Historic New England

Historic New England will improve the efficiency and reliability of its house museum environmental control systems: modifying heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in four principal properties; simplifying control devices at multiple sites, reducing reliance on complicated "black-box" controls; and improving all environmental monitoring programs for easier administration and data gathering and tracking. Historic New England will also convene a two-day roundtable of regional museum professionals responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining environmental control systems in historic house museums to discuss the latest ideas and experiences, problems, and solutions.