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For information on the following subjects, please follow the links.
Accessibility
Easy Access to Historic Buildings - English Heritage
Code Issues
Historic materials were not designed to meet current code requirements, but the fire resistance of some historic material and of rehabilitated structures have been discovered through testing. This US document gives detailed technical information, it is one of the authorities in the Alternate Compliance option of the Building Code Act.
HUD Fire Archaic Assemblies Fire Safety and Risk Management
Fire Supression in Historic Buildings
Fire Safety Retrofitting - GSA - US
Masonry and Plaster
Guide to the Use of Lime in Historic Buildings - South Somerset District Council
Repointing Mortars for Older Masonry - NRC
Repointing Mortars for Older Masonry - Site Considerations - NRC
WIndows
What Replacement Windows Can't Replace - Sedovic and Gotthelf
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