FINDING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA &
INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION ON THE INTERNET

Paper presented by François LeBlanc, Chief Architect, National Capital Commission, during the Construct Canada'99 Congress held in Toronto, December 1-3, 1999.

There are literally thousands of sites on the Internet that offer information in the field of construction and heritage conservation. But finding useful construction and heritage conservation information on the Internet can be a painful experience.

To help, I have compiled a limited number of Internet sites that I find very useful. They should help you to access information quickly. If you do not find what you are looking for on these sites, I am convinced that you will find them to be a useful gateway to help you get going in the right direction.

I have organized the information into 14 general categories or topics. I hope that you find them useful. In alphabetic order, the categories are:

1. Construction
2. Grants
3. Images
4. Journals
5. Listserv
6. Literature
7. Materials / Products
8. Organizations (International)
9. Organizations (National)
10. Principles
11. Research
12. Specialists
13. Technology
14. Training

CONSTRUCTION
Architects, Engineers & Contractors Info (AecInfo)
A good source to find North American professionals, construction materials & equipment, training, software, free email and web pages.
www.aecinfo.com

GRANTS
The Heritage Canada Foundation
A good source for a list of government and private foundations, grants and subsidy programs in Canada. Write to Heritage Canada or purchase the Heritage Directory.
www.heritagecanada.org
à Publications à Heritage Directory

IMAGES
McGill University, John Bland collection
Collection of Canadian Architecture images.
http://cac.mcgill.ca/bland/building
à Canadian arch. 101 à Select province

McGill university, Ramzay Traquair collection.
Collection of Quebec architecture pictures and drawings.
http://cac.mcgill.ca/cac/traquair

JOURNALS
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
To get a list and links to on-line journals in architecture, archaeology, history and other related fields.
www.ncptt.nps.gov
à Resources à Internet Resources à Type: JOURNAL

The Heritage Canada Foundation
To get the main articles of the latest edition of the magazine.
www.heritagecanada.org
à Publications

The Old House Journal
A practical preservation journal for North America.
www.oldhousejournal.com
à The magazine

Traditional Building
Another North American practical preservation journal
www.traditional-building.com
à Topics in Past and Future …

LISTSERV
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
To get a broad list of discussion groups to which you can subscribe.
www.ncptt.nps.gov
à Internet Resources à Type: LISTS

LITERATURE
Tri-universities Group of Libraries (TUG)
Just an example. You can reach the libraries of most Canadian or foreign universities for a search.
www.tug.uwaterloo.ca
à Trellis à Keyword Anywhere

International Center for Conservation & Restoration of Monuments (Iccrom)
One of the most important international conservation documentation center.
www.iccrom.org
à Databases

Getty Institute
A great source!
www.getty.edu
à Publications

MATERIALS / PRODUCTS
Traditional Building Magazine
Links to North American and European specialized suppliers of materials and products
www.traditional-building.com
à Search the Product Database

The Old House Journal
www.oldhousejournal.com
à Restoration Directory

ORGANIZATION - INTERNATIONAL
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
www.ncptt.nps.gov
à Resources à Internet Resources à Search for: ORGANIZATION

International Council on Monuments & Sites (Icomos)
www.icomos.org

International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
www.iccrom.org

International Council on Museums (Icom)
www.icom.org

Organization of World Heritage Cities
www.ovpm.org

Unesco's World Heritage Center
www.unesco.org/whc

ORGANIZATION - NATIONAL
Heritage Canada
www.heritagecanada.org

Icomos Canada
The national committee of ICOMOS
Good source for experts and specialists, charters and conventions, articles concerning preservation in Canada.
www.icomos.org/canada

Canadian Heritage Information Network (Chin)
www.chin.gc.ca

PRINCIPLES
Icomos
For full text of international charters, declarations and other instruments.
www.icomos.org
à Charters and instruments

USA Secretary of the Interior Standards
The best North-American preservation standards available at this time on the Web.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/secstan1.htm

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
For the latest in materials and conservation techniques research in Canada.
www.cci-icc.gc.ca

The Getty
www.getty.edu/gci
à Research WebStracts

SPECIALISTS
Icomos Canada
For specialists working in government as well as private sector.
www.icomos.org/canada
à Committees

Canadian Association of Private Heritage Consultants
For private sector specialists.
www.caphc.ca
à Go to Caphc's home page à Members & services

TECHNOLOGY
US National Parks Service - Preservation Briefs
More than 40 well researched and written preservation briefs that tell you how you should approach various heritage preservation issues.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT)
The oldest preservation technology organization in North America.
www.apti.org

TRAINING
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
www.ncptt.nps.gov
à Resources à Training & Education

Parks Canada
www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/msin_e.htm
à Training à Heritage Buildings Technical Training.

International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
(Iccrom)
www.iccrom.org
à Courses Calendar à Calendar

Université de Montreal
www.ame.umontreal.ca/index.htm
à Etudes supérieures à Conservation de l'environnement