square
feet, and the survey pushes me to be as accurate as possible,”
he adds, admitting that, by quantifying detailed information,
he is learning more. “For example, the motion-sensor ques-
tions prompted me to find out if 50% or more of the space
categories were equipped with motion detectors or not.”
“I have printed out the survey and work on a portion at a
time,” says Pierre-Toussaint. “When I have a chance, I start
working on a section. I have identified information that I
need from other managers. Tony McGuire [of McGuire
Engineers] has been telling me about this for years, and I
finally made the commitment to do it. I’m not going to
stop now,” he laughs.
Other data-entry enhancements include green checkmarks
to indicate data preloaded from the previous year. In addi-
tion, once data is input, the website automatically updates
and places a checkmark next to the field. With no need to
click a button to save data, there is no accidental loss of work.
Furthermore, definitions are linked to survey questions
with a small blue icon. If the person submitting the data
has a question, they can click on the icon to reveal the
proper definition.
Enhanced Definitions
The IAMFA Benchmarking Steering Committee worked
diligently last year to review the definitions and, when
needed, to clarify them. The definitions will be easier
to locate this year, as they are linked to the appropriate
question with the small icon. The 2013 steering committee
is made up of Brent Adams, Library of Congress; Joe Brennan,
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; David Conine,
Folger Shakespeare Library; Patrick Dixon, British Library;
Oren Gray, J. Paul Getty Trust; Patrick Jones, Art Institute
of Chicago; Kendra Gastright, Smithsonian Institution;
Guy Larocque, Canadian Museum of Civilization; Keith
McClanahan, Facility Issues; James Moisson, Harvard Art
Museums; Randy Murphy, L.A. County Museum of Art;
Jack Plumb, National Library of Scotland; Rich Reinert,
Philadelphia Museum of Art; David Sanders, Retired,
Natural History Museum; Greg Simmons, Architect of
the Capitol; Stacey Wittig, Facility Issues; and Tony Young,
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
A webinar on June 27, 2013 will demonstrate the
enhancements and help get you started with the new
website. The full benchmarking schedule can be found
at www.facilityissues.com.
New Energy Survey
The new IAMFA Energy Survey measures results from the
same questions found in the energy section of the classic
IAMFA Benchmarking Survey. The essential difference
between the two surveys is that the IAMFA Energy Survey
does not collect cleaning, maintenance, landscaping or
security data.
Benchmarking:
What’s New for 2013?
By Stacey Wittig
The New Data Submission Interface

Latest Topics for Review
Environmental conditions were under scrutiny in the last
survey. This year we are collecting the same detailed data
for temperature and humidity setpoint variances in differ-
ent space areas. Information on fire-suppression failure,
composting and recycling credits are also recent additions
to the survey.
Current hot topics will be discussed at the IAMFA bench-
marking workshop on October 20, 2013, prior to the official
start of the annual conference. If you’d like a full description
of the workshop, read the article “Benchmarking Workshop:
What Happens Behind Those Closed Doors?” in the last
issue of Papyrus. We expect the upcoming workshop to fill
up, since the last one held in Washington, D.C. was our
best-attended workshop to date.
The Practices and Learning Workshop is included in the
benchmarking fee, while non-participants may pay $250
to observe the lively discussions, sharing forums and peer
presentations. The benchmarking fee is $1549 US with a
special, introductory rate of $999 US for those who have
never participated. The Energy Survey includes the work-
shop for $499 US. Enroll now for the 2013 IAMFA bench-
marking exercise at https://facilityissues.com/cultural-
institutions. Registration ends on May 15. Or sign up to be
an observer at http://newiamfa.org/yola-online-payment
.php#!~/category/id=3272739&offset=0&sort=normal
McGuire Engineers, Steensen Varming and Conrad
Engineers sponsor the IAMFA benchmarking exercise.
Stacey Wittig is Marketing Director at Facility Issues. She wel-
comes your questions about IAMFA benchmarking participation
or sponsorship. Contact her at 001-928-225-4943 or
Stacey.wittig@facilityissues.com.
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E
ach year, the IAMFA conference
provides attendees with outstand-
ing networking opportunities and
top-notch educational programs,
and this year is no exception. The
23rd Annual IAMFA Conference in
Washington, D.C. promises to provide
you with innovative facilities sessions
and best practices that can be immedi-
ately applied at your cultural institution.
You will walk away with knowledge
that will position your organization
for long-term success.
The conference officially begins
on Monday at the Folger Shakespeare
Library, with a presentation on win-
dow upgrades and the prevention of
moisture intrusion.
Monday afternoon will be a treat for
us all. This year’s conference committee
has decided to offer multiple educa-
tional opportunities at the Library of
Congress, ensuring a broad range of
topics for conference delegates. You will
have an opportunity to choose between
some concurrent topics: Session 1 offers
you an opportunity to learn more
about Collections Preservation Storage or
Campus-Wide Safety Upgrades from our
colleagues at the Library of Congress.
Session 2 will focus on either an LED
Case Study at Trafalgar Square presented
by Chris Tiernan or the Energy Reduction
Program for the House Office Buildings
presented by the Library of Congress.
On Tuesday morning, participants
will convene at the National Zoological
Park for more presentation sessions.
Starting the day is a presentation by
Chris Arkins and Emrah Baki Ulas
from Steensen Varming on Climate-
Responsive Building Envelopes. During
their presentation, they will discuss
the challenge of conservation with
respect to temperature and humidity
and lighting exposure, in relation to
external climates, building envelopes
and internal control strategies. After
lunch, members will be treated to a
panel discussion provided by a team
of collections and facilities experts on
the Shifts in Environmental-Parameters
Requirements. This exciting forum
involves a discussion on the preserva-
tion environment and the unique
The 23rd Annual IAMFA Conference
Incredible Educational Sessions
By Lisa LaHiff and Kendra Gastright
The Folger Shakespeare Library.
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relationship between collections and
facilities staff.
Finally, we close Day 2 with a special
presentation on Organic Grounds Man-
agement, presented by Paul Tukey from
Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland. Paul
is the author of The Organic Lawn Care
Manual, and is the principal of an inter-
national consulting firm that assists
businesses and municipalities in the
natural maintenance of their landscapes.
