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Preservation Standards for Historic Buildings
Jeffrey Havelin, P.E.
Overview
The Secretary of the Interior is
responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the
preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for
listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, apply to all
proposed development grant-in-aid projects assisted through the National
Historic Preservation Fund, and are intended to be applied to a wide variety of
resource types, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts.
They address four treatments: Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, and
Reconstruction. The treatment Standards, developed in 1992, were codified as 36
CFR Part 68 in the July 12, 1995 Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 133).
This
course will be specifically based on the portion of those standards and
guidelines, which concern “Preservation” of historic buildings. Preservation
is defined as the act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain
the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property. Work,
including preliminary measures to protect and stabilize the property, generally
focuses upon the ongoing maintenance and repair of historic materials and
features rather than extensive replacement and new construction. New exterior
additions are not within the scope of this treatment; however, the limited and
sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other
code-required work to make properties functional is appropriate within a
preservation project.
Please note that The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment
of Historic Properties are only regulatory for projects receiving federal
grant-in-aid funds; otherwise, the Standards and Guidelines are intended only as
general guidance for work on any historic building.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-five (25) questions at
the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course will
specifically review “Preservation” of
historic buildings, and will cover the following topics:
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Building Exterior: Materials
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Masonry/ Wood
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Architectural Metals
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Building Exterior: Features
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Roofs
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Windows
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Entrances and Porches
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Storefronts
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Building Interior
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Structural Systems
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Spaces, Features, and Finishes
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Mechanical Systems
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Building Site -Setting (District/Neighborhood)
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Special Requirements
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Energy Efficiency
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Accessibility Considerations
- Health
and Safety Considerations
Course
This course is based
entirely on the selected “Preservation”
portion of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating,
Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings published by the U.S.
Department of the Interior-National Park Service. This course includes a
multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding
of course materials. You will be quizzed on the attached document in its
entirety.
Preservation (984 KB)
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Related Books
Structural Analysis of Historic
Buildings
Historical Building Construction
Historic Preservation: Project
Planning and Estimating
Historic Building Facades: The
Manual for Maintenance and Rehabilitation
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