Architecture and Engineering
Contains resources on historic building treatment, rehabilitation, and some other links.
Technical Articles
Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings
This brief recommends measures that will achieve the greatest energy savings with the least alteration to the historic buildings, while using materials that do not cause damage and that represent sound economic investments.
Preservation of Historic Adobe Buildings
Whether built in the 17th century or in the 20th century, adobe buildings share common problems of maintenance and deterioration. This brief discusses the traditional materials and construction of adobe buildings and the causes of adobe deterioration. It
Rehabilitating Historic Storefronts
This Preservation Brief is intended to assist owners, architects, and planning officials in answering such questions about how to evaluate and preserve the character of historic storefronts.
The Cleaning and Waterproof Coating of Masonry Buildings
The inappropriate cleaning and waterproofing or masonry buildings are a major cause of deterioration of the Nation's historic resources. While both treatments may be appropriate in some cases, they may cause serious deterioration in others. The purpose of
The Preservation of Historic Glazed Architectural Terra-Cotta
This report will discuss some of the major deterioration problems that commonly occur in historic glazed architectural terra-cotta, methods of determining the extent of that deterioration and recommendations for the maintenance, repair and replacement of
