Scientific-technical working group for building preservation and monument preservation
The Scientific-Technical Working Group for Building Preservation and Monument Preservation eV (WTA) is an international association of natural scientists , architects and preservationists . The association develops and disseminates technical rules in the field of building repair and monument preservation, which, according to general legal interpretation, suggest the assumption that they are generally recognized rules of technology . The WTA has been headed by Harald Garrecht since 2013 .
history
The association was founded in 1976 as Münchener Kreis eV in Munich. The first general meeting decided on March 14, 1977 to rename it to the Scientific and Technical Working Group for Building Preservation and Monument Preservation (WTA) and to be entered in the register of associations at the Munich District Court. Since its inception, regional groups in Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , Switzerland , Hungary , the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been set up as independent organizations under the umbrella of the international association. The WTA Germany, based in Weimar , is headed by Gerd Birthig. The organization, which consists of more than 500 regular and sponsoring members, brings together scientists, experts, architects, engineers, preservationists as well as sponsoring institutions and companies from the field of building preservation and preservation. As a co-organizer, WTA-D is organizing the symposium at the Leipzig Monument Fair in cooperation with the Association of State Monument Preservators in Germany and the Fraunhofer Information Center for Space and Building .
organization
The WTA is subdivided into 5 WTA centers, which fulfill different tasks. In addition to the WTA accounting, which performs the administrative tasks, the WTA publication publishes the WTA information sheets, the WTA news, the WTA journal and the WTA almanac including WTA reports. The trade journal BAUSUBSTANZ magazine for sustainable building, building preservation and monument preservation has been published by IRB-Verlag since 2010 . The WTA Academy qualifies construction practitioners, planners and preservationists in further education and training events in numerous seminar programs. The WTA-Confernces organizes international meetings and conferences. The WTA Certifications certify products and processes in the construction industry in accordance with the WTA guidelines.
Presentations
The work area of the WTA is subdivided into 8 task areas, which as the heart of the WTA develop the WTA information sheets in a regulated process. Unit 1 Wood / Wood Preservation is divided into 8 working groups, which deal with preventive and combative wood preservation measures, wood supplement measures and the reuse of waste wood. Unit 2 Surface Technology deals in its working groups with the interactions of different building surfaces with the atmosphere and its pollutants. Unit 3 Natural Stone deals with stone conservation measures such as stone replacement and hydrophobization. Unit 4 Masonry / Building Sealing processes and updates the leaflets in its working groups, among other things in the field of subsequent masonry sealing. Unit 5 Concrete develops information sheets on concrete renovation in its working groups. Unit 6 Building Physics / Building Chemistry deals with all building physics and building chemistry issues related to building repairs. Section 7 Statics works on several WTA leaflets on issues relating to the load transfer of historical buildings. Section 8 Half-timbered / wooden structures deals with the extensive area of repair and upgrading of wooden frameworks and other wooden structures.
president
- Harald Garrecht (since 2013)
- Hans-Peter Leimer (2001-2013)
literature
- Fraunhofer Information Center for Space and Construction (publisher), BAUSUBSTANZ magazine for sustainable building, building repair and monument preservation with official WTA announcements, IRB-Verlag, Stuttgart, ISSN 2190-4278