Preservation Brief 24, Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings: Problems and Recommended Approaches

Summary

This is number twenty-four of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the heating, ventilating, and cooling historic buildings - specifically problems and recommended approaches.

This Preservation Brief underscores the importance of careful planning in order to balance the preservation objectives with interior climate needs of the building. It is not intended as a technical guide to calculate tonnage or to size piping or ductwork. Rather, this Brief identifies some of the problems associated with installing mechanical systems in historic buildings and recommends approaches to minimizing the physical and visual damage associated with installing and maintaining these new or upgraded systems.

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Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Contributor(s): Michael C. Henry

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Technical Preservation Services, Heritage Preservation Services Program, National Park Service

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