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» Amsterdam Heritage - Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.
» 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 Issues - Information on the importance of perserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.
» 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 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.
» Historic Buildings and Structures - An annotated list describing preservation programs developed by the United States National Park Service. Includes both public and professional sections, with links to each program.
» 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 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.
» Preserve and Protect - A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.
» Restoration Online - Online resource for restoration and preservation of historic homes and buildings, including listings of suppliers and organizations, articles, message postings, reference sections.
» Restoration Trades Exchange - An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
» Restoration of Ancient Monuments in the Mediterranean - A collaborative project by Mediterranean countries providing detailed documentation of restorations performed on ancient monuments along with data on legislation, funding, training and scholarships.
» Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation - Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.
» Saving The East's Architectural Heritage - Series by Lindsay Percival-Straunik on the challenges of preserving the rich architectural heritage of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. From Radio Free Europe.
» School of the Building Arts - In historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States offers educational programs and discussion in the field of preservation.
» The Conservation Glossary - Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.
» The Slate Roof Quarterly - A free newsletter about the slate roofing industry directed at roofing contractors, architects, roofing materials suppliers, and owners of buildings with slate roofs.
» USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database - Find out about US stone names here.
» Walk Through Historic Buildings - The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. Includes a quiz.