On Wednesday afternoon, members
will participate in two presentations
at the National Museum of American
History. The first will be a brief wrap-
up on the Benchmarking exercise
from Keith McClanahan. The final
presentation for Wednesday will be
a panel discussion on the Hypoxic Fire
Protection System at the National Museum
of American History.
Whether you want to know more
about collections preservation, organic
landscape maintenance, or the preven-
tion of moisture intrusion, the educa-
tional program at the 23rd Annual
IAMFA Conference is sure to provide
you with valuable insights and takeaways.
The concentration of so much expertise
in one place is one of the tremendous
benefits of the IAMFA conference, and
the IAMFA conference program com-
mittee is working hard to make the
educational programs relevant to you
and your organization.
We look forward to seeing you
in October!
Lisa LaHiff is Special Assistant to the Director
of the Office of Facilities Management and
Reliability at the Smithsonian Institution.
Kendra Gastright is the Director of the
Office of Facilities Management and
Reliability at the Smithsonian Institution.
The National Museum of American History.
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2013 IAMFA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Folger Shakespeare Library
Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center
IAMFA 13·
Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center
National Museum of American
History
National Zoological Park
National Archives
DELEGATE PROGRAM
SATURDAY,
3:00-5:00 pm Conference Registration Gaylord National Resort
SUNDAY,
8:00-9:00 am Conference Registration Gaylord National Resort
9:00 am-3:00 pm Benchmarking and Learning Workshop
NOTE: This is a separate workshop for benchmarking participants only,
and not part of the IAMFA Conference.
Gaylord National Resort
5:00-7:00 pm Opening Reception Gaylord National Resort
MONDAY,
8:45-9:45 am Travel to Folger Library, and Opening Remarks Gaylord Lobby
9:45-10:30 am Presentation 1: Window Upgrades and Preventing Moisture Intrusion Folger Library
10:30-12:00 pm Coffee Break, then Behind the Scenes Tours
12:00-1:30 pm Travel, then Lunch at the Library of Congress James Madison Building
1:30-2:30 pm Walking Tour 4 Options: Around the World, Music, Preservation, TBD
2:45-3:30 pm Presentation 2: Collections Preservations Storage or Campus-Wide
Safety Upgrades
Library of Congress
3:45-4:30 pm Presentation 3: LED Case Study at Trafalgar Square or Energy
Reduction Program for the House Office Buildings
Chris Tiernan or Library of Congress
4:30-6:00 pm Special Presentations & Light Hor d’oeuvres
6:00-7:45 pm Travel, then Dinner at Hirshhorn Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden
7:45-9:30 pm Depart for Memorial Bus Tour, finish back at Gaylord Hotel
TUESDAY,
8:45 am Gather in Hotel Lobby for Bus Departure to the National Zoological Park
10:20-10:30 am Opening Remarks/Today’s Notes National Zoological Park
10:30-11:15 am Presentation 4: Climate Responsive Building Envelopes Chris Arkins, Emrah Baki Ulas—
Steensen Varming
11:30-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-2:00 pm Self-Guided Tours and Programmed Tours
2:15-3:00 pm Presentation 5: Shifts in Environmental Parameters Requirements Panel Discussion
3:00-3:45 pm Presentation 6: Organic Grounds Management Paul Tukey, Glenstone
4:00-5:00 pm Bus Trip to Gaylord Hotel & Free Evening Gaylord National Resort
6:30 pm IAMFA Board Meeting
WEDNESDAY,
7:35 am Gather in Lobby for Bus Departure for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
8:35-9:45 am Self-Guided Tours and Programmed Tours United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
9:45-10:00 am Coffee Break
10:00-11:00 am Annual General Meeting
11:10-12:30 pm Walk to National Museum of American History, then lunch National Museum of American History
12:30-1:30 pm Self-Guided Tours and Programmed Tours
1:45-2:15 pm Presentation 7: Benchmarking Recap Presentation Keith McClanahan
2:25-3:15 pm Presentation 8: Hypoxic Fire Protection System National Museum of American History
3:30-4:00 pm Bus Trip to Gaylord Hotel
5:30-9:30 pm Travel to Gala Dinner at the National Air and Space Museum-
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Next to Space Shuttle Discovery
9:30-10:00 pm Gather for Bus Trip back to Gaylord Gaylord National Resort
THURSDAY,
8:15-9:15 am Load Buses for Trip to Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
(SERC), Edgewater MD
9:15-11:00 am Tour SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center
11:00 am-2:00 pm Travel to NARA in Greenbelt for Lunch and Tour National Archives and Records
Administration
2:00-5:00 pm Travel to Glenstone for a Tour, Wine & Cheese Glenstone Museum
5:00-6:30 pm Load Buses for trip back to the Gaylord Hotel Conference Adjourns

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden
Glenstone Museum
Library of Congress’s James
Madison Memorial Building
Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center
IAMFA 13·
United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
GUEST PROGRAM
OCTOBER 19, 2013
OCTOBER 20, 2013
8:00-9:00 am Conference Registration Gaylord National Resort
8:30-9:00 am Meet in lobby for travel to Arlington National Cemetery Welcome
Center
9:30-10:30 am Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns Arlington National Cemetery
10:30-12:00 pm Robert F. Kennedy & President Kennedy Gravesites Arlington House & Robert E. Lee
Memorial
12:00-3:00 pm Depart for lunch at Chart House, then shopping in Alexandria, VA Alexandria, VA
3:00 pm Meet King St Dock for Water Taxi to Gaylord Hotel Water Taxi to Gaylord
5:00-7:00 pm Opening Reception Gaylord National Resort
OCTOBER 21, 2013
8:45 am Travel to Folger Library, and Opening Remarks Gaylord Lobby
9:40-10:40 am Tour Folger Library Folger Library
10:45-12:15 pm Travel to, and tour Capitol Visitors Center Capitol Visitor’s Center
12:15-1:30 pm Travel, then Lunch at the Library of Congress James Madison Building
1:30-2:30 pm Walking Tour 4 Options: Around the World, Music, Preservation, TBD
2:30-3:00 pm Travel to United States Botanical Gardens United States Botanical Gardens
3:00-4:15 pm Tour of United States Botanical Gardens
4:15-6:00 pm Travel to LOC, then Special Presentations & Light Hor d’oeuvres James Madison Building
