Resources

Resource Downloads

• Mills Group Library
  
• Historic Preservation Resources
  
• AIA Preservation Guide
  
• AIA Document: You and Your Architect
  

Architectural Styles

• Arts & Crafts:
  http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/StyleGuide/ArtsAndCrafts.html
• Digital Archives of American Architecture:
  http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/
• Great Buildings Online:
  http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings.html
• Illustrated Architecture Dictionary:
  http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html

Preservation

• Advisory Council for Historic Preservation:
  http://www.achp.gov/
• National Park Service, Preservation:
  http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm
• GSA Historic Preservation Technical Procedures:
  http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/hptp.nsf?OpenDatabase
• The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works:
  http://aic.stanford.edu/
• National Trust for Historic Preservation:
  http://www.nationaltrust.org/
• PreserveNet, the Preservationist's Resource:
  http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/index.cfm

Historic Products

• Traditional Building Database:
  http://www.traditional-building.com/
• Old House Journal Online:
  http://www.oldhousejournal.com

Sustainable Design

• Sustainable Design Forum
  http://www.sustainabledesignforum.com
• U.S. Green Building Council
  http://www.usgbc.org
• The Sustainable Design Resource Guide
  http://www.aiasdrg.org
• Whole Building Design Guide
  http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable.php

General

• Useful construction calculators:
  http://www.concrete.com/calculatorsconversion.htm#length