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Protecting our History for Future Generations

Historic preservation is the practice of protecting and preserving sites, structures or DATA + INFRASTRUCTURE + BUILDINGS + ENVIRONMENT districts which reflect elements of local or national cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological or architectural history.

Stewardship of our environmental, cultural and historical resources is Historic preservation is the practice of part of who we are at Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, enriching the protecting and preserving sites, quality of life, recognizing that many will be touched by the work we structures or districts which reflect Spottlight do. elements of local or national cultural, Our family-owned and managed firm is proud to be a part of both the social, economic, political, a publication of SPOTTS ▪ STEVENS ▪ MCCOY archaeological or architectural history. ancestry and the multiple projects we’ve supported through the PA Historic and Museum Commission. On a national scale, the National The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established a program for the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 preservation of historical properties. According to the National Park Service, there established a program for the are more than 90,000 properties listed in the National Register representing 1.4 preservation of historical properties. million individual resources (buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects). REGULATORY UPDATES | BEST PRACTICES | NEW TECHNOLOGIES NOVEMBER 2016 According to the National Park Almost every county in the United States has at least one place listed in the Service, there are more than 90,000 National Register. properties listed in the National Protecting our History for Future Generations Register representing 1.4 million Historical preservation frames a community's past and defines its heritage. individual resources (buildings, sites, Historic preservation: the practice of protecting and preserving sites and structures reflecting Preservation initiatives have a positive impact on economic growth for a community districts, structures, and objects). elements of cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological or architectural history. in the form of higher property values, increased revenue, and job creation. Almost every county in the United In Philadelphia, houses in National Register historic districts command a premium of States has at least one place listed in Historical preservation frames a community's illumination levels of the parking lot. The 14.3% over comparable properties not in historic districts. Houses in local historic districts the National Register. past and defines its heritage. Preservation existing pole locations and concrete pole command a premium of 22.5% over comparable properties not in historic districts. — The Spottlight on initiatives have a positive impact on economic bases were utilized where possible as a Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Philadelphia (2010) Environmental Benefits growth for a community in the form of higher cost saving measure. property values, increased revenue, and job From an environmental perspective, renovations and rehabilitation of existing In the guidance manual, LEED for properties results in less construction, demolition, and hazardous material Neighborhood Development and HISTORIC creation. Rehabilitated and renovated historic The design implemented by SSM utilized buildings are core components in revitalized energy efficient LED light fixtures, arm debris. Overall, the cost of rehabilitation is often less than new construction. Historic Preservation, strategies for downtowns and cultural venues. From an mounted, on new poles located on the The energy savings are considerable given there’s no energy used for incorporating historic resources are PRESERVATION environmental perspective, renovations and existing pole bases. Additional poles and demolition or new construction or the manufacture of new materials. outlined in a manner that historic rehabilitation of existing properties results in light fixtures were added as required to preservation is considered a green in this issue less construction, demolition, and hazardous illuminate areas previously unlit by the Construction debris accounts for 25% of the waste in the municipal waste stream each building strategy. From an material debris. Additionally, the cost of existing fixtures. The height of the new light year. Demolishing 82 billion square feet of space will create enough debris to fill 2,500 Exploring Geothermal applications for NFL stadiums. — National Trust for Historic Preservation: Sustainability by the Numbers. environmental perspective, historical structures > 2 rehabilitation is often less than new pole was increased to allow for the light renovations and rehabilitation of construction with the energy savings being fixture to be mounted at a higher elevation Rehabilitated and renovated historic buildings are core components in revitalized