Introduction to Course,
Preservation Technical Guides Project (Philip)

• Park Sharon C., AIA. Holding the Line: Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings. Preservation Briefs 39, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service [On NPS site.]
• Fundamentals of Moisture in Houses by Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody, Home Energy Magazine Online November/December 1995.
• Hutcheon, N. B. “Humidity in Canadian Buildings,” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 1, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, rev. 1968.
• Hansen, A. T. “Moisture Problems in Houses,” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 231, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, May 1984.
• Latta, J.K. "Vapour Barriers: What are they? Are they Effective?" Canadian Building Digest 175, ” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 57, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, 1976
• Baker, M.C. Decay of Wood, Canadian Building Digest 111. Ottawa, Ontario:, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, 1969
• Carll, Charles G., Terry L. Highley 1999. Decay of Wood and Wood-Based Products Above Ground in Buildings, J.Testing and Eval. 27(2): 150-158. [Download PDF file 327kb, 9 pp.]
• Tsongas, George. Case Studies of Moisture Problems in Residences, Manual on Moisture Control in Buildings, ASTM, 1992. [Download as PDF file.] [Skim]
• Simpson, William T. 1998. Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood in Outdoor Locations in the United States and Worldwide, USDA Forest Serv. Res. Note FPL-RN-0268. 11 p. [Download PDF fiel 565 kb, 14 pp.]
• TenWolde, Anton and William B. Rose 1999. Issues Related to Venting of Attics and Cathedral Ceilings, CH-99-11-4. ASHRAE Trans. 105(1): 1-7 [Download PDF file 140 kb, 7 pp.]

Mill Work (Philip or Jeff, TBA)

Structure (Philip)

• Kelley, Stephen J. "Overview: The Role of the Engineer in Preservation," APT Bulletin, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, 1991, pp. 6-17.
• Attar, Ghassan. "Authenticity vs. Stability: The Conservation Engineer's Dilemma," APT Bulletin, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, 1991, pp. 18-21. And related letters to the editor from APT Bulletin, Vol.XXIII, No.2, 1991, pp.3-4.
• Gianopulous, Nicholas L., PE. "Suggested Guidelines for the Structural Examination, Analysis and Evaluation of a Historic Structure," APT Bulletin, Vol.XIV, No.4, 1982, pp.27-28.
• Feilden, Bernard M. Conservation of Historic Buildings, London: Butterworths, rev. 1989; Chapter 2: Structural actions of historic buildings, pp.25-35.
• Benson, John, et.al. The Housing Rehabilitation Handbook, London: The Architectural Press, 1980, Technical Study 4: Structural Stability, pp.32-39.
• Ryan, J. Thomas, PE. "Inspecting Structural Systems," in Inspecting and Maintaining Religious Properties, New York: New York Landmarks Conservancy, 1989, pp.33-48.
• Werenfels, Martha L., "Stabilization of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island," APT Bulletin, Vol.XXIII, No.1, 1991, pp.39-46.
• Huang, Yun Sheng, Robert Mark, and Avery M. Wellman. "Westminster Hall's Hammer-Beam Roof: A Technological Reconstruction," APT Bulletin, Vol.XX, No.1, 1988, pp.8-16.
• Fischetti, David C., PE. "Conservation Case Study of the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge," APT Bulletin, Vol.XXIII, No.1, 1991, pp.22-28.

Windows and Glass - I (Philip)

• Powers, Robert M., "Repair and Retrofitting Industrial Steel Windows," Preservation Tech Notes, Windows, Number 17, Washington, DC: National Park Service, USDI, August 1989, 8 pp.
• Myers, John H. The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows, Preservation Briefs 9, TPS, National Park Service, USDI, 1981.
• Swiatosz, Susan. “A Technical History of Late-Nineteenth-Century Windows in the United States,” APT Bulletin, Vol. XVII, No. 1, 1985, pp. 31-37.
• Vogel, Neal A. and Rolf Achilles. The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stained and Leaded Glass, Preservation Briefs 33, TPS, National Park Service, USDI, 1993.
• Park, Sharon C. The Repair and Thermal Upgrading of Historic Steel Windows, Preservation Briefs 13, TPS, National Park Service, USDI, 1984.
• GEGS08590 Wood Windows - Repair and Rehabilitation (download Word doc), Seattle District, US Army Corps of Engineers

04/13

• The Periodic table
• Properties and behavior of metals
• Ashurst, John and Nicola, Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, vol.4: Metals. New York: Halsted Press, 1988. pp.1-12.
• Waite, John G. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments - Part II. Deterioration and Methods of Preserving Metals, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services Division, HCRS, USDI, 1980, pp. 91-100.
• Wilson, Forrest. Building Materials Evaluation Handbook, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1984, pp.192-203.
• Lee, Antoinette, J. Lee. "Cast Iron in American Architecture: A Synoptic View," in The Technology of Historic American Buildings, H. Ward Jandl, editor, Washington, DC: Foundation for Preservation Technology, 1983, pp.97-116.
• Waite, John G. The Maintenance and Repair of Architectural Cast Iron, Preservation Briefs 27, TPS, Washington, DC:TPS, National Park Service, USDI, 1991.

Site visit: George Martell, Martell’s Metal Works, 36 Maple Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771, Tel. 508.761.9130 (Jeff)

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