Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer

Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer is an introduction to historic preservation goes well beyond the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation" and shows how wood, stone, masonry and metal were used in the past and how adaptive re-use can be employed to bring modern amenities to historic structures.  The book covers all aspects of the exterior and interior building fabric, including windows, roofing, doors, porches and electrical and mechanical systems for both residential and small-scale commercial buildings. Richly illustrated with photographs showing typical elements of historic buildings, decay mechanisms and remediation techniques, Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer also contains a variety of useful case studies and features a companion web site that offers dozens of additional images and resources.