6:00-7:45 pm Travel, then Dinner at Hirshhorn Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden
7:45-9:30 pm Depart for Memorial Bus Tour, finish back at Gaylord Hotel Washington, D.C. Memorials
OCTOBER 22, 2013
8:45 am Gather in Hotel Lobby for Bus Departure to the National Zoological Park
10:20-11:30 am Programmed Tours National Zoological Park
11:30-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-12:45 pm National Zoological Park Gift Shop
12:45-1:30 pm Gather to Travel to National Gallery of Art (NGA) National Gallery of Art
1:30-2:45 pm Tour of National Gallery of Art, and visit NGA Gift Shop
3:00-4:00 pm Bus Trip back to Gaylord Hotel Gaylord National Resort
Free Evening
OCTOBER 23, 2013
7:35 am Gather in Lobby for Bus Departure for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
8:35-9:45 am Self-Guided Tours and Programmed Tours United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
9:45-10:00 am Travel to United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing United States Bureau of Engraving
and Printing
10:00-10:45 am Tour United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
11:00-12:40 pm Walk to National Museum of American History, then lunch National Museum of American History
12:40-2:45 pm Tour NMAH
2:45-3:00 pm Visit NMAH Gift Shop
3:00-3:45 pm Bus Trip to Gaylord Hotel
5:30-9:30 pm Travel to Gala Dinner at the National Air and Space Museum-
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Next to Space Shuttle Discovery
9:30-10:00 pm Gather for Bus Trip back to Gaylord Gaylord National Resort
OCTOBER 24, 2013
8:15-9:15 am Load Buses for Trip to Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
(SERC), Edgewater MD
9:15-11:00 am Tour SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center
11:00 am-2:00 pm Travel to NARA in Greenbelt for Lunch and Tour National Archives and Records
Administration
2:00-5:00 pm Travel to Glenstone for a tour Glenstone Museum
5:00-6:30 pm Load Buses for trip back to the Gaylord Hotel Conference Adjourns

O
ne of the reasons for the long-
standing success of our IAMFA
conferences is the attention paid
to the Guest Program. Plans for this
year’s Guest Program are firming up,
with wonderful offerings for our
guests each day.
While delegates are attending the
Benchmarking Workshop on Sunday,
guests will have some time on their own
or with their fellow IAMFA travelers
to relax, get acquainted, or just catch
up with one another. We will also be
offering the option, for a modest fee, of
a Sunday program that will include a
shuttle to Arlington National Cemetery
and lunch at the Chart House in
Alexandria, Virginia, followed by an
opportunity to shop in Old Town
Alexandria, then cross the Potomac
River by water taxi to return to the
Gaylord Resort. After a refreshing day,
everyone will gather Sunday evening
for the Welcome Reception.
On Monday, guests will enjoy a tour
of the Folger Shakespeare Library, home
to the world’s largest Shakespeare col-
lection. In addition to being a major
international center for scholarly
research and a lively venue for exhi-
bitions, literary programs, and the
performing arts, the Folger Library
offers educational programs that have
transformed the way Shakespeare is
taught in American schools.
After experiencing the wonderful
Folger Library, we will be off to tour the
Capitol Visitor Center. The U.S. Capitol
Visitor Center is the newest addition
to the historic complex, and is located
underground on the east side of the
Capitol so as not to detract from the
appearance of the Capitol and the
grounds designed by Frederick Law
Olmsted in 1874.
On Monday afternoon after lunch
with the delegates, guests will tour the
Library of Congress’ Madison Building.
The Madison Building serves both as
the Library’s third major structure,
and as this nation’s official memorial
to James Madison, the “father” of the
U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights,
and the fourth president of the
United States.
The next stop Monday afternoon
will be a tour of the United States
Botanic Garden: a living plant museum
accredited by the American Alliance
of Museums. The three public compo-
nents of the United States Botanic
Garden are the conservatory houses, the
National Garden and Bartholdi Park.
Each of these offers unique plants,
temporary exhibitions and breath-
taking landscapes and gardens; guests
are sure to be inspired by the beauty
and scope of these iconic gardens.
On Monday night, delegates
and guests will rendezvous at the
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, where we will enjoy a won-
derful dinner, followed by an encore
of the incredibly popular Washington
Memorial bus tour, including well-
known sites along with fresh
experiences, including the new
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.
An Unforgettable Guest Program
By Judie Cooper and Dan Davies
Arlington National Cemetery.
The Folger Shakespeare Library. The Capitol Visitor Center.
The Library of Congress’ Madison Building.
United States Botanic Garden.

On Tuesday, guests will enjoy some
incredible new exhibits at the National
Zoological Park, such as the Elephant
Community Center and the American
Trail. The American Trail provides a new
home for seals, sea lions, and brown
pelicans in an enriching environment
that explores the delicate balance
between human actions and the health
of our coastlines. Modeled on the cen-
tral California coast, there are wave
machines to keep the water moving,
and underwater features in the sea lion
pool provide interesting places for the
animals to explore. The exhibit and
the facilities were constructed using
sustainable practices, in the spirit of
the exhibition’s conservation messages.
Tuesday afternoon will find guests
at the National Gallery of Art. Andrew
Mellon donated paintings and works
of sculpture as the nucleus of the collec-
tions now housed at this breathtaking
art Gallery. Not only is the Gallery one
of the most treasured buildings in
Washington, but it also has a wonder-
ful outdoor sculpture garden and a
terrific gallery shop where you can
find treasures to take home. One
exhibition you may find of interest
during your visit is Charles Marville:
Photographer of Paris.
Tuesday night is yours to relax, visit
and get refreshed because Wednesday
is a big day!
