Property Support Resources

Property Support Resources

 

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/rm_guide.html

 

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 National Park Service publishes an excellent series on preservation of historic structures, which can be downloaded at:

http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm

 

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/

 

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

 

 

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