Internet Resources for Rehabilitation Projects

Association for Preservation Technology:
APT is a professional organization that focuses on the technical aspects of historic preservation projects.

National Park Service (NPS)

• NPS’s Heritage Preservation Services has a number  of helpful guides and online classes to help owners, preservation professionals,  organizations, and government agencies preserve, restore, and rehabilitate historic  buildings.
• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation are used to review the appropriateness of project work assisted with federal funds, licenses or tax incentives. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) also uses the Standards for Rehabilitation for reviewing projects that fall under state legislation.
• Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings help readers apply the Standards for Rehabilitation by providing general design and technical recommendations.
• Preservation Briefs are designed to give owners, managers, and developers of historic properties up-to-date and expert advice on common preservation challenges.
• Preservation Tech Notes provide information about innovative techniques in preserving historic buildings.
• Publications Catalog provides a list of NPS publications and the cost of each.
• “Good Guides:” A central homepage  for the below online education resources.
• Electronic Rehab: This web class provides information about good rehabilitation practices.
• Checklist for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
• Rehab Yes/No Learning Program: Provides information about appropriate and inappropriate work.
• From the Roof Down… and Skin Deep: Provides information about exterior maintenance and repair.
• All Wet and How to Prevent It, Managing Moisture in your Historic House: Provides information about managing moisture in historic buildings.
• Roofing For Historic Buildings:  Learn more about the appearance, composition, manufacture and application of roofing materials and systems.
• The Walk Through: This web class helps you identify the character of historic buildings.

National Trust for Historic Preservation offers an online catalog of preservation publications covering a range of topics from caring for historic buildings to fundraising tips to disaster preparedness and response.

Old House Journal is geared to the homeowner and provides advice about work on historic residences.

Partners for Sacred Places is a non-profit group that provides guidance and assistance for historic religious buildings.

Traditional Building Magazine provides sources of materials for rehabilitation projects. Of particular note are the "Source Lists" which provide a remarkable amount of information about suppliers or companies that specialize in particular products.

U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technical Resources provides technical specifications, guidance, and resource information for planning and executing historic building projects.

Whole Building Design Guide’s Historic Preservation section and “Resource Pages” provides practitioners with extensive information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective.