Training

On-Demand Training

Watch videos of virtual training on technical topics for historic buildings, the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, and the the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.

[NEW] Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications

This on-demand, recorded five-webinar series focuses on the Historic Preservation Certification Application for the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program. This training is intended for consultants, architects, developers, and other frequent program users already well familiar with the program and National Park Service certification requirements. This training focuses on the three-part application and is intended to help applicants in streamlining the review process and avoiding incomplete submissions and delays in review.

[NEW] Advanced Training: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation

This on-demand webinar training series focuses on the interpretation and application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The training discusses the inherent flexibility within the Standards generally, as well as when applying them to rehabilitation projects involving common property types and project considerations. Although project examples are drawn from the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, the material is broadly applicable in other contexts and to the other sets of the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This training is intended for consultants, architects, developers, and other program-users already well familiar with the Standards. 

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  Preservation Brief 16: The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors

  This webinar discusses Preservation Brief 16: The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors and the application and interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, including considerations for the appropriate use of substitute materials and case-study examples. The use of substitute materials can provide more flexibility and less costly options and alternatives while still meeting the Standards for Rehabilitation.

  Duration:

  1 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds

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  [NEW] Historic Flooring and the Use of Substitute Flooring Materials

  This webinar is a companion to the new guidance Historic Wood Flooring and the Use of Substitute Flooring Materials on evaluating historic flooring for possible replacement and when it may be acceptable to use a different replacement material consistent with the Standards for Rehabilitation. The webinar includes examples for replacing historic wood flooring, including engineered wood and Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)/Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP), as well as for other historic flooring materials.

  Duration:

  49 minutes, 43 seconds

..............................................................See also the new guidance on Historic Wood Flooring and the Use of Substitute Flooring Materials