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Terracotta roof restoration, The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island.

Suggestions for Architectural Conservation Research Bibliography — Topics

Refer to Architectural Conservation Research Bibliography assignment.

Many of the topics below are from the titles, or subjects, or recently published articles in conservation magazines. Take a look at those in the Architecture library to review other possible subjects, with the idea that these current articles are addressing pertinent issues today. And that these papers have ample references to steer you in several directs for your research.

This way, you can find pertinent subjects and assess the range of literature, case studies, products and other resources available.

Issues or needs you identify during your Bristol Field Trip might also be the basis for your Research Bibliography. Now surprisingly, that;s part of the reason for the field trip.

Resources

• Subject Index, building conservation.com
• On-line Library Catalogue, ICCROM (investigate this organization)
• Library and Archive: Periodicals, ICCROM
• Preservation Briefs, Technical Preservation Services, NPS Consider finding new research, projects, materials related to the Briefs your will be reading.
• All Procedures, Historic Preservation Technical Procedures, General Services Administration
• Please contribute others based on your own work.

Suggested Topics

• Inspection and Conservation of 20th-century Veneer Stone Exterior Wall Construction
• Perimeter Security Retrofitting for Historic Buildings
• Corrosion Mitigation for Historic Concrete
• Restoration of Door Hardware
• Automatic Fire Suppression in Historic Buildings
• Main Street and Building Codes: The "Tin Ceiling" Challenge
• Detecting Subterranean Termite Activity with Infrared Thermography
• Using Infrared Thermography to Detect Moisture in Historic Masonry
• Consolidates for Historic Plaster
• Recent Developments in Laser Cleaning of Masonry
• The Use of Gypsum Plaster
• Roof Ventilation
• Pozzolans for Lime Mortars
• Wood Preservatives: Availability, Applicability, Environmental Considerations and Use
• Emergency Preparedness for Hurricanes
• Response and Mitigation after a Hurricane
• Preventive Conservation in Practice
• Conservation Project Specifications — An Assessment through Case Studies
• Retrofitting of Historic Windows for Energy Conservation
• Application of CAD Drawings to "As Built" Documentation and Conservation of Historic Structures
• Linoleum Conservation and Restoration