We invite researchers and practitioners from all aspects of the
history of construction to submit paper abstracts for the 5th
International Congress on Construction History, to be held in Chicago
and hosted by the Construction History Society of America June 3-7,
2015. The congress follows on successful interdisciplinary congresses
held in Madrid (2003), Cambridge UK (2006), Cottbus (2009), and Paris
(2012).

Paper and Presentation Proposals: Papers will be published in the
Congress proceedings and will be presented by the authors at the
Congress. Each paper proposal must include:

- a title,
- authors’ names and institutional affiliations,
- an abstract of 400 words,
- key words (selected, if possible, from the list of topics and
subjects),
- a one-page curriculum vitae indicating contact information, status,
laboratory affiliation if relevant, and publications or other
relevant work for each author.

Papers presented at the congress will be published in both electronic
and paper versions. All papers and presentations must be in English.
Please contact 5icch.chicagogmail.com with any questions.

Submission: Submit proposals to
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icch5
by June 15, 2014.

Paper topics may include:
- History and construction of specific projects
- History of the building trades or specific builders
- Organization of construction work
- Wages and the economics of construction
- The development of building codes and regulations
- Trade unions and guilds
- Structural analysis and the development of structural forms
- Development of construction tools, cranes, scaffolding, etc
- Building techniques in response to their environments
- Building materials, their history, production and use
- History of services (heating, lighting etc.) in buildings
- The changing role of the professions in construction
- Building archaeology
- Computer simulation, experimentation and reconstruction
- Use of construction history for dating of historic fabric
- Recording, preservation and conservation
- Construction in architectural writing
- The role of construction history in education
- The bibliography of construction history
- The theory and practice of construction history

Important Dates:
Deadline for abstracts: June 15, 2014
Abstract decision notification: August 15, 2014
Deadline for paper submission: February 1, 2015
Deadline for final papers: March 31, 2015