Reconstruction Standards for Historic Buildings

Course Number: BD-1013
Credit: 1 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Jeffrey Havelin, P.E., B.S.C.E.
Price: $29.95 Purchase using Reward Tokens. Details
18 reviews  18 reviews   
Overview

In Reconstruction Standards for Historic Buildings , you'll learn ...

  • What is reconstruction relative to restoration and rehabilitation
  • How to execute the research and documentation phase of a reconstruction project
  • What historic information or material is needed to justify a reconstruction project
  • When conjectural design or features from other buildings should be used

Overview

PDHengineer Course Preview

Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.

Credit: 1 PDH

Length: 15 pages

Reconstruction is defined as the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location.

Whereas restoration involves restoring—or re-creating—building features, reconstruction addresses those aspects of treatment necessary to re- create an entire non-surviving building with new material. Much like restoration, the goal is to make the building appear as it did at a particular—and most significant—time in its history. The difference is, in reconstruction, there is far less extant historic material prior to treatment and, in some cases, nothing visible.

This course is based on the requirements of 36 CFR Part 68 covering the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Standards are intended to be applied to a wide variety of resource types, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts. They address four treatments: Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, and Reconstruction.

Note that the Standards are only regulatory for projects receiving federal grant-in-aid funds; otherwise, they are intended only as general guidance for work on any historic building.

 

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Research and documentation guidelines
  • Recommended practices for building exterior, interior and mechanical systems
  • Building site -setting (district/neighborhood) considerations
  • Incorporating energy efficiency into the new design
  • Accessibility and health & safety considerations

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.

Board Acceptance
This course is applicable to professional engineers in:
Alabama (P.E.) Alaska (P.E.) Arkansas (P.E.)
Delaware (P.E.) District of Columbia (P.E.) Florida (P.E. Area of Practice)
Georgia (P.E.) Idaho (P.E.) Illinois (P.E.)
Illinois (S.E.) Indiana (P.E.) Iowa (P.E.)
Kansas (P.E.) Kentucky (P.E.) Louisiana (P.E.)
Maine (P.E.) Maryland (P.E.) Michigan (P.E.)
Minnesota (P.E.) Mississippi (P.E.) Missouri (P.E.)
Montana (P.E.) Nebraska (P.E.) Nevada (P.E.)
New Hampshire (P.E.) New Jersey (P.E.) New Mexico (P.E.)
New York (P.E.) North Carolina (P.E.) North Dakota (P.E.)
Ohio (P.E. Self-Paced) Oklahoma (P.E.) Oregon (P.E.)
Pennsylvania (P.E.) South Carolina (P.E.) South Dakota (P.E.)
Tennessee (P.E.) Texas (P.E.) Utah (P.E.)
Vermont (P.E.) Virginia (P.E.) West Virginia (P.E.)
Wisconsin (P.E.) Wyoming (P.E.)
Reviews (18)
More Details

PDHengineer Course Preview

Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.

Credit: 1 PDH

Length: 15 pages

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List
Terms of Use: By using our website, you consent to our Terms of Use and use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Accept