Tips, Tools, Publications, Guides
This section includes:
- Government of BC regulations
- Conservation guides
- Green reports
- Home Insurance
- “Your Old House” series
- Heritage BC Quarterlies
- Other resources
Use the menu on the left to explore topic-specific pages and resources.
The Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
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BC Heritage Conservation Act
BC Local Government Act
BC Local Government Act: Heritage Conservation
Writing Statements of Significance
Heritage Conservation Community Guide
» View Publication: Heritage Conservation: A Community Guide
Establishing Community Heritage Register
» View Publication: Establishing Community Heritage Registers
Principles of Heritage Conservation (Technical Paper Series 9)
» View Publication: Principles of Heritage Conservation
Restoration Principles and Procedures (Technical Paper Series 10)
» View Publication: Rehabilitation Principles and Guidelines-Series 10
Rehabilitation Principles and Guidelines (Technical Paper Series 11)
» View Publication: Rehabilitation Principles and Guidelines-Series 11
Heritage Planning: A Guide for Local Government
» View Publication: Heritage Planning
Province of BC
- Conserving Buildings and Properties
- Find a Historic Place
- Local Government Planning
- Provincial and Federal Registers
- Provincial Heritage Properties
- Geographical Names
New Life for Old Buildings (a green guide to conservation)
The Greenest Building Report
Energy Efficiency Act BC
» View Publication: Energy Efficiency Act BC
Building Resilience: Practical Guidelines for the Sustainable Rehabilitation of Buildings in Canada
Financial Measures to Encourage Heritage Development
Your Old House
- Paint: Problems and remedies in painting the older home
- True Colours: Authentic heritage colour & placement
- Masonry: Maintaining historic masonry: brick & stone
- Wood Windows: Repair & maintenance of old wood windows
- Wood Siding: Historic wooden siding & shingle cladding
Heritage BC Quarterly
- Heritage Legacy Fund, the First Five Years, summer 2010
- Under Pressure, fall 2010
- A Century of Conservation, winter 2011
- Heritage BC is 30-something: spring 2011
- Heritage Under Fire, summer 2011
- Local Government, winter 2012
- A New Deal for the Heritage Properties, spring 2012
- Heritage Afloat, winter 2014
- Heritage Tourism, spring 2014
- Heritage and Sustainability, summer 2014
- Awards Edition, fall 2014
- Main Street, winter 2015
- Adaptive Reuse, spring 2015
- Heritage and Climate Change, summer 2015
- Heritage on Location, fall 2015
Other Resources
National Trust for Canada
The National Trust offers research reports and conference proceedings that focus on important issues facing heritage conservation, from economic benefits and sustainable development to cultural tourism and the heritage workforce.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Find articles and videos on a wide range of topics, including funding, social media, energy savings, and insurance.
BC Museums Association (professional development)
Archives Association of BC (professional development)
Canada’s Historic Places
Resources include the Standards and Guidelines, as well as environmental resiliency, architecture, and more.
Historic England
The Advice, Research, and Images & Books tabs contain a wealth of information from the philosophical to the technical.