Plenum & ReedEst. 2014 · Pittsburgh 21.4 °C · 47.1% RH

Begin · the intake · ≈ 14 minutes

Tell us the collection.

The intake form takes about fourteen minutes. We respond inside two business days. New work begins about ninety days after intake. The first call after intake is usually thirty minutes, with Petra.

Detail of a hand-bound project binder open on a wooden worktable, with a fountain pen, a printed climate ribbon, and a small reading lamp.
Reading room · Butler St shopwhere the binders live
Form

Fill it out at your own pace.

There is no auto-save. If you close the tab you will lose what you have entered. The form takes about fourteen minutes if you have the answers in front of you and longer if you do not. Most fields are optional; the four required fields are marked.

Optional. Private collectors may leave blank.
Optional. We won’t call without scheduling.
A paragraph is enough. We’ll ask the rest on the call.

By submitting, you agree to our brief privacy notice. We use your information only to respond to your inquiry; we do not subscribe you to anything; we do not share your information with third parties.

What happens next
  1. 01.We read the intakePetra reads first. She decides who from the team should call you.~ 1 day·
  2. 02.A 30-minute callUsually Petra. We ask the rest of what we need and we tell you whether the project fits the practice.~ 4 days·
  3. 03.A written scope summaryWe follow up the next business day with a written scope, a Gate-M1 fee, and a proposed start date.~ 5 days·
  4. 04.Gate M1 beginsTwo-week instrumented walk. Sixteen sensors on site, two walks, one interview.~ 90 days·

References

  1. The protocols page (the gates): /protocols/.
  2. The FAQ: /faq/.
  3. The privacy notice: /privacy/.
  4. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust small-business advisory committee. trustarts.org.
  5. American Institute for Conservation referral directory. culturalheritage.org.