Sustainability Forum

I am honored to announce that Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage (STiCH) has published the latest case study, Environmental Impacts of Anoxia Treatments; Stabilization for Inherent Vice and Insect Eradication, which can be found HERE or in the Case Studies tab on their website,  Tools for Informed Sustainable Choices - STiCH.

The website is full of incredible resources, I highly recommend exploring it. I have only been a small part of this incredibly large project, and I'm amazed by the passion behind it. Thank you Sarah Nunberg, Sarah Sanchez, and Matt Eckelman, for the very important research and resources you are producing. 

A small expert from the study:
"Manufacturing, delivering, using, and disposing of the materials needed for anoxic treatments has environmental implications, and it has been unclear which treatment method is environmentally preferable. This life cycle assessment (LCA) case study aims to provide preservationists with information on the relative environmental performance of anoxic systems for pest eradication and long-term preservation of oxygen sensitive materials. The results of this study will help RRF and other preservationists make environment-informed choices between anoxic treatments, and decide whether establishing and maintaining an anoxic enclosure is worth the environmental impact, beyond the cost and time commitments."

Project History
"Organized efforts to introduce LCA to U.S. cultural heritage preservation professionals began in 2012 with a series of six LCA case studies conducted as a collaboration between conservators and environmental engineers, in partnership with the MFA Boston. FAIC was awarded a Tier I grant in 2016 and a Tier II grant in 2020 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to expand the case study research and develop a carbon calculator for individual materials under the project Sustainability Tools in Culture Heritage, STiCH, available to visitors to the AIC website."

Project Team
Guest Author: Kris Cnossen
Project Team: Matt Eckelman, Sarah Nunberg, Sarah Sanchez
Acknowledgements: Eric Breitung, Ellen Pearlstein, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation


I am grateful to all who have replied to my inquiries and polls and to be a part of such a gracious community. Thank you!

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Kris Cnossen
(they, them, theirs)

Textile Conservator
Winterthur/ University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, Class of 2022
kriscnossen.com
kriscnossen@gmail.com
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