Preservation Architecture Quality Assurance Checklist

Historic Structure Reports Part 1 and 2

• Admin Data
• Part 1 Developmental History
• Chronology of Development and Use
• Historic/Existing Condition Photographs
• Photographer and Caption
• Part 2 Treatment and Use
• Ultimate treatment and Use
• Alternative Treatment
• Recommended Treatments
• Existing Condition drawings
• Recommended Treatment Drawings
• Part 3 (If Used)
• Completion Report
• The intent of the work,
• The way in which the work was approached and accomplished,
• The time required to do the work, and
• The cost of the work.
• Information about the history of the structure based on physical evidence discovered during construction.
• Technical Data
• Copies of field reports
• Material data sheets
• Field notes
• Correspondence
• Accounting spread sheets
• Contract summaries

Predesign

• Architectural Design Program documentation aligns with PMIS and Budget
• Adaptive Use Design Program Narrative
• Square Feet
• Adjacencies
• Functions
• Historic Structure Report recommendations and/or Secretary of the Interior Standards of Rehabilitation are incorporated.
• Historic classification of structure referenced by individual nomination/listing and level of significance or whether structure is contributing to a national/local historic district. Provide dates of final determinations and SHPO concurrence.
• Site coordination/conflicts
• Required deliverables submitted

Schematic Design

• Life Safety Issues
• Egress
• Areas of Assembly
• Elevator lobby area of refuge
• Constructability Issues
• Existing Condition Drawings
• Demolition drawings
• Clearly distinguish between old and new. Describe (by narrative, graphics or zoning plan) preservation/restoration treatments, rehabilitation (adaptive reuse) work, and new additions.
• Required deliverables submitted

Design Development

• Post-DAB recommendations are incorporated
• Compliance Drawings clearly indicate proposed impacts of recommended treatments
• Drawings clearly indicate historic fabric to be removed or affected in any manner
• Adaptive-Use floor plans clearly distinguish old from new.
• Adaptive Use Design
• Fire Suppression
• Sprinkled?
• ADA modification issues
• Character-Defining Features
• Programmatic Issues
• Hazmat Issues
• LBP Paint and glazing putty
• Asbestos Insulation
• Insects (Termites/carpenter Ants)
• LA coordination/conflicts
• CE coordination/conflicts
• ME coordination/conflicts
• SE coordination/conflicts
• EE coordination/conflicts
• NPS cover sheet is used, clearly indicating park boundaries, limits of proposed work, and any historic district boundaries
• Outline Specifications clearly reflect overview of treatment and quality that is presented in the drawings
• Organization of discipline drawings such as civil, landscape architectural, architectural, followed bystructural, then HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical complies with Director’s Order and Reference Manual 10A.
• Site property lines and existing conditions match with surveyor civil drawings.
• Limits of construction match with landscape, civil, plumbing, and electrical site plans.
• Building location meets all setback requirements, zoning codes, and deed restrictions.
• Elevation points match with site, civil, landscape, architectural and structural drawings.
• Demolition instructions are clear on what to remove and what to remain, and are coordinated with design documents. Salvaged items to be reinstalled or returned to NPS (for future restorative work) are clearly defined as to items, extent of materials, and park contacts.
• Architectural space requirements are commensurate with ductwork, conduit, piping, light fixtures, elevators, and other equipment.
• All plans, elevations and details are accessibility (ADA) compliant where required.
• Orientation of all site, floor, and ceiling plans is consistent.
• Large-scale plans and sections match small scale plans and sections.
• Locations of columns, bearing walls, grid lines and overall building dimensions match structural.
• Modern structural, mechanical, and electrical components are hidden behind historic surfaces to the greatest extent possible.
• Locations of expansion joints on floors and elevations match the structural drawings.
• Required deliverables submitted

100% Draft Construction Documents or 100% Draft Design-Build Construction Documents

• Preservation Issues
• Restoration Issues
• Reconstruction Issues
• Mortar Issues
• Is Portland cement used inappropriately on structures too old to have been built with it?
• Masonry pointing
• Paint Issues
• Has a paint Conservator been involved in sampling and testing?
• Are linseed oil based products being used on exterior walls and trim where mildew could be a problem?
• Is paint specified for weathered wood where PPG Permanizer Plus should be used?
• Window and Door Issues
• Schedules
• Door and Window Details
• Door and Window Elevations
• Roofing Issues
• Glazing Issues
• Building elevations match floor plans and have the same scale.
• Building sections match elevations, plans, and structural drawings.
• Building plan match lines are consistent on architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical drawings.
• Specifications follow NPS format and include contract price or bid schedule
• Appropriate treatment and “quality” of materials is represented in the Specifications
• Structural member locations are commensurate architecturally.
• Chases match on structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical drawings.
• Section and detail call-outs are proper and accurately cross-referenced. Location of details and call-outs on detail sheets, such as left to right, and top to bottom, is consistent.
• Reflected architectural ceiling plans match with structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical plans.
• Columns, beams, and slabs are shown and noted on elevations and sections.
• Door schedule information matches plans, elevations, fire rating, and specifications.
• Cabinets and millwork will fit in available space.
• Through-the-wall flashing and weep holes are provided where moisture may penetrate the outer material.
• Appropriate flashing materials and gauges are selected.
• Walls, ceilings, fire and smoke dampers are fire rated as required.
• Miscellaneous metals are detailed, noted, and coordinated with the Specifications.
• The limits, types, and details of insulation are coordinated with design documents.
• The limits, types, and details of roofing are coordinated with design documents.
• All window walls, expansion joints, and weeps are provided as required.
• Dew point locations in walls, roofs, and terraces have been determined, and vapor retarders have been provided where required.
• Paint and material colors are in the finish schedule on the drawings or in the specifications where appropriate.
• Appropriate glazing materials such as tempered, laminated, etc., are indicated in drawings and specifications where required.
• Paint samples are taken from unweathered locations, and used to match modern paints to historic colors.
• Drain-back piping of fire sprinkler systems are coordinated with architectural spaces, structural members, mechanical drainage piping and ductwork, and electrical fixtures and equipment.
• Required deliverables submitted

Submit 100% Complete Construction Documents or 100% Complete Design-Build Construction Documents for Final Approval

• Required deliverables submitted
• All review comments from 100% Draft Review satisfactorily resolved