Daniel Boone Homestead, Berks County 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 Cloister. existing lighting was on 12’-14’ poles with post based on the best distribution available to 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