Understanding Historic Building Conservation (PDF)

This book is the first in a series of volumes that combine
conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of
traditional materials, and structural and constructional
conservation techniques and technology:

* Understanding Historic Building Conservation

* Materials & Skills in Historic Building
Conservation

* Structures & Construction in Historic Building
Conservation

The series aims to introduce each aspect of conservation and to
provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge for architects,
surveyors and engineers as well as for commissioning client bodies,
managers and advisors.

In each book, Michael Forsyth draws together chapters by leading
architects, structural engineers and related professionals to
reflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.

The books are structured to be of direct practical application,
taking the reader through the process of historic building
conservation and emphasising throughout the integrative teamwork
involved.

This present volume - Understanding Historic Building
Conservation - discusses conservation philosophy and the
importance of understanding the history of a building before making
strategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation team
member and sets out the challenges of conservation at planning
level in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in the
conservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislation
and charters within which these operate is described and the book
also provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains the
fundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation and
highlights the importance of maintenance.

Eighteen chapters written by the experts present today's
key issues in historic building conservation: Timothy Cantell,
Martin Cherry, Nigel Dann, Peter Davenport, Geoff Evans, Keith
Falconer, Colin Johns, Jeremy Lake, Jonathan Lovie, Duncan
McCallum, James Maitland Gard'ner, Martin Robertson, Adrian
Stenning, David H. Tomback, Giles Waterfield, Philip Whitbourn,
John Winter.