Wednesday will find guests beginning
the day at the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum. A living memorial
to the Holocaust, the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires
citizens and leaders worldwide to con-
front hatred, prevent genocide, and
promote human dignity. The archi-
tecture of this building is drawn from
the memory of a number of Holocaust
sites, including camps and ghettos. This
will be an experience that will provide
guests with an opportunity not only to
learn more about the Holocaust, but
also to think about and reflect upon
this event in history.
Next, we will walk down the street
for a special treat at the nearby United
States Bureau of Engraving and Print-
ing. Guests will tour the facility and see
millions of dollars being printed as they
learn about the various steps involved
in currency production, beginning
with large, blank sheets of paper, and
ending with wallet-ready bills. Stop by
the gift shop and see if you can locate
any bills or coins that may have strayed
from the production line!
After leaving the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, we will walk to the
National Museum of American History
for lunch with the delegates and an
afternoon tour of the many exhibits
in this inspiring museum. One of the
most popular exhibitions is The First
Ladies, which shows how different
First Ladies have helped shape their
role as the role of women in society
has evolved. There are more than two
dozen gowns on display, including those
worn by Michelle Obama, Laura Bush,
Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, and
Jacqueline Kennedy. Four cases pro-
vide in-depth looks at Dolley Madison,
Mary Todd Lincoln, Edith Roosevelt,
and Lady Bird Johnson, and their
contributions to their husband’s
presidential administrations.
On Wednesday evening, we will leave
the Gaylord Resort for the traditional
IAMFA Gala dinner, held this year at
the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Our
Gala will find us looking glamorous in
our most exquisite clothes, surrounded
by artifacts illustrating the scope of
aviation history and Space exploration.
It seems ironic that, with the Wednesday
evening Gala, we’ll celebrate the cul-
mination of a conference that just
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The American Trail at the National Zoological Park.
The National Gallery of Art.
The United States Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
The Hall of Witness at the
United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
Aerial View of the National Museum of
American History.

“flew by”, in a space where flight itself
is honored.
On Thursday, we hope you will join
us for the optional day trip. Delegates
will be done with meetings, and this
day-tour will be a perfect way for dele-
gates and guests to end their attendance
at the 23rd Annual IAMFA Conference.
We have three unusual and interesting
destinations in one tour on Thursday,
and these destinations are not to be
missed! For a modest premium, you can
spend another great day with us and
tour the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center (SERC), located near
the world-famous Chesapeake Bay.
This 2,650-acre wooded campus is the
home of cutting-edge research that
helps discover and highlight the links
between land and water ecosystems in
coastal zones. SERC investigates ques-
tions related to fisheries, climate change,
invasive species, and water quality,
among many other topics! When there
are oil spills in places such as the Gulf
of Mexico, this is where scientists turn
for the latest information on water
ecosystems. After a tour of SERC,
which includes a terrific boat ride to
view the scenery from the water, we
will have lunch at a local restaurant
which specializes in Maryland Blue
Crabs—which are only available from
the Chesapeake Bay!
After our authentic seafood lunch,
we will take a bus to the National
Archives in Greenbelt, Maryland, where
we will get a tour of these state-of-the-
art archives and the records storage
center, and learn what is necessary to
store the textual and microfilm records
that are the definitive stories of national
events and records storage. Included in
the National Archives collections are
Army records dating from World War I
and Naval records dating from World
War II, Berlin Documents Center micro-
film, the John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection, Nixon Presidential
Materials and textual and electronic
records from most civilian agencies.
Storing and preserving these types of
documents requires a highly specialized
facility, and we will get the chance to
tour this facility on Thursday!
After we finish with the National
Archives, we will continue on our bus
journey to experience a treasure of a
museum called the Glenstone Gallery
in Potomac, Maryland. Everyone who
visits the nation’s capital should take
the time to experience this serene
integration of art and architecture.
Glenstone presents outstanding post-
World War II art in a series of refined
architectural and outdoor spaces.
Visiting Glenstone will change how
you experience and appreciate art.
Delegates will participate in robust
and meaningful educational sessions
while at the IAMFA Conference, and
you can see that we have prepared
an equally unique and memorable
Guest Program so that everyone who
travels to Washington this Fall will
be rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime
experience. We look forward to wel-
coming you to the 23rd Annual IAMFA
Conference in Washington D.C. on
October 20–24, 2013.
Judie Cooper, CFM is a Facility Management
Analyst in the Office of Facilities Management
and Reliability at the Smithsonian Institution.
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W
hat do an IAMFA sponsor-
ship, social media, and
Shakespeare have in com-
mon? They’re all essential to the story
of Mueller Associates’ current engineer-
ing services for the Folger Shakespeare
Library in Washington, D.C. This
beautiful, historic building is home
to the world’s largest collection of
Shakespeare’s works, including 82 of
the “First Folios”—the first printing
of the English poet and playwright’s
collected works. These and other cen-
turies-old books, manuscripts, playbills,
and paintings draw visitors and scholars
from all over the world to this renowned
museum, educational center, and
performing arts venue.
IAMFA Networking
As marketing director for Mueller
Associates—a Baltimore-based mecha-
nical/electrical engineering firm that
specializes in museums and cultural
facilities—I became a member of
IAMFA in 2011. Mueller has been
an active sponsor and supporter of
IAMFA for many years. Once I became
involved, I quickly learned that the orga-
nization provides an ideal networking
environment—both in person and
online—to help consultants connect
with museum organizations.
Our firm’s relationship with the
Folger Shakespeare Library is a good
case in point. In the summer of 2011,
Melody Fetske, the library’s director of
finance and administration, posted an
inquiry on IAMFA’s LinkedIn site, one
of the organization’s social media tools
for members. IAMFA’s LinkedIn dis-
cussion group offers facility managers
and other members an opportunity to
share questions, concerns, and lessons
learned, while also providing referrals
and suggestions.
Melody’s inquiry focused on engi-
neering consultants that specialize in
environments for collections and rare
materials. Thanks to the online discus-
sion and related member recommen-
dations, we were able to follow-up and
meet with Melody as well as David
Conine, the library’s head of facilities,
to discuss their needs for building
system improvements.