Capturing detailed features for historical considerable since there is no energy used for to provide increased distribution of light downtowns and cultural venues. Festivals, tourism, and other community activities existing properties results in less preservation initiatives > 3 construction, demolition, and demolition, new construction or the and maintain a more even illumination of result in economic development ant growth. SSM Pilots Earn Certification > 4 manufacture of new materials. the parking lot. The LED fixtures also hazardous material debris. Spending by visitors to twenty surveyed Civil War battlefields generated a total of $21 operate at a much lower wattage with a million in state taxes and another $11.7 million in local government revenues. This • Construction debris accounts for Stewardship of our environmental, cultural and longer lamp life providing an operational amounts to approximately $5.22 per visitor at the state level and another $2.92 to pay for 25% of the waste in the municipal historical resources is part of who we are at cost savings for the facility. local services. — Blue, Gray, and Green: A Battlefield Benefits Guide for Community waste stream each year. • In Philadelphia, houses in National Register Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, enriching the Leaders (2006) Demolishing 82 billion square feet historic districts command a premium of quality of life, recognizing that many will be Existing pathway lighting is provided by of space will create enough debris 14.3% over comparable properties not in touched by the work we do. Our family-owned historic period style light fixtures, originally to fill 2,500 NFL stadiums. — historic districts. Houses in local historic and managed firm is proud to be a part of both having a gas source. The light fixtures districts command a premium of 22.5% over National Trust for Historic the ancestry and the multiple projects we’ve lamp source will be converted from comparable properties not in historic Preservation: Sustainability by the supported through the PA Historic and incandescent to LED. SSM researched districts. — The Economic Impact of Museum Commission. and determined the best lamp style to Numbers. Historic Preservation in Philadelphia (2010) utilize in these fixtures without detracting SSM recently completed an electrical • Construction debris accounts for 25% of the SSM recently completed an electrical design from the historic period style of the fixtures. design project for the Pennsylvania waste in the municipal waste stream each project for the Pennsylvania Historic Museum The site currently highlights the building Commission (PHMC). The Ephrata Cloister façades of the historic buildings. Existing Historic Museum Commission year. Demolishing 82 billion square feet of Exterior Lighting Project, located in Ephrata, façade lighting is provided by ground (PHMC). The Ephrata Cloister Exterior space will create enough debris to fill 2,500 NFL stadiums. — National Trust for PA, consisted of replacing existing parking lot mounted and post mounted quartz style Lighting Project, located in Ephrata, Historic Preservation: Sustainability by the and area light fixtures, and upgrading building light fixtures. These fixtures will be PA, consisted of replacing existing Numbers. façade lighting of the historic buildings at the replaced, one for one, with new light parking lot and area light fixtures, and Ephrata Cloister. The project goal was to fixtures with an LED lamp source. Existing • upgrading building façade lighting of Spending by visitors to twenty surveyed Civil upgrade the existing parking lot lighting for locations are utilized to save on the cost of War battlefields generated a total of $21 the historic buildings at the Ephrata improved illumination of parking areas. The installation. The light fixtures were selected million in state taxes and another $11.7 existing lighting was on 12’-14’ poles with post based on the best distribution available to Cloister. million in local government revenues. This top HID and/or quartz lamps. The post top highlight the full area of the building amounts to approximately $5.22 per visitor fixtures distributed light beyond the limits of the facades. Cost savings will be achieved by The existing parking lot lighting was at the state level and another $2.92 to pay parking lot into areas not requiring illumination. longer lamp life and lower power inadequate to meet today’s standards for local services. — Blue, Gray, and Green: The scope of work issued by PHMC required consumption of the LED lamps. for safe illumination of parking areas. A Battlefield Benefits Guide for Community even, safe The existing lighting was on 12’-14’ Leaders (2006) poles with post top HID and/or quartz lamps. The post top fixtures distributed light beyond the limits of the parking lot into areas not requiring illumination. The scope of work issued by PHMC required even, safe illumination levels of the parking lot. The scope also implied that existing pole locations and concrete pole bases were to be utilized where possible as a cost saving measure.

