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Association for Preservation Technology
APT is a professional organization that focuses on the technical aspects of historic preservation projects.

National Park Service’s (NPS) Technical Preservation Services: develops policy and guidance to assist owners, preservation professionals, organizations, and government agencies preserve, restore, and rehabilitate historic buildings. 

Partners for Sacred Places is a non-profit group that provides guidance and assistance for historic religious buildings.

Traditional Building Magazine provides information about suppliers or companies that specialize in particular products or materials for rehabilitation projects. 

US General Services Administration's (GSA) Technical Documents provides technical specifications, guidance, and resource information for planning and executing historic building projects. 

US Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies is useful to preservationists, architects, design consultants, engineers, and building code officials in addressing code compliance challenges in older or historic buildings.

Whole Building Design Guide’s Historic Preservation section and “Resource Pages” provides practitioners with extensive information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective.

Asbestos Abatement Guide (PDF)

Lead Resource Guide (PDF)

See also our Historic Preservation = Sustainability webpage for related resources.