Increasing the Preservation
Index
“The Folger Shakespeare Library is
well known for its important collection
of Shakespearean works,” says David
Conine. “As IAMFA members know
and frequently discuss, temperature
and humidity control are key to main-
taining valuable artifacts. We want to
be sure to preserve the collection for
future generations.”
With support from two grants from
the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Folger Shakespeare
Library has been able to plan and
implement a multi-phase improvement
program highlighted by numerous
upgrades to its air-handling units. The
building, which opened in 1932 on
Capitol Hill, has mechanical/electrical
systems that date to the 1970s. A 2010
assessment by the Image Permanence
Institute (IPI) evaluated the library’s
lower-level vault environment, where
the First Folios and other significant
materials are maintained, using the
Institute’s time-weighted preservation
index (TWPI).
“We wanted to monitor the areas
where we preserve books, and examine
the extremes of summer humidity and
the dry air of winter,” says Conine. “We
used a PEM (Preservation Environment
Monitor) Datalogger, which measured
the temperature and humidity every five
minutes, then created a 30-minute aver-
age data point. From there we were able
to graph highs, lows, and fluctuations.”
IPI’s analysis suggested that re-
design of the cooling coil in the
dedicated ventilation air handling
unit serving the vault area, and the
addition of a booster chiller, would
help maintain more effective temper-
ature and humidity control by depress-
ing the dew point in the vaults, which
is vital to increasing the TWPI. Our
team at Mueller, under the leadership
Preserving the Works of Shakespeare
By Jessica Lavin Reid
The Folger Shakespeare Exhibition Hall.

of Project Manager Daniel Carmine
and Mechanical Project Engineer Paul
Czajkowski, then conducted a thorough
study that included schematic design
for the upgrade, equipment needed,
a schedule, and cost estimates for the
proposed work.
The team investigated the feasibility
of several different options for per-
forming dehumidification and air
conditioning (depressing the dew
point to 35°F), because this is a very
energy-intensive process. Options
included a patented liquid desiccant
process, a solid desiccant process, and
conventional vapor compression mecha-
nical refrigeration (a glycol chiller).
Due to numerous site constraints, the
only feasible option was the glycol
chiller. As a matter of energy conser-
vation, wrap-around heat pipes were
also considered, but our team deter-
mined they would not be feasible due
to space constraints.
“The IPI analysis found that the air-
handling unit that provides outdoor air,
or ventilation, for the four air-handling
units serving the multi-room vault area
was not sufficiently dehumidifying that
air,” says Czajkowski. “Humid summers
and dry winters in Washington, D.C.
are challenging. During our study,
we found that the existing dedicated
ventilation air unit was not capable
of being retrofited with a re-designed
cooling coil for the extreme require-
ments; and that a new air-handling unit,
pumps, piping, and control systems
were needed, including an air sepa-
rator, glycol feed system, and buffer
tank. The new air-handling unit will sub-
cool the air to 35°F to get the moisture
out using glycol supplied from the new
chiller. In addition, the chiller was
specified and piped as a heat-recovery
chiller, with its water-cooled condenser
piping connected into the building
heating water system, so it has the
potential to be much more sustainable
and energy-efficient.”
After completing the design of
the improvements for the vault area,
Mueller began to explore other climate-
control issues in the Library’s Reading
Room and Exhibition Hall. “Again, with
these spaces, our focus was on ‘depress-
ing the dew point’, and removing
moisture from the air in the summer
and adding moisture in the winter,”
says Czajkowski. “The overall goal is to
increase the preservation index.” The
work to improve conditions in these
large spaces involved modifications
to three additional air-handling units.
Minimizing Disruption
Throughout the planning process for
all of the improvements, Melody Fetske
and David Conine emphasized the
importance of keeping spaces open
and accessible as much as possible,
to avoid interrupting the activities
of scholars and visitors. Much of the
work has been done through construc-
tion shifts that began as early as 2 a.m.
to allow for normal operations during
the day. For the Reading Room, con-
tractors have often worked on week-
end shifts, clearing out of the space
by 6 a.m. on Monday mornings.
For Paul Czajkowski at Mueller, the
compressed schedule is just one of
many unique features of the complex
work for the Folger Shakespeare Library.
“It’s a fascinating, historical environ-
ment,” he says. “The building finishes
include many fine woods and mill-
work, special features like balconies,
and intricate spaces that we needed
to work around. The engineering
challenges we’ve addressed at the
Folger Shakespeare Library required
us to draw upon our decades of
museum environmental control
projects. But I’ve never worked with
such intense requirements—we’re
taking the air in the vault spaces all the
way down to 35 degrees to wring out
the moisture before we bring it back
up. This has been one of the most
exciting projects I’ve ever worked on
during my 33 years with Mueller.”
Jessica Lavin Reid is Director of Marketing &
Business Development at Mueller Associates,
Inc. Consulting Engineers based in Baltimore,
Maryland, USA, and can be reached at
JReid@MuellerAssoc.com.
The Folger Shakespeare Reading Room.

Sarah Ghorbanian:
I am a museum planner with many years
of experience with collections and
storage areas. I understand the funda-
mental arguments against using PVC-
containing materials in collections
spaces, but I was interested in learning
about others’ experiences, and how
that could help my client’s situation.
This is for a leased space, so cost con-
cerns are high. I have already provided
my client with the facts about using
Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT), but
would like to have more to back them
up. This was my original question to
IAMFA’s LinkedIn group:
“Putting aside the external environ-
mental benefits and recycled content of
linoleum, has anyone looked at the use of
VCT vs. linoleum in collections spaces?
Both products (and their adhesives) now
meet LEED IEQ standards for low-VOCs
and I am wondering if there are any
long-term reasons (pertaining to off-
gassing or detrimental impacts on
collections) to stay away from VCT.”
William Lull:
Most VCT is more resilient and forgiv-
ing of poor maintenance than linoleum.
VCT does not require the wax and
cleaning that linoleum needs. However,
VCT usually contains a large amount of
PVC (polyvinyl chloride). It is a plastic
that is one of the most easy to use in
manufacturing. PVC contains a large
amount of plasticizer—as much as 50%
—and that plasticizer is usually HCl
(hydrochloric acid). HCl can attack
most materials, and that’s why you use it
in your stomach to digest what you eat.
