Property The Diocese of New York Property Support Committee maintains a web library of property maintenance references that is available to the whole Church. Articles on a variety of maintenance topics can be downloaded here:
http://propertysupport.dioceseny.org/res.htm Partners for Sacred Places is a non-denominational non-profit organization that assists churches in finding ways to preserve historic religious properties. They maintain a web library of useful maintenance resources.
http://www.sacredplaces.org/ The General Services Administration has developed Historic Preservation Technical Procedures, many of which are relevant to church properties. These can be accessed at:
http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/hptp.nsf The Interfaith Coalition on Energy offers a number of helpful articles on energy conservation for religious structures:
http://www.interfaithenergy.com/ The U.S. Energy Star program offers assistance and a detailed manual of energy conservation for congregations at:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_congregations A resource list of Stained Glass conservators is provided at:
http://www.stainedglass.org/ The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has great information on high traffic floor coverings, durability and cleaning techniques.
http://www.wfca.org An excellent resource for paint issues is maintained by Rohm and Haas at:
http://www.paintquality.com/ The American Institute of Architects maintains a directory of architectural firms, which you can sort by geography and project type, at:
http://www.aia.org/architect_finder/archfind_cando.asp |