Maintaining and Repairing Old and Historic Buildings offers a practical guide to preserving and restoring historic properties according to U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s standards. This book-with-CD package provides over 400 field guidelines for treating various aspects of historic building structures, systems, and materials. It covers essential topics such as background and rationale for treatment, annotated standards and guidelines, step-by-step instructions, and information on energy conservation, meeting LEED and ADA requirements. The comprehensive guidelines range from replacing broken glass in wood and metal windows to preparing historic mortar. Each guideline can be printed individually from the accompanying CD for easy reference and on-site use. Ideal for architects, engineers, facility managers, and other professionals working in building preservation and restoration, this resource ensures that historical buildings are maintained with the highest standards of care.