Moreover, HCl is NOT an organic com-
pound, so “VOC-free” means nothing
when it comes to VCT and PVC.
If you look at the bottom of a metal
file or storage cabinet that has sat on
VCT for years, you can often see rust—
this is usually actually corrosion from
the HCl. This shows that HCl can con-
centrate under and in cabinets. Fortu-
nately, this can be stopped by just putting
a sheet of metal—aluminum is usually
the easiest to use—to completely pre-
vent the HCl from coming up into the
cabinet. Of course, this does not pre-
vent the HCl from reaching the cabinet
and objects in the space, though at a
much lower concentration.
Keep in mind that the HCl is in the
plasticizer that keeps the VCT pliable.
Once the VCT tile has “worn out” and
become brittle, most of the plasticizer
is gone—but that’s when the tile is usu-
ally replaced with new tile. Linoleum,
properly cared for, can last longer,
because the wax and maintenance
can keep it viable longer.
Be aware that many of the LEED
IEQ recommendations—like letting the
space sit empty after construction to “air
out”—are more speculation than proven
fact. As long as you have a good amount
of gas-absorbing material, like drywall,
the gases will absorb into the absorptive
material at the time of construction,
making the gases come out over a
much longer period of time, largely
unaffected by airing-out for a month
or two after construction is complete.
This retention problem has been
proven by the hundreds of VOC tests
we have done at client sites, confirming
the lab tests done by Dick Groat at NIST
in the 1990s. The recent good news is
that a true warehouse space we tested,
with essentially no drywall, can have low
VOC levels with no special precautions.
If you have interest in the field
measurements of gases in commer-
cial buildings, please join our group
here: https://www.linkedin.com/
groups?gid=1856698. You might
also consider joining our ASHRAE
committee dealing with this, GPC27P.
Here is the 2011 discussion we had
there on VCT in collections spaces:
https://www.linkedin.com/
groupItem?view=&gid=1856698&
type=member&item=60317349.
Cecily Grzywacz:
Cecily literally wrote the book on gases
and museum collections, and noted,
“HCl is a risk for any acid-sensitive
object. PVC should usually be avoided
in areas that may contain collections,
especially storage areas.”
Barbara Applebaum:
Remember that this is for all collection
areas, including exhibition, storage and
conservation. It also applies to other
PVC-containing materials such as base-
board moldings. A cheap alternative is
non-PVC floor tile, usually inexpen-
sive, and often available in finishes that
mimic stone or marble. Either leave out
the baseboard or use painted wood.
The preferred solution is a two-part
water-based epoxy coating on cement.
It’s not so comfortable for people, but
people should not be spending much
time in collection storerooms. The tile
choices aren’t all that appealing, with
a limited life, etc. In any case, you don’t
really want a floor material that has to
be waxed. Mops splash all over, the wax
will get tracked on people’s feet, etc.
Sarah Ghorbanian:
I posted the VCT question for a client
of mine to try to see what was defini-
tively out there, because they were get-
ting a lot of cost pressure for a leased-
space renovation. The LinkedIn format
gave me a resource I otherwise may
not have found. My thanks to all for
their input and information. This was
extremely helpful!
Sarah Ghorbanian, LEED AP is a Museum
Planner with EwingCole in Washington,
D.C., and can be reached at sghorbanian@
ewingcole.com.
William P. Lull is President of Garrison/Lull
Inc., based in Princeton Junction, New Jersey,
and can be reached at wpl1@garrisonlull.com.
Cecily Grzywacz is Facilities Scientist—AFM
Sustainability Office at the National Gallery
of Art in Washington, D.C. and can be
reached at C-Grzywacz@NGA.Gov.
Barbara Appelbaum is with the Appelbaum
and Himmelstein Conservation Lab. Barbara
can be reached at aandh@mindspring.com.
VCT versus Linoleum in
Collections Storage Areas
By Sarah Ghorbanian with William P. Lull, Cecily Grzywacz and Barbara Appelbaum
LINKEDIN COLLABORATIVE ARTICLE

F
or some time now, the National
Library of Australia has been
considering a review of climate-
control settings in collection storage
areas. Across the Library, collection
storage areas are generally maintained
at tight environmental parameters of
20°C ± 2°C and relative humidity of
50% ± 5%. Current research in this field
suggests that relaxing these parameters
in order to achieve energy savings is
possible without causing damage to
collection materials.
This has been demonstrated in the
United Kingdom where PAS198:2012,
a new Specification for managing environ-
mental conditions for cultural collections,
was released last year. The specifica-
tion acknowledges that “museums need
to approach long-term collections care
in a way that does not require exces-
sive use of energy, whilst recognising
their duty of care to collections”
(PAS198:2012, p. iv).
In May 2012, the National Library of
Australia commenced a 12-month trial,
during which we turned off the air-
conditioning at our largest offsite reposi-
tory in order to see how well the build-
ing passively maintains conditions. This
joint project between Building Services
and Preservation has involved extensive
testing of this storage environment,
which houses paper-based collections.
It was agreed that, if the relative
humidity rose above 65% for one week,
or if the temperature exceeded 26°C
for more than 48 hours, the system
would be turned back on until the
desired conditions were reached.
Building Services monitors conditions
on a daily basis using the Library’s build-
ing management system. Additionally,
Preservation has placed dataloggers
on shelving, and within collection
material (i.e., inside boxes and books)
to monitor the conditions within the
collection itself, and to analyse the
buffering effect that a paper-based
collection can provide.
The air-conditioning has been off
since May 1, 2012, and the repository is
maintaining stable conditions, gener-
ally around 16-20°C and 48% relative
humidity. These conditions were main-
tained even during a month which saw
average outside temperatures of over
30°C, and one week of temperatures
over 35°C. Data collection shows
that this may be due to a number
of factors:
• The building is large—over 32,000
cubic metres—which means that
there is a significant volume of air
to heat up or cool down, and the
rate of change is slow.
• The repository contains a tightly
shelved paper-based collection
which buffers internal conditions.
