Preservation

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Building Conservation :

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

- Information on the importance of preserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.
The Conservation Glossary :

- Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.
Conserving the Modern in Canada :

- 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.
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage :

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

- A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.
Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe :

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

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

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

- Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.
European Heritage Network :

- The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.
Heritage Preservation Services :

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

- In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training :

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

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

- 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.
Parabow :

- Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.
Pond Lily Mill Restorations :

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

- 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.
Preservation Alumni :

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

- 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.
Preserve and Protect :

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

- 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.
PreserveLA.com :

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

- An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation :

- Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.
USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database :

- Find out about US stone names here.