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Committee weighs requiring laser scans before demolition for historic properties
Summary
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee preservation experts and city staff discussed a pilot program to require laser scanning of historically designated properties before demolition. Presenters estimated modest per-project costs for homes and higher costs for large complexes and proposed limiting any requirement to local historic-designation cases.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee preservation faculty and Department of Neighborhood Services staff brought a proposal to preserve digital records of buildings before demolition to the Jan. 13 committee.
Matt Sherris, director of the UWM Historic Preservation Institute, described laser scanning and “point cloud” documentation as a way to preserve a three-dimensional record of architecturally significant buildings. He cited national cases in which prior scans aided restoration after fire and argued the city should use local academic capacity to retain permanent records when demolition is unavoidable.
Sherris and…
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