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Information & Guidance From the National Park Service
The National Park Service's Heritage Preservation Services (HPS) and Technical Preservation Services (TPS) programs provides a wealth of material to help homeowner's, organizations and municipalities preserve, restore and rehabilitate historic buildings. TPS is the nation's leading provider of information and guidance on the care of historic buildings and their goal is to improve the quality of work on historic buildings by promoting long term preservation and foster both traditional and innovative techniques in their care and maintenance. Below are listed TPS's Programs: Preservation Briefs: This series of technical guides assist owners and developers of historic buildings to recognize and resolve common preservation and repair problems. These easy to read briefs include such subjects as "Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings" to "The Repair of Historic Wood Windows". They are particularly helpful to tax incentive program applicants because they recommend methods and approaches for rehabilitation that are consistent with their historic character. See Related Links below for further information. Preservation Tech Notes: This series provides practical information on established and new techniques in preserving and maintaining historic buildings. Used by owners and developers, Tech Notes is also helpful to architects, contractors and maintenance personal. See Related Links below for further information. Electronic Rehab Course: This online class was designed as an introductory program for those interested in learning more about the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, including historic building owners, local historic district commissioners, contractors and developers. See Related Links below for further information. The Good Guides: Caring for your historic building. This site is devoted to all aspects of caring for historic buildings....from choosing an appropriate treatment to actually doing the work in a way that meets historic preservation standards. This essential page includes "All Wet and How to Prevent It", "THE BOILERPLATE 'YESs'", "THE BOILERPLATE 'Nos'", "From the Roof Down and Skin Deep", "The Four Approaches", and much more. See Related Links below for further information. The Technical Preservation Services also provides easy to read information on caring for your historic building and covers such subjects as managing moisture, roofing, and caring for your historic building. See Related Links below.
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