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 and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties details the four approaches to treatment using the Standards and Guidelines.
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 and cost of NPS publications.
"Online Education" A central homepage for online education resources and guidelines.
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. It also offers a Resources for Homeowners webpage.
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.
US General Services Administration's (GSA) Technical Resources provides technical specifications, guidance, and resource information for planning and executing historic building projects.
US Dept. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies should be useful to preservationists, architects, design consultants, engineers, and building code officials in addressing code compliance challenges in older or historic buildings.
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.