Paper has the capacity to absorb
and release moisture, and given
that there are over 53,000 linear
metres of paper in the store, this
provides a large thermal mass with-
in the building. Interestingly, data-
loggers sitting on empty shelves are
recording temperature and humidity
Switching Off
Sustainable Collection Storage at the
National Library of Australia
By Erin Dampney
Collection material stored within the Hume
Repository warehouse.
A hollowed-out book containing a datalogger for monitoring the environmental
conditions within the collection.

that fluctuate more than dataloggers
located within collection materials,
which record almost flatline data.
• Insulation in the external walls of
the building provides a buffer to
external weather conditions.
Given the success of this project,
the Library has now extended the trial
to a second storage facility. The air-
conditioning in our smaller repository
has been turned off, and the Library is
monitoring temperature and humid-
ity, both within collection material
and in the storage environment. The
intention is that, by comparing the
performance of the two buildings,
the trial will provide important details
that can be used in the construction or
extension of any future storage facility
on how construction might lead to a
passive, sustainable collection storage
environment.
Erin Dampney is the Sustainability Project
Manager at the National Library of Australia.
She can be reached at EDAMPNEY@
nla.gov.au
Newspapers stored at the Hume Repository warehouse. A stack attendant retrieving collection
material at the Hume Repository.
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Washington, D.C. Member Region
Daniel Davies was
Master of Ceremonies
of the Facilities
Management Safety
Champions Awards
Ceremony and CFC
Fundraiser, held at the
Atrium Cafe, National
Museum of Natural
History on 12/12/12.
Northern California and Nevada
Member Region
By Joe Brennan and Jennifer Fragomeni
In early January 2013, it was time once again to celebrate
Jack London’s January 12 birthday!
Jack was born at the corner of Third and Brannan
Streets on January 12, 1876. This year, as in past years, we
gathered there to celebrate at noon with raw oysters and a
libation with which to toast him. Everyone brought their
favorite gossip or story about Jack to share. As in prior
years, rain or shine the Oyster Pirates operated, as we do.
IAMFA’s Northern California and Nevada members
participated in a double-header January 16, 2013 at the
Double Play neighborhood restaurant and bar, followed by
a tour of classic Candlestick Park.
Over lunch in the classic old Double Play, Jennifer
Fragomeni was elected Chair of the Northern California
and Nevada IAMFA Member Region. We met there to
celebrate the George Preston Memorial Award coming to
San Francisco for our hosting of two Annual Conferences
and for having the most active Member Region in the world.
Jennifer has played a major supporting role in our
Member Region’s growth and success. She succeeds
Joe Brennan, who founded the Member Region and brought
it along over the past twelve years. Joe will carry on as Chair
of Vice (or did she say Vice-Chair?), to support Jennifer and
the Member Region in the manner to which it has become
accustomed. Jennifer, Facilities Director at the Exploratorium,
is well known to IAMFA Members around the world through
her attendance at six conferences, and she is much appre-
ciated here in the Bay Area. The Exploratorium will be
opening in its new home on Pier 15 on San Francisco’s
waterfront on April 17, so you may well imagine she has
her hands full for the rest of 2013.
After lunch, everyone moved on to legendary Candlestick
Park, home of the Giants and 49ers for a 2 p.m. tour arranged
by every man’s friend, Patrick Rogan, Facilities Director for
the San Francisco 49ers. Tour Liaison Amanda Tugwell
gave us a trivia-filled back-of-house look at the classic old
stadium, plus we heard stories from Pat about the new
Santa Clara Stadium he is in the thick of building.
The new Giants stadium on the waterfront in the city
caused the Giants to move out ten years ago. The completion
of the new 49er stadium down the peninsula in Santa Clara
in 2014 will mark the end of an era and the usefulness of
Candlestick Park. We saw evidence of the 1989 Loma Prieta
Earthquake damage: the quake that struck just before the
first pitch of the World Series game between the San Francisco
Giants and Oakland Athletics—referred to the Bay Bridge
Series—then the bridge dropped a section of roadway
from the upper to the lower deck during the earthquake!
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Raising a glass to Jack London at the corner of Third and Brannan.
The iconic Double Play Bar & Grill.

Our next outing was a pre-opening tour of the
Exploratorium’s innovative facility on the Embarcadero,
with its 100,000 square feet of photovoltaic panels, and
heating and cooling based on heat pumps using the Bay
beneath their pier. With 330,000 enclosed square feet
overall, they have created an amazing new environment for
their world-renowned exhibition and education programs.
Everyone met at noon for lunch at the lively Pier 23 Cafe.
Thanks to our friend, Charlie Booth, of ABM Facility Services,
for generously sponsoring this luncheon!
After our meal, we had a five-minute walk to Pier 15 to
have a tour of the Exploratorium. There, Jennifer and
Chuck provided an overview of the new facility, with an
emphasis on the environmentally sustainable building
systems that are the basis of our net zero energy goal.
One final news item: I just returned from a two-week
family trip to Japan, and who should I bump into in
the Kyoto train station hotel returning from three weeks
in Burma?
For those newer members of
IAMFA, Ian Follett (and Nancy)
were the coordinators of IAMFA’s
annual benchmarking exercise
prior to 2006.
U.K. Member Region
By Jack Plumb
On November 26, 2012, 40-plus IAMFA members and their
Conservation colleagues met at the National Archives in
Kew. These meetings appear to confirm a growing trend
in which Conservationists and those responsible for the
operation of Estates come together to achieve preservation
of their collections, while also reducing energy consumption
and carbon emissions.
At Kew, we heard from Paul Davies, Head of Estates
and Facilities at the National Archive, who provided an
introduction and brief summary of the National Archives.
Patrick Dixon, Head of Estates and Construction at the
British Library, and their Facilities Contractor, Marc
Mayfield-Blake—who is BEMS and Energy Manager from
Cofely UK—GDF Suez—gave a presentation on how the
British Library has set up spreadsheets to record energy
consumption. The result is Marc’s ability to provide a
monthly energy report which tracks progress towards achiev-
ing the Library’s corporate target of reducing energy con-
sumption by 25% from 2009–2010 figures by 2014–2015.
