The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior provides policies and guidelines that the Green & Main Pilot Project follows as it merges energy efficient technology with historical preservation.
The Park Service oversees three overlapping areas: Technical Preservation Services, Cultural Resources and National Park Service.
The Technical Preservation Services (TPS)
…develops historic preservation policy and guidance on preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings, administers the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program for rehabilitating historic buildings and sets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
TPS Publications
TPS prints both free publications and publications for purchase; it also co-publishes materials with other agencies, foundations and associations.
The following is a list, along with links, to some of TPS’s free publications.
WINDOWS
- Planning Approaches to Windows Preservation
- Exterior Storm Windows: Casement Design Wooden Storm Stash
- Replacement Wooden Frames and Sash: Protecting Woodwork Against Decay
- Interior Metal Storm Windows
- Interior Storm Windows: Magnetic Seal
- Maintenance and Repair of Historic Aluminum Windows
- Repairing Steel Casement Windows
HISTORIC GLASS
- Repair and Reproduction of Prismatic Glass Transoms
- Repair and Rehabilitation of Historic Sidewalk Vault Lights
HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX INCENTIVES
- Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
- Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings – Barns
- Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings – Rowhouses
- Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings – Main Street Commercial Buildings
- Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings – Wood Frame Houses
MASONRY
- Water Soak Cleaning of Limestone
- Non-destructive Evaluation Techniques for Masonry Construction
- Stabilization and Repair of Historic Terra Cotta Cornice
METALS
- Restoring Metal Roof Cornices
- Conserving Outdoor Bronze Sculpture
- In-Kind Replacement of Historic Stamped Metal Exterior Siding
- Repair and Reproduction of Metal Canopies and Marquees with Glass Pendants
–Jean Danielson is director of operations for Indigo Dawn.
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