The National Park Service will host a training webinar on building codes and historic buildings for property owners, architects, developers, consultants, local landmark commissions, and the general public on May 21, 2025, at 2 pm ET. 

The training will focus on Preservation Brief 51: Building Codes for Historic and Existing Buildings: Planning and Maximizing their Application, issued in June 2024, and will, among other things, highlight alternative compliance methods available under model building codes for historic and existing buildings that can provide more flexible and less costly alternatives to meet state and local code requirements. 

Preservation Brief 51 discusses how to meet the goals of building codes while preserving or minimizing alterations to the character-defining features, spaces, materials, and finishes of historic buildings. It also provides guidance for selecting the optimal code compliance method and suggests best practices for achieving code-compliant solutions that also allow for the preservation of a building’s historic character. 

Marilyn E. Kaplan, Architect, FAPT, author of the Brief, and Technical Preservation Services staff will present the webinar. 

Registration is free and open to the public. The webinar will be recorded and made available online in the future.

Register for the webinar at https://doitalent.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_G1ulmevbT2O6VVwtez_MAg