Publications

Existing and Historic Buildings, with Mike Jackson. Chapter 17, Building Department Administration, 4th edition. International Code Council.

Build Better:  A Guide to Energy Efficiency for New One and Two Family Residential Construction, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, 2014 (Project Manager).

Energy Codes + Reconstructed Buildings:  2012 and Beyond, with Joseph P. Hill, Building Design and Construction Supplement, May 2012. pp 34-39.

Safety and Building Codes:  The Recent Past and Future for Historic Structures, APT Bulletin, The Association for Preservation Technology International, Volume XL, No. 3-4,  2009.  pp 11- 17.

 Adopting 21st Century Codes for Historic Buildings, Public Policy Report, National Trust for Historic Preservation, May/June 2007.

 Watts, John and Marilyn E. Kaplan, Firesafe Building Rehabilitation, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 2003.

 Rehabilitation Codes Come of Age: A Search for Alternate Approaches,  APT Bulletin, The Association for Preservation Technology International, Volume XXXIV, No. 4, 2003.  pp 5-8.

Considering Fire-Safety Improvements to Historic Buildings, APT Bulletin, The Association for Preservation Technology International, Volume XXXIV, No. 4, 2003.  pp 10-15.

Building Code Changes Impact Historic Buildings, Forum News, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Volume VI, No. 3, Jan./Feb. 2000.

 A Prototypical Historic Fire-Risk Index to Evaluate Fire Safety in Historic Buildings, with John M. Watts, Jr., APT Bulletin, The Association for Preservation Technology International, Volume XXX, No. 2-3, 1999.  pp 49-55.

The Needs and Challenges of Performance Based Codes for Historic Preservation. Second Conference on Fire-safety Design in the 21st Century, WPI:  Worcester, MA.  Presented at conference, published in conference proceeding, 1999.

Fire Protection in Religious Properties through Management Operations and Architectural Changes.  Common Bond, Special Report:  Fire Prevention for Religious Properties, New York Landmarks Conservancy, October 1998. 

Fire Protection. Caring for Your Historic House. New York, NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1998.

Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Masonry Construction, Preservation Tech Notes, Masonry No. 4” with Marie Ennis and Edmund Meade.  National Park Service, Washington, DC,  1997.

Rehabilitation and the Building Code, Specific State Approaches: New York Analysis.  Rehabilitation and the Building Code, Rutgers University for Urban Policy Research, New Brunswick, N.J.  draft 1995.

The Installation of Fire Protection Systems in Historic Interiors.  The Interiors Handbook for Historic Buildings, Volume II: presented at the Historic Interiors Conference, published in conference proceedings, Washington, DC.  February, 1993.

Historic Preservation awaits New State and Federal Rulings on the Older Building Stock, Capital District Business Review, Albany, NY, Oct. 19, 1992.

Safety, Building Codes and Historic Buildings. Information Series No. 57, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. 1992, reprinted 1996.

Building and Safety Codes:  An Introduction. The Alliance Review, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. Winter 1992.

Fire Protection of Historic Buildings in Remote Areas. International Symposium on Fire Protection of Historic Buildings and Towns, 1990, Central Office of Historic Monuments and Sites, Oslo, Norway. Published in Conference Proceedings, 1992.

Replicating Historic Elevator Enclosures. Preservation Tech Note, National Park Service, Washington, DC, 1989.

Working with the Code Official.  Preservation Forum, National Trust for Historic Preservation Magazine, Washington, DC, Spring 1988.

The Impact of Building Regulations and Standards on Preservation and Conservation: An International Perspective.  International Council of Monuments and Sites, Eighth General Assembly, Washington, D.C. Presented at conference and published in proceedings, 1987.

Windows, Historic Buildings, and Requirements. The Workbook for Historic Buildings, at Historic Window Conference, Boston, MA, 1986.

Historic Preservation Tax Incentives in the United States:  Are Ten Years Enough?  International Workshop on Heritage and Conservation.  Jerusalem, Israel.  In conference proceedings, 1986.

Planning Preservation Projects. AIA Conference on Building Redesign and Energy Challenges, Boston, MA. Published in Conference Proceedings, 1984.