On June 1, several communities from Western to Central Massachusetts were damaged by tornadoes. Many places now face incredible structural damage, including many historic resources, structures and landscapes.
Preservation Massachusetts is working along with FEMA, Local and state agencies to help assess the damage. There are 174 condemned places. Volunteers are needed to assess property damage or advise owners and local historic commissions. These places include: residential, public, commercial, or other places of gathering, a community relies on.
Building design or construction experts are needed to lead teams of 3. Others are needed too, for taking photos or notes of observations from an expert. If interested in creating a team, feel free to message me: studio@Aikaterini.com Phone 617-418-3009, or Preservation Mass directly ekelly@preservationmass.org
Trips can be made in one day or as many as one can volunteer. I'm unsure of the conditions at these places, but be prepared. It takes a lot of understanding and caution.
Message from PM Coordinator:
"The idea of the field assessments is to have a preservation expert take a closer look at the condemned buildings, evaluate them in terms of historic integrity and repairability, and provide that information to FEMA, MHC, the local historical commission, and the Springfield Preservation Trust. That information could help the Historic Com and SPT advocate for buildings that are salvageable and could help FEMA and MHC as they make decisions about demolitions that might be FEMA-funded.
I’d suggest having 3-person teams consisting of one expert plus two not-yet-expert assistants who could do photos, note-taking, and chauffeuring as needed. Teams would be using a rapid assessment form that the National Center for Preservation Technology & Training has created. It’s available as a File Maker Pro file as well as a paper form, so folks who are really tech-savvy can do them on a tablet, smart phone, or laptop if they’re so inclined."
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Peace on
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