Marc reported that at the close of 2011–2012 they were
reporting a 9.82% reduction.
Finally Kostas Ntanos, Head of Conservation and
Development at the National Archives, gave a presentation
on the development of PAS 198:2012. This was delivered
on behalf of Nancy Bell, Head of Collection Care at the
National Archives, who was part of the expert team who
developed PAS 198:2012. Kostas also provided the keynote
presentation on how, by using the principles of PAS 198:2012,
they have developed and implemented seasonally adjusted
setpoints to achieve significant energy savings. For more
information on the principles covered by Kostas in his
presentation, please see my article elsewhere in this issue
of Papyrus.
Our next meeting will be held in Liverpool on Wednesday,
April 24 and Thursday, April 25. The Wednesday meeting
will be about Estates business, and our Conservationist
friends will join us on the Thursday.
New Zealand Member Region
By John Glen
In February, representatives from IAMFA’s New Zealand
facilities met in Wellington. During the meeting, John Glen
made a short report on the excellent conference in Phila-
delphia, and everyone agreed to support one another in
our attempts to obtain authorisation to go to Washington,
D.C. this year.
The group also decided to rotate the roll of Member
Region Chair, depending on the city in which we meet. In
the past, usually Wellington or Auckland were our meeting
places, but the group is also trying to get the Christchurch
Art Gallery on board. The Member Region has also decided
on a regular meetings secretary: Cliff Heywood, whose
contact information can be found in this issue of Papyrus.
John reported that he will likely not get approval to
go to the United States two years in a row to attend the
conference. Apart from giving others at Auckland Museum
a chance for international development, we are clamping
down on our “carbon footprint” (including air travel)—
as a result, we have reduced our overall carbon footprint
by 31% over the past two years!
The New Zealand Chapter plans to meet again
on June 21.
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Norbury, London, England
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Glasgow, Scotland
Historic Royal Palaces
Molesey, Surrey
The National Archives
Richmond, Surrey
National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
National Gallery, London
London, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
National Museum of Science
& Industry
London, Middlesex
National Museums Liverpool
Liverpool, England
National Portrait Gallery
London, England
Norland Managed Services
London, England
Royal Academy of Arts
Ware, Hertfordshire
SPIE UK
London, England
Tate
London, England
University of Greenwich
London, England
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, England
QATAR
UNITED KINGDOM
AFS Chemical Filtration Group
Burlington, MA
Anacostia Community
Museum
Washington, DC
Architect of the Capitol
Washington, DC
Architrve PC Architects
Washington, DC
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Arts and Industries Building
Washington, DC
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta , GA
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
The Barnes Foundation
Merion, PA
Boston Athenaeum
Boston, MA
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Brooklyn, NY
Buro Happold
New York, NY
California Academy of
Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Carnegie Museums of
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
Cooper-Hewitt, National
Design Museum
New York, NY
Cypress Security, LLC
San Francisco, CA
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE
Delaware Museum of Natural
History
Wilmington, DE
Ewing Cole
Philadelphia, PA
Ewing Cole
Washington, DC
UNITED STATES
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Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
Facility Issues
Flagstaff, AZ
Fine Arts Museum of
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Folger Shakespeare Library
Washington, DC
Freer Gallery of Art and
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington, DC
Friends of Iolani Palace
Honolulu, HI
Friends of the High Line
New York, NY
Glenstone
Potomac, MD
Hagley Museum & Library
Wilmington, DE
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, MA
High Museum of Art
Atlanta , GA
Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden
Washington, DC
J. Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA
The Jewish Museum
New York, NY
LF Driscoll Co.
Wayne, PA
Library of Congress
Washington , DC
Library of Congress (Packard
Campus for Audio Visual
Conservation)
Culpeper, VA
Lighting Services Inc.
Stony Point, NY
Longwood Gardens, Inc
Kennett Square, PA
Los Angeles County Museum
of Art
Los Angeles, CA
UNITED STATES cont’d
McGuire Engineers
Chicago, IL
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
Mueller Associates
Baltimore, MD
Museum of Fine Arts —
Houston
Houston, TX
Museum of Fine Arts —
Boston
Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
National Air and Space
Museum
Washington, DC
National Air and Space
Museum, Udvar-Hazy Cente
Chantilly, VA
National Archives and
Records Administration
College Park, MD
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia , PA
National Gallery of Art
Landover, MD
National Museum of African
American History and Culture
Washington, DC
National Museum of
African Art
Washington, DC
National Museum of
American History
Washington, DC
National Museum of
American Jewish History
Philadelphia,, PA
National Museum of Natural
History
Washington, DC
National Museum of the
American Indian
Washington, DC
National Museum of the
American Indian, George
Gustav Heye Center
New York, NY
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, DC
National Postal Museum
Washington, DC
National Zoological Park
Washington, DC
Neue Galerie
New York, NY
New York Hall of Science
Corona, NY
Oakland Museum of
California
Oakland, CA
Pacific West Region of the
National Park Service
San Francisco, CA
Peabody Essex Museum
North Reading, MA
Pennoni
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
Questions and Solutions
Engineering, Inc.
Chaska, MN
Quinn Evans Architects
Ann Arbor, MI
Renwick Gallery
Washington, DC
Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library & Museum
New York, CA
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art
San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
The Sixth Floor Museum at
Dealey Plaza
Dallas, TX
Smith Group JJR
Washington, DC
Smithsonian American Art
Museum
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Building, The Castle
Washington, DC
Smithsonian National Air
and Space Museum
Suitland, MD
Sodexo
Waltham, MA
Sodexo
Canyon Country, CA
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Foundation
New York, NY
Stanford University Green
Library
Stanford, CA
Synthesis Incorporated
Columbia, MD
Thomas Jefferson
Foundation, Inc.
Charlottesville, VA
U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum
Arlington, VA
University of Pennsylvania
Museum
Philadelphia, PA
Webcor
Alameda, CA
Winterthur Museum, Garden
and Library
Winterthur, DE
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, CT
Ziger/Snead Architects
Baltimore, MD
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