Resources
General information:
Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabiliation
Secretary of Interior Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings
National Park Service Preservation Briefs (full list – An indispensible resource for historic building repair)
Improving Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings (Preservation Brief No. 3, National Park Service)
Maintaining Your Historic Home (Delaware County Planning Department, 2009)
Siding and Masonry Repair:
Most Common Repairs for Historic Buildings (Historic Savannah Foundation)
Common Problems with Wood Siding on Your Historic Building (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Five Worst Mistakes of Historic Homeowners – Part 3 Siding (The Craftsman Blog)
Windows:
The Repair of Historic Wood Windows (National Park Service Preservation Brief 9)
Historic Wood Windows: A Tip Sheet from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
8 Tips for Energy Efficient Old Windows (Old House Online)
Save Your Wood Windows Preview (John Leeke, 2004) Full Report
Windows for Historic Buildings (Utah Division of State History)
Five Worst Mistakes of Historic Homeowners – Part 1 Windows (The Craftsman Blog)
Disaster Planning and Recovery
Flood Risks (Floodsmart.gov)
Flooding: Risk and Remediation (Building Conservation Directory)
Cleaning and Sanitizing with Bleach after an Emergency (CDC)
How to Get Rid of Mold (Old House Online)