The design implemented by SSM utilized energy efficient LED light fixtures, arm mounted, on new poles located on the existing pole bases. Additional poles and light fixtures were added as required to illuminate areas previously unlit by the existing fixtures. The height of the new light pole was increased to allow for the light fixture to be mounted at a higher elevation to Terminology provide increased distribution of light Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for and maintain a more even illumination Treatment of Historic Properties of the parking lot. The LED fixtures • Preservation | focuses on the also operate at a much lower wattage maintenance stabilization and repair of existing historic materials and retention with a longer lamp life providing an of a property’s form as it has evolved operational cost savings for the over time. facility. • Rehabilitation | acknowledges the need to alter or add to a historic Existing pathway lighting is provided property to meet continuing or by historic period style light fixtures, changes uses while retaining the originally having a gas source. The property’s historic character. light fixtures lamp source will be • Restoration| depicts a property at a converted from incandescent to LED. particular period of time in its history, while removing evidence of other SSM researched and determined the periods. best lamp style to utilize in these • Reconstruction| re-creates vanished or fixtures without detracting from the non-surviving portions of a property for historic period style of the fixtures. interpretive purposes.

The site currently highlights the building facades of the historic buildings. Existing façade lighting is provided by ground mounted and post mounted quartz style light fixtures. These fixtures will be replaced, one for one, with new light fixtures with an LED lamp source. Existing locations are utilized to save on the cost of installation. The light fixtures were selected based on the best distribution available to highlight the full area of the building facades. Cost savings will be achieved by longer lamp life and lower power consumption of the LED lamps. Preserving Historical Structures Exploring Technology Applications High-Definition Laser Surveying (HDS) offers a non-intrusive, non-contact method to obtain three dimensional geometry measurements and models of existing structures and sites for both large and small-scale projects. SSM uses HDS for historic building Spotts, Stevens and McCoy is an preservation to acquires as-built information inside and outside of any structure engineering and consulting firm quickly and efficiently. serving education, healthcare, industrial, and commercial clients PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC as well as local, regional, and MUSEUM COMMISSION county government entities. While Gun Barrel Installation | Pennsylvania the company’s primary market is a Military Museum regional footprint including Berks Provided engineering services to County and the Lehigh Valley, SSM support the installation of two, 14-inch serves clients throughout PA and diameter, 53-foot-long gun barrels the Northeastern United States as from the Battleship USS Pennsylvania well as to some international (BB-38) on a concrete pedestal. clients. Oversaw a geotechnical investigation and prepared structural designs to EXPERTISE design pedestal that would • Building Engineering approximate the manner in which the • Site Planning and Design guns appeared on the ship, including • Infrastructure Planning, a 28’diameter disc that replaces the Engineering and Design ship’s turret.

• Land and Building Survey and USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the Data Capture THE PAGODA lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of • Water Planning, Engineering and In 2007, SSM was the engineering United States Navy super- Design firm selected, along with Kautter and dreadnought battleships. At the time • Wastewater Planning, Kelley Architects to repair and restore of the Japanese attack on Pearl Engineering and Design portions of Reading’s historic Harbor on 7 December 1941, • Building, Infrastructure and landmark, the Pagoda. SSM utilized Pennsylvania was in dry-dock in the Environmental Modeling HDS to assist the team’s efforts in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. She was one • Construction Services documenting repairs and of the first ships in the harbor to open modifications. Because so much fire as Japanese dive and torpedo READING data was captured in 2007, SSM was bombers roared out of the high 1047 North Park Road able to quickly compare 2013 scan overcast. Repairs were made to PO Box 6307 data and identify the source and Reading PA 19610-0307 enable Pennsylvania to steam to the extent of damages and movement of P: 610.621.2000 | F: 610.621.2001 Marshall Islands where she was used one of the structure’s tall retaining as a target ship in the Operation LEHIGH VALLEY walls. If a picture says a thousand Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Roma Corporate Center words, then a scan can say a million! Bikini atoll during July 1946. She was 1605 North Cedar Crest Boulevard then towed to Kwajalein Lagoon Suite 509 LAFAYETTE COLLEGE where she decommissioned on 29 Allentown PA 18104 August. She remained in Kwajalein P. 610.849.9700 | F. 610.849.9701 SSM scanned both the exterior and interior of a three-story historic Lagoon for radiological and structural HARRISBURG building. Access to the building was studies until 10 February 1948, when 1950 Market Street limited due to the start of classes. she was sunk stern first off Kwajalein. Camp Hill, PA 17011 The on-site scanning effort took three She was struck from the Naval Vessel P. 717-230-1487 | F. 610.621.2001 days and included ninety scan Register on 19 February. Two of her stations. SSM delivered a Tru-View 14-inch guns are now kept outside the (virtual site visit) of every scan Pennsylvania Military Museum in station, floor plans, cross-sections, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. elevations views of the buildings, high-definition photography and a topographical site plan.

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2 > SPOTTLIGHT Heating Historical Structures Exploring Alternative Technologies

From materials to system capabilities, it’s true, ‘they don’t build them like the used to.’ Retrofits, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects present some challenges in terms of the systems in the buildings. Stewardship of our environmental, cultural and PENNSBURY MANOR Known as “William Penn’s Country The Visitor’s Center – The open loop historical resources is part of who House”, Pennsbury Manor includes system was also used at the Visitor’s several buildings recently included in a Center. The existing system consisted of Pennsbury Manor is a historic recreation we are at Spotts, Stevens and design project to replace and upgrade an air-cooled chiller, a gas boiler, fan coil of William Penn’s 17th century estate, it is existing HVAC systems on the campus units, and DX air handling units. The located along the Delaware River and McCoy, enriching the quality of life, with geothermal systems. Working closely existing chiller was replaced with a open to the Public for tours. There are with the Department of General Services geothermal heat recovery chiller. The several other buildings located on the 43- recognizing that many will be and The Pennsylvania Historical and chiller is capable of making heating water acre property including a Visitor’s Center, Museum Commission, the multi-discipline and chilled water simultaneously so there and the Crozier House which is currently touched by the work we do. Our mechanical, electrical, and hydrogeology is no longer a need for the existing oil- used as office space. staff of Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, along fired boiler. The existing DX cooling coils with architectural and archaeological and electric heating coils were replaced in family-owned and managed firm is partners took on the challenges often the air handling units and fan coil units so presented by similar historic and sensitive the entire system can run off the new proud to be a part of both the structures. Outdated HVAC, plumbing and geothermal heat recovery chiller. electrical systems are common limitations ancestry and the multiple projects that can be resolved with innovative The Crozier House – The existing heating application of new technologies. SSM system at the Crozier House was an oiled- we’ve supported through the PA designed the HVAC systems within the fired boiler with radiator units located buildings, electrical and plumbing throughout the space. There was no Historic and Museum Commission systems in support of the HVAC system existing air conditioning system. The new design, coordinated with Agency Fire and mechanical system design is a VRF over the last 20 years, at the Conrad Security and controls consultants, and system that will be able to provide heating developed a preliminary construction or cooling simultaneously to each space. Weiser Homestead, located in the phasing plan for the project. In addition we analyzed the assessment reports and heart of Berks County. developed a preliminary abatement plan.

