Maintaining and Repairing Old and Historic Buildings.

Maintaining and Repairing Old and Historic Buildings.

The book includes background, rationale for treatment, annotated standards and guidelines for the treatment of historic buildings, building systems, and materials. It includes information on energy conservation, and meeting LEED as well as ADA requirements. Including a companion CD featuring more th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cullinane, John J., 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : Wiley, 2012.
Subjects:
Architecture > Conservation and restoration.
Historic buildings > Maintenance and repair.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration
Historic buildings > Maintenance and repair
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Table of Contents:
  • Maintaining and Repairing Old and Historic Buildings
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 The Approach to Historic Buildings, Building Systems, and Historic Materials
  • What Is Historic and Why?
  • Building Systems
  • Windows and Doors
  • Lead-Based Paint
  • Materials
  • Chapter 2 What You Need to Know
  • Is the Building Historic, and Why?
  • Functional Aesthetic
  • What Is a Contributing Element of the Building, and Why Is It Important to Know?
  • What Are the Treatment Approaches?
  • How to Develop and Undertake a Treatment Plan
  • Developing the Plan
  • Treatment Principles
  • How to Identify Sources of Failure and Corrective Actions
  • How to Maintain Old and Historic Buildings
  • Chapter 3 The Standards, Guidelines, and Other Guidance Material
  • Preservation
  • Restoration
  • Reconstruction
  • Rehabilitation
  • Applying the Standards for Rehabilitation
  • Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings
  • Preservation Briefs
  • "How To"
  • Chapter 4 Meeting Treatment Goals While Conserving Energy
  • Measuring the Energy Efficiency of Historic Properties
  • "Embodied Energy"
  • Preservation and Reuse of Old Buildings Maximizes Energy Conservation
  • Integrating Sustainable Design into Treatment Decisions
  • How to Conserve Energy in a Historic Building
  • Chapter 5 Making Old and Historic Buildings Accessible
  • Compliance with the 2010 Standards
  • Disability = Handicap
  • Fire Safety in an Old Building
  • 2010 Standards Checklist
  • Index.

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