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Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.

Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.

Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.

An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.

A free newsletter about the slate roofing industry directed at roofing contractors, architects, roofing materials suppliers, and owners of buildings with slate roofs.

Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.

Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.

A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.

A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape. English and Italian.

Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.

A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.

Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.

Find out about US stone names here.

An annotated list describing preservation programs developed by the United States National Park Service. Includes both public and professional sections, with links to each program.

Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.

Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.

The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.

Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.

Cornell University's resource for US preservationists includes listings of job opportunities and conferences, along with a directory of web-sites related to historic preservation.

The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.

Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.

The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.

Ted Hazen supplies extensive, illustrated information on the history and technology of flour milling in America, and the restoration of watermills, with bibliography.

The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.

Information on the importance of preserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.

The text of the convention provided by Law-Ref.org is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents.

A forum and clearinghouse for the latest news, information, and techniques concerning historic preservation and the history of Los Angeles and Southern California.

In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.

International initiative coordinated by UNESCO, aimed at strengthening regional cooperation for the protection and promotion of South-East European cultural heritage.

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