Selected Reading On General Mechanical Requirements

Procedure code:
1501002R
Source:
Preservation Technology Source Book
Division:
Mechanical
Section:
Basic Mechanical Requirements
Last Modified:
08/10/2016

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This standard includes a listing of some known sources that may be referenced for additional information on specific issues relating to this subject.

Articles/Papers

  • Conrad, Ernest A. "Saving Our Historic Building Systems." The Interior's Handbook for Historic Buildings, Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Historic Preservation Education Foundation, 1993, pp. 3-23 - 3-25.
  • Kaplan, Marilyn E. "The Installation of Fire Protection Systems in Historic Interior's." The Interior's Handbook for Historic Buildings, Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Historic Preservation Education Foundation, 1993, pp. 2-1 - 2-8.
  • Kay, Gersil N. "Mechanical/Electrical Systems in Older Buildings." APT Bulletin, Vol. XXI No. 3/4, 1989, pp. 5- 7.
  • Labine, Clem. "Sizing Up Grilles and Registers", and "Registers and Grilles Sourcelist." Traditional Building, March/April 1991, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 34-37.
  • Park, Sharon C. "Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings: Problems and Recommended Approaches." Preservation Briefs #24. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1991.

Books

  • Belle, John, John R. Hoke, and Stephen A. Kliment, eds. Traditional Details for Building Restoration, Renovation, and Rehabilitation; From the 1932-1951 Editions of "Architectural Graphic Standards". New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991.
  • Kay, Gersil Newmark. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Historic Buildings. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992.
Last Reviewed: 2017-08-13