Maintaining and repairing old and historic buildings [[electronic resource] /] / John Cullinane

• Autore: Cullinane John J. <1942->
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.28/8
• Soggetto topico: Architecture - Conservation and restoration; Historic buildings - Maintenance and repair
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ActionsHow 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 DecisionsHow 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
• Sommario/riassunto: A practical guide to the maintenance and repair of old and historic buildings Carrying out work in accordance with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's standards and guidelines can be a challenge for professionals charged with the preservation, restoration, and care of historic properties. This book-with-CD package facilitates the process with more than 400 field guidelines for the treatment of historic building structures, systems, and materials. It includes:Background and rationale for treatmentAnnotated standards and guidelinesStep-by-step treatment
• Titolo autorizzato: Maintaining and repairing old and historic buildings
• ISBN: 1-118-33003-X; 1-283-66494-1; 1-118-33278-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462263003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II