- Author
- Cooke, P. W.
- Title
- Selected Papers Dealing with Regulatory Concerns of Building Rehabilitation.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS SP 536, February 1979, 93 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Keywords
- buildings | building codes | construction | fire safety | housing | regulations | rehabilitation
- Abstract
- This publication consists of a collection of six papers common to the subject of rehabilitation and preservation of existing buildings and how our present system of regulating construction for the public benefit presents various barriers that must be more fully understood in order that rational solutions can be developed and implemented. The papers have been reprinted from the proceedings of previous national conferences dealing with building regulatory research held under the joint sponsorship of NBS and the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards. The titles of the papers are: "Building Codes: Preservation and Rehabilitation" by Robert J. Kapsch, "Information Structure of Building Codes and Standards for the Needs of Existing Buildings" by Baird Smith, "Contractor Understanding Relative to Rehab Costs" by Richard S. Harrington, "The Role of Fire Prevention and Control on Building Construction and Regulation" by William H. McLain, "Rehabilitation as an Instrument in Meeting Housing Need: Can It Really Work?" by Jane Heron and "Building Codes and Historic Preservation in Savannah, Georgia" by Mires Rosenthal.