The Manor House – It was imperative for the mechanical system to integrate with the existing architecture. A whole house ventilation system was designed to attempt to improve the indoor environment during the cooling season. Geothermal water source heat pumps were located in the basement to draw outdoor air into the building and supply it through floor registers at existing chases. The air was then exhausted by fans located in the attic space. A geothermal boiler was also installed to replace two electric boilers. The geothermal boiler and geothermal heat pumps used an open loop ground system to transfer heat to and from the ground water.

The design team was also supported by the Survey and Data group at SSM, who utilized high definition scanning to collect high-accuracy topographical information.

NOVEMBER 2016 > 3 SSM News Pilots Earn Certification Two members of the SSM Survey team: Chris Snyder, PLS and Steve Smith have received their certification as Drone Pilots.

On June 21st, 2016 the FAA finalized a new regulatory framework for small, Upcoming Events unmanned aerial systems. Titled Part 107, these new regulations created a

new drone certification process that PA - American Planning Association Annual Conference: - 10/16/2016 covers the majority of low-risk, www.planningpa.org commercial UAS flight operations for all commercially operated drones. PA Economic Development Council Commercial refers to any kind of flight DRONE TECHNOLOGY Fall Conference – 10/31/2016 operation that can be tied to economic www.peda.org benefit. These new regulations were Capturing the Coordinates from the Air implemented on August 29, 2016. We know data. Since 1932, information management has been a core component of IFMA SSM's services; improving efficiency in operations, decision-making, environmental World Workplace Conference – 10/5/2016 New Hire www.ifma.org/events SSM welcomes Chris Colvin, EIT as a management, and engineering design. The combination of our intimate knowledge of the Graduate Engineer in the Electrical industry, our extensive background in information management, and our continuous Engineering Department. He is a 2016 commitment to leveraging technology to improve operations allows SSM to bring graduate of James Madison. engineering services to life.

Boomerang Club We are using drone technology, HDS and BIM on our projects to enhance our collaborative relationships for outstanding results. We can measure things that couldn't be measured SSM celebrates another Boomeranger as we welcome Sam Zook, PE, as a before, capture images of existing conditions for future reference, bring information to your Surveyor in our Survey and Data Capture fingertips as well as create reference points for future site considerations. Drones make a SSM Awarded PA DEP MS4 Contract Department. He is a 2009 graduate of power solution for monitoring construction, capturing hard-to-reach details, and The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded the SSM Pennsylvania College of Technology. documenting infrastructure on expansive sites. Group a multi-year contract to provide technical assistance for the Municipal Stormwater SSM’s Boomerang Club was instituted in Program also known as MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer systems). Based on population 2007. The club is based on the most APPLICATIONS density and additional standards, municipalities and other entities such as universities and recognizable type of boomerang, the • Construction Monitoring large hospitals are responsible for meeting water quality standards for stormwater discharging to streams. SSM’s technical assistance services during the first year of the Returning Boomerang; a special kind, • Volumetric Computations that when thrown correctly, travels in a program include developing technical guidance documents and preparing educational • Erosion and Damage Assessments curved path and returns to its point of training material. origin. The club was created as a means • Hot Spots/Heat Loss Detection of celebrating those employees that had • Aerial Site Evaluation traveled their career path and returned to • Litigation Support their point of origin, SSM. Our • Rooftop Evaluations company’s spirit, professional • System Layout opportunities and working environment are certainly part of the power that draws our Boomerangers back.

Drone technology captured this Reading landmark at 30 meters AGL (above ground level). Great tool for capturing photography and structural details than someone could reach from the ground. 4 > SPOTTLIGHT | NOVEMBER 2016