Preservation Technical Resources Archive

The Association for Preservation Technology (APT) has started collecting technical publications that intersect with historic preservation, building science, and preservation engineering. We have started this effort in case the current availability, particularly of US Federal resources, changes. This is an ongoing project with new resources added regularly. If you are aware of a publication that should be added to the list, please email us and we will assess it for inclusion.  Feel motivated to speak out? Learn more here

National Park Service

Preservation Briefs
The series (Numbers 1-51) available online here. PDFs have been collected and will be shared here if needed.

Tech Notes
Individual Tech Notes are available on this page. PDFs have been collected and will be shared here if needed.

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy

A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments

ITS Number 52: Incorporating Solar Panels in a Rehabilitation Project

ITS Number 24: Installing Green Roofs on Histoirc Buildings

Resilience to Natural Hazards and Historic Buildings

Testing Treatments for Mitigating Climate-Change Effects on Adobe Structures in National Parks

Weatherization of Historic Buildings


National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

Draft Code for Historic Buildings (2000)

Mechanical Anchor Strength in Stone Masonry

Understanding Traditional and Modern Paints and Stains for Exterior Wood


FEMA Resources

Climate Adaptation Planning: Guideance for Emergency Managers

FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience

Financing Climate Resilience: Case Studies for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments

Heritage Emergency National Task Force

Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations Into Hazard Mitigation Planning


US Army Corps of Engineers

Flood Resilience of Traditional Building Materials

 

 

Organizations with Additional Resources

The Care Tool

Climate Heritage Network

Historic New England's White Papers

ICOMOS

Keeping History Above Water

National Trust for Historic Preservation (US)'s Climate and Culture Project

Preservation Priorities Task Force

Union of Concerned Scientists

APT Resources

 Practice Points Archive
 
APT Bulletin
 
Building Technology Heritage Library
 
APT YouTube Channel
 
APT-NCPTT Materials Video Library
 
APT Videos

